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1:10 PM ET, May 28, 2013

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP feels jilted after being wined and dined by Obama  —  Senate Republicans who shared laughs with President Obama over dinner at the Jefferson Hotel in March are grumbling there has since been little follow-through from him on deficit talks.  —  They say the White House has not set …
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Politico:
John Boehner's shrinking power  —  House Speaker John Boehner, who by title and position should be the second most powerful person in Washington, sure doesn't seem or sound like it.  —  He has little ability to work his will with fellow House Republicans.  He has quit for good his solo efforts …
John Steele Gordon / Commentary Magazine:
A Frequent Visitor to the White House
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Priebus: Issa going to have ‘quite a summer’ investigating Obama
Discussion: The Raw Story
Daniel Klaidman / The Daily Beast:
Holder's Regrets and Repairs  —  How the attorney general feels about his own role in the Fox News case—and how he plans to prevent it from happening again.  By Daniel Klaidman.  —  It was Friday, May 17, and officials at the Department of Justice had gotten word that The Washington Post …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Axelrod: DOJ's Fox probe ‘disturbing’
Discussion: Politico and Weasel Zippers
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Confidential report lists U.S. weapons system designs compromised by Chinese cyberspies  —  Designs for many of the nation's most sensitive advanced weapons systems have been compromised by Chinese hackers, according to a report prepared for the Pentagon and to officials from government and the defense industry.
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Report: US weapons systems compromised by Chinese hackers
Marist Poll:
5/28: Weiner Shows Gains on the Heels of Candidacy Announcement  —  Former Congressman Anthony Weiner formally declared his candidacy for mayor of New York City last week.  In the first poll since his online video announcement, Weiner places second with the support of 19% of the city's registered Democrats.
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Blake Zeff / Salon:
Anthony Weiner can actually win the NYC mayor race
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Anthony Weiner, Spirits Soaring, Finds His Crowd In Queens
Peter Ferrara / Forbes:
To The Horror Of Global Warming Alarmists, Global Cooling Is Here  —  Around 1250 A.D., historical records show, ice packs began showing up farther south in the North Atlantic.  Glaciers also began expanding on Greenland, soon to threaten Norse settlements on the island.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Immigration could spoil Marco Rubio's presidential chances … In November 2007 I traveled around western Iowa with Sen. John McCain as he tried to claw his way back into the 2008 Republican presidential primary race.  McCain's campaign had famously melted down a few months earlier, sending him plunging in the polls.
Discussion: Yahoo! News
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David Martosko / Daily Mail:
Rand Paul claims Obamacare will include diagnostic codes for injuries sustained from a turtle …
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Weasel Zippers
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Iowa buzzes over Scott Walker
Discussion: Right Turn
Rich Calder / New York Post:
Labor big a real heavy sleeper  —  Just another doze at the office for union's ‘scarf-&-snore’ prez  —  Union fat cat Mark Rosenthal spends more time sleeping at his desk than organizing labor, a series of damning photos reveals.  —  The 400-pound president of Local 983 of District Council 37 …
Michael Shear / New York Times:
Obama Plans 3 Nominations for Key Court  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will soon accelerate his efforts to put a lasting imprint on the country's judiciary by simultaneously nominating three judges to an important federal court, a move that is certain to unleash fierce Republican opposition …
Alec MacGillis / New Republic:
This Is How the NRA Ends  —  The bigger, richer, meaner gun-control movement has arrived  —  On April 17, the bill to expand background checks on gun buyers failed in the Senate, and the fatalistic shrugs in Washington were so numerous they were nearly audible.
Politico:
After 2008, who would Hillary Clinton hire?  —  Back in 2008, Hillary Clinton committed so many management sins it was hard to keep track of them all — yet none was worse than failing to establish a coherent, functional chain of command.  —  Loyalists often clashed with the best and brightest …
Telegraph:
Kettle that looks like Hitler brews trouble for JCPenney  —  Trouble is brewing for an American retailer after customers noted that one of its tea kettles bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.  —  Bemused motorists took photographs of the huge JCPenney billboard advertising the kettle …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman judge: No trial delay in Trayvon Martin shooting  —  Judge also denies state request for a gag order in the high-profile case.  —  Prosecutors, Zimmerman's attorneys due in court  —  SANFORD - The George Zimmerman second-degree murder case will proceed to trial June 10 …
Dean Chambers / Examiner:
Was President Obama high on coke while Benghazi burned?  (Video)  —  Bob Woodward Says Benghazi Is Like WatergateBob Woodward Says Benghazi Is Like Watergate  —  While our consulate in Benghazi was attacked during the night of September 11 of last year, our fearless leader …
Discussion: Wonkette
Lisa De Pasquale / Townhall.com:
DePasquale's Dozen With Author Dr. Helen Smith  —  Nearly every TV commercial seems to show the husband or father as bumbling, emasculated basement-dwellers.  One commercial that sticks in my mind is a laundry detergent commercial that shows a husband and wife folding their triplets' clothes.
Discussion: neo-neocon
World News:
McCain slips into Syria to meet with rebel leaders  —  John McCain crossed into Syria from Turkey to meet with Salim Idris, the general commander of the Free Syrian Army.  McCain wants the U.S. to support the Free Syrian Army with arms and a no-fly zone.  NBC's Richard Engel reports and NBC's David Gregory discusses the visit.
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Suzanne Gamboa / Associated Press:
McCain Quietly Slips Into Syria To Meet With Rebels
Discussion: Associated Press
 
 
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Curtis Houck / CNSNews:
IRS to Tea Party: ‘State the Reasons You Did Not Have a Candidate Rally for Lone Democratic Candidate’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Tom Phillips / Telegraph:
Abandoned baby rescued from sewerage pipe in China
New York Times:
Bearing Arms: Gun Makers Shun Responsibility for Sales, Suits Show
Discussion: The Raw Story and ABCNEWS
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Texas Will Deny Health Coverage To 1.5 Million Low-Income Residents
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
New Jack Toronto
Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Rick Perry Vetoes GOP-Backed Disclosure Bill
Cathy Young / Newsday:
More government overreach — on campus sexual harassment
Discussion: Hit & Run
BBC:
Russian arms ‘to deter foreign intervention in Syria’
Discussion: VodkaPundit
 Earlier Items: 
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
What If the Next President Is Even Worse?
Discussion: Firedoglake
New York Times:
Blacks Professionals' Progress Stalls
USA Today:
Penalties for politicians: Column
Discussion: EconLog, Hit & Run and Ed Driscoll
Joel Alicea / Washington Times:
The academy's war on free thinking
Chicago Tribune:
How a stolen video game led to baby's killing
Paul Roderick Gregory / Forbes:
‘Austerity’ To Blame? But Where's The Austerity?
Asaunders / CBS Detroit:
Pressure Cooker Discovered At Dearborn Hotel
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs