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5:05 PM ET, May 29, 2013

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Gerry Mullany / New York Times:
Bachmann Won't Seek Re-election Next Year  —  Representative Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota Republican who made an ill-fated run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, announced Wednesday that she would not seek a fifth term in Congress next year.
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
James Carville on Michele Bachmann: ‘Sad day’  —  Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville predicted on Wednesday that Republicans throughout the country would be “relieved” Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has decided to retire.  —  “Sad day,” Carville quipped on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” …
Politico:
Bachmann's fall  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) — the tea-party firebrand facing investigations and a daunting reelection race — abruptly announced on Wednesday morning that she will not seek reelection to a fifth term.  —  Her move marked a spectacular fall for a congresswoman …
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
Reading Between the Lines of Michele Bachmann's Retirement Speech  —  The U.S. representative's video announcing her decision not to run for reelection is notable for what it doesn't say.  —  She was the first woman to win the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa during her Republican presidential primary bid …
Mike Allen / Politico:
HOLDER TO MEET WITH BUREAU CHIEFS …
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
The 8 Most Outlandish Moments Of Michele Bachmann's Time In Congress
Jeff Zeleny / ABCNEWS:
McConnell Campaign Ad Uses IRS Scandal Against Obama
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Tea Party fave Bachmann won't run for Congress again
Discussion: The Agonist and NewsBusters
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Sources: Lincoln Chafee to switch parties  —  Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has notified senior Democratic Party officials that he intends to switch his party registration and join the Democratic Party, multiple sources familiar with Chafee's decision told POLITICO.
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Sean Sullivan / Post Politics:
Chafee plans to run for second term as a Democrat
Associated Press:
Independent RI Gov. Chafee, ex-GOP, to become Dem
Discussion: Hot Air
Stuart Stevens / The Daily Beast:
A Bad Relationship: How the Press Came To Love Obama More Than Itself  —  As the scandals pile up, the press keeps finding excuses for the president, writes Stuart Stevens.  —  In Dan Brown's new novel, Inferno, the lead character is struck with amnesia, unable to remember critical events even as he's trying to save the world.
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Jonathan Turley / USA Today:
Fire Eric Holder: Column  —  Top lawyer doesn't have credibility to investigate anyone, let alone himself.  —  Recently, Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about the administration's sweeping surveillance of journalists with the Associated Press.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Wire:
Holder to Get New Spokesman at Justice
Discussion: National Review
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
White House rejects Republican charges Holder misled Congress
Discussion: Politico
Open Channel:
IRS higher-ups requested info on conservative groups, letters show  —  Additional scrutiny of conservative organizations' activities by the IRS did not solely originate in the agency's Cincinnati office, with requests for information coming from other offices and often bearing the signatures …
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Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog:
When IRS scrutiny was fair and warranted
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Oklahoma Lawmaker Blasts GOP's War On Women: ‘What Happened To The Republican Party That I Joined?’  —  In an op-ed published on Wednesday, an Oklahoma Republican sharply criticizes his fellow party members for focusing on enacting unnecessary legislation to limit women's access to abortion and contraception.
Discussion: Wonkette
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New York Times:
The Wisdom of Bob Dole
Discussion: msnbc.com and PoliticusUSA
State Rep. Doug Cox / Daily Oklahoman:
The GOP and abortion legislation
Discussion: The Maddow Blog and The Raw Story
Rukmini Callimachi / bigstory.ap.org:
AP EXCLUSIVE: RISE OF AL-QAIDA SAHARA TERRORIST  —  You are here  —  Home » Osama bin Laden » AP Exclusive: Rise of al-Qaida Sahara terrorist  —  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — After years of trying to discipline him, the leaders of al-Qaida's North African branch sent one final letter to their most difficult employee.
