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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 …
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House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform:
Oversight & Government Reform
Oversight & Government Reform
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Hot Air, Power Line, The Heritage Foundation, Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
HOUSE PANEL: REPORT FINDS $50M FOR IRS CONFERENCES
HOUSE PANEL: REPORT FINDS $50M FOR IRS CONFERENCES
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americanthinker.com, The PJ Tatler and Weasel Zippers
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
In Congress, Legislation and Scandals Vie for Attention
In Congress, Legislation and Scandals Vie for Attention
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Herb Jackson / NorthJersey.com:
US Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies at 89 — Frank R. Lautenberg, who rose from a poor Paterson boyhood to become a multimillionaire businessman and New Jersey's longest-serving U.S.senator, died Monday at 89 of viral pneumonia, his office said. — The oldest member of the Senate …
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Adam Clymer / New York Times:
Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey Senator — Frank R. Lautenberg, who fought the alcohol and tobacco industries and promoted Amtrak as a five-term United States senator from New Jersey, died Monday morning. He was 89. — Mr. Lautenberg, a Democrat, died as a result of complications …
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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.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP immigration supporters face back-tax dilemma
GOP immigration supporters face back-tax dilemma
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Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
Rubio wants stronger border security in immigration reform bill
Rubio wants stronger border security in immigration reform bill
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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 …
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msnbc.com, Firedoglake and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Report: How GOP lost young voters — A new postmortem on the November elections from the nation's leading voice for college Republicans offers a searing indictment of the GOP “brand” and the major challenges the party faces in wooing young voters, according to a copy given exclusively to POLITICO.
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Inside The Meltdown At America's Most Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm — Rex Elsass built a Republican empire on his faith, but he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul. — DELAWARE, Ohio — About 30 miles north of Columbus …
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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 …
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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.
Steve Coll / New Yorker:
THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS — In 1969, when nothing excited the public's interest like the depredations of drug fiends, the Louisville Courier-Journal sent a reporter named Paul Branzburg to penetrate Kentucky's marijuana underground. He published eyewitness accounts …
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Microsoft Ponders Major Restructuring, Amid Renewed Wall Street Focus on Stock — According to sources close to the situation, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is working on what is likely to turn into a significant restructuring of the massive software company, which could also move several current execs to more prominent roles.
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Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:
Shane Osborn enters GOP Senate race — Former state Treasurer Shane Osborn is the first Republican to step into what looks like a wide-open 2014 Senate race. — Osborn has filed papers with the Federal Election Commission to establish a candidate committee, allowing him to begin raising funds for a Senate bid.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
POLITICO hires FP's Susan Glasser to head new long-form journalism, opinion divisions — Some truly game-changing news on the Washington media scene tonight: POLITICO has hired Susan Glasser, the editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy, to serve as editor of new long-form journalism and opinion divisions …
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Ben Casselman / Wall Street Journal:
Risk-Averse Culture Infects U.S. Workers, Entrepreneurs — Americans have long taken pride in their willingness to bet it all on a dream. But that risk-taking spirit appears to be fading. — Three long-running trends suggest the U.S. economy has turned soft on risk: Companies add jobs more slowly, even in good times.
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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.