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9:10 AM ET, June 3, 2013

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Tal Kopan / Politico:
David Plouffe rips Darrell Issa ‘loose ethically’  —  Former White House senior adviser David Plouffe took to Twitter to question Rep. Darrell Issa's ethics after the California Republican trashed press secretary Jay Carney.  —  “Strong words from Mr Grand Theft Auto and suspected arsonist/insurance swindler.
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
IRS controversy turns personal, nasty  —  (CNN) - An unusually harsh and personal war of words erupted on Sunday, even for the current hyper-partisan atmosphere in Washington, DC, with one of President Obama's top advisers bringing up the 40-year-old criminal record of the Republican congressman leading …
Daily Mail:
IRS employee in bombshell congressional interviews about tea party targeting: ‘Washington, DC wanted some cases ... I sent seven’  —  Interviews with IRS employees have established that the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service was engaged in targeting tea party groups …
House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform:
Oversight & Government Reform  —  Issa Talks IRS Targeting Investigation, Previews Thursday's IRS Conference Spending Hearing on CNN SOTU  —  WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) revealed new testimony from IRS employees in Cincinnati involved …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
CNN Host Corners Darrell Issa Over Claim That Obama Conspired To Target Tea Party
Politico:
Immigration reform deal hangs on border security  —  The Gang of Eight's hopes for a Senate supermajority is running into the GOP's push for a dramatic crackdown on border security — testing the limits of the bipartisan coalition that's propelling the bill through Congress.
Discussion: msnbc.com
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP immigration supporters face back-tax dilemma  —  Republican sponsors of the immigration overhaul are about to find themselves in an awkward tax situation.  —  When the bill hits the Senate floor in the coming weeks, they'll have to decide how badly they want to go after back taxes …
Discussion: Right Wing News
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Schumer predicts Gang of Eight immigration bill will pass Senate by July 4
Discussion: Red Alert Politics
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Geezers Are All Right  —  Last month the Congressional Budget Office released its much-anticipated projections for debt and deficits, and there were cries of lamentation from the deficit scolds who have had so much influence on our policy discourse.  The problem, you see …
New York Times:
Time to Change Military Justice  —  In his commencement address at the United States Military Academy late last month, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged the newest graduates of the two-centuries-old academy to help stamp out the “scourge” of sexual assaults in the military.  His call had special resonance.
Nick Clegg / Telegraph:
Sadly, I'm not surprised by these revelations.  Westminster is crying out for reform  —  Westminster remains a place where power is hoarded, decisions are opaque, and people are not properly held to account, writes Nick Clegg.  —  Once again this newspaper's pages have been filled with the murkier side of British politics.
Discussion: Spectator, Guardian and BBC
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Women in the Senate Confront the Military on Sex Assaults  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Claire McCaskill wandered down the dais at the Senate Armed Services Committee's first hearing of the year and noticed a startling tableau: women to the left, women to the right.
New York Times:
China Is Reaping Biggest Benefits of Iraq Oil Boom  —  BAGHDAD — Since the American-led invasion of 2003, Iraq has become one of the world's top oil producers, and China is now its biggest customer.  —  China already buys nearly half the oil that Iraq produces, nearly 1.5 million barrels a day …
Discussion: Politico
David Waldman / Daily Kos:
GunFAIL XX  —  This week's image is courtesy of The TSA Blog, and features six of the 29 guns discovered by TSA agents at airports across the country this week.  That's how many Responsible Gun OwnersTM claim to have completely forgotten about that object to which they otherwise claim …
NBC News:
June 2: Mike Rogers, Chuck Schumer, David Axelrod, Marsha Blackburn, Jonathan Alter, Ana Navarro, Tom Friedman  —  Below:  —  MR. DAVID GREGORY: This Sunday, national security versus freedom of the press.  The tension and the political fallout as the attorney general appears to backtrack.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Althouse
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Sy Mukherjee / ThinkProgress:
Congresswoman Opposes Pay Equity Laws Because Women 'Don't Want The Decisions Made In Washington'
Discussion: Mediaite and The Raw Story
 
 
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John Nichols / thenation.com/blogs/117:
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Ben Goad / The Hill:
Wall Street lobbyists rout groups pressing for new tight regulations
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