Gulf News:
Working women should be molested: Saudi writer  —  Writer campaigning against moves to bring women into mixed-gender work environments  —  Abu Dhabi: A Saudi writer has urged his Twitter followers to sexually molest women hired to work as cashiers in big grocery stores …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Newsweek confirms it is eyeing sale  —  Newsweek CEO Baba Shetty and editor-in-chief Tina Brown have sent a memo to staff confirming earlier reports that parent-company IAC is exploring a sale of the now online-only magazine.  —  In the memo, Shetty and Brown attributed the exploration …
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Elizabeth Warren Praises Michelle Obama's Biceps  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) had nothing but kind words for Michelle Obama at a Democratic fundraiser Wednesday afternoon in Boston, gushing over the first lady's toughness and physique.  —  “I love Michelle Obama.  She's a real fighter.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
Why the Clinton Scandals Were a Bigger Deal Than the Obama Ones  —  Or, how to tell a personal scandal from a policy controversy  —  President Obama visited the Jersey Shore Tuesday, where Gov. Chris Christie presented him with a stuffed bear at an arcade and the two declared the shore open …
Discussion: The Dish
Pew Social & Demographic Trends:
Breadwinner Moms  —  Mothers Are the Sole or Primary Provider in Four-in-Ten Households with Children; Public Conflicted about the Growing Trend  —  CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW  —  A record 40% of all households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who are either the sole or primary source …
New York Post:
Sexting king Weiner trolls for interns  —  Calling all co-eds — sexting king Anthony Weiner wants you!  —  The mayoral wild card has put out a call for passionate young campaign interns who can handle both the rigors of his bizarre bid for mayor and the snickers they're sure to get from their friends and family.
John Wright / Dallas Voice:
BREAKING: ExxonMobil shareholders vote down LGBT protections  —  LGBT advocates, from left, Daniel Cates, Cd Kirven and Rafael McDonnell, protest outside ExxonMobil's shareholders meeting on Wednesday.  (Anna Waugh/Dallas Voice)  —  As expected, ExxonMobil shareholders again voted …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph:
Tim Yeo: humans may not be to blame for global warming  —  Humans may not be responsible for global warming, according to Tim Yeo, the MP who oversees government policy on climate change.  —  Mr Yeo is one of the Conservative Party's strongest advocates of radical action to cut carbon emissions
Discussion: Bishop Hill
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
McAuliffe leads in lesser of 2 evils race  —  PPP's first look at the race for Governor of Virginia since January finds that as voters get to know the candidates better...more are becoming undecided.  That's not the normal trend, but it's also not normal to have an election where voters dislike both candidates five months out.
Steve Kolowich / Chronicle of Higher Education:
Harvard Dean Steps Down Following Secret Searches of E-Mail Accounts  —  Less than three months after Harvard University administrators admitted to signing off on secret searches in the e-mail accounts of more than a dozen resident deans as part of a cheating investigation …
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Record 10,978,040 Now on Disability; ‘Disability’ Would Be 8th Most Populous State  —  (CNSNews.com) - The total number of people in the United States now receiving federal disability benefits hit a record 10,978,040 in May, up from 10,962,532 million in April, according to newly released data from the Social Security Administration.
 
 
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Red states strongly support background checks
Discussion: Politico and The Maddow Blog
Matthew Cooper / NationalJournal.com:
Why a Media Shield Law Isn't Enough to Save Journalists
Michelle Malkin:
Confirmed: Polk County, FL schools conducted iris scans on students without permission
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Miranda / Right Wing Watch:
Schlafly Encourages GOP to Ignore Latinos, Focus on White Turnout
Discussion: The Raw Story
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Markey hits Gomez on tax policy in new ad
Discussion: CNN and msnbc.com
Wall Street Journal:
No IRS Special Prosecutor
Abby Rapoport / American Prospect:
Three Reasons Why State Polarization Is a Big Deal
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Most Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in U.S.
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Hot Air
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
French Police Arrest Suspect in Attack on Soldier
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Oval Office is no classroom
Wall Street Journal:
Curious IRS Timing
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
President of Scandinavia
Discussion: msnbc.com
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
How to Get a Job  —  Underneath the huge drop in demand …
Discussion: AEIdeas and Gawker
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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