1:30 PM ET, May 22, 2013

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 May 22, 2013 
1:30 PM
Tod / The Huffington Post:   COMMUNITY PUNDITS  —  The acknowledgement of a civil right …
1:15 PM
Robert Costa / National Review:   Paul Ryan to Write Book
1:00 PM
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:   Biden Praises Jews, Goes Too Far, Accidentally Thrills Anti-Semites
12:35 PM
Rosa Silverman / Telegraph:   ‘Soldier beheaded’ in street by men with machete
12:25 PM
Dave Zirin / The Nation:   Rahm Emanuel's Zombie Pigs vs. Chicago's Angry Birds
12:25 PM
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   She Has To Go  —  Yesterday we noted that Lois Lerner …
12:20 PM
Reuters:   Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move
11:50 AM
Tennessean.com:   Vanderbilt poll finds growing support for same-sex marriage
11:50 AM
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:   IRS Misses Filing Deadline: Fails to Comply With Congressional Demand for All Communications …
11:45 AM
U.S. News:   Man with ties to Boston bombing suspect shot during FBI questioning
11:45 AM
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:   Breaking: FBI shoots, kills person of interest in Boston bombing after man attacks agent …
11:45 AM
Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:   Top IRS official to invoke Fifth Amendment, decline to testify at House hearing
11:25 AM
Ian Birrell / Guardian:   The NHS is killing disabled people
11:20 AM
CBS News:   Boston bombing suspect's friend Ibragim Todashev killed in FBI shootout
11:20 AM
Kckatzman / CBS Boston:   Lt. Governor Tim Murray To Resign
11:15 AM
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke / Board of Governors …:   Testimony
11:10 AM
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   Biden: 'Barack's Learning to Speak Without a Teleprompter'
11:10 AM
David Nakamura / Washington Post:   Senate panel approves sweeping immigration reform bill
11:10 AM
Townhall.com:   Taking the Fifth — What It Does (& Doesn't Do) for Lerner
10:45 AM
Wall Street Journal:   Associate of Boston Bombing Suspects Is Killed
10:45 AM
Scott Shane / New York Times:   Debate Aside, Number of Drone Strikes Drops Sharply
10:40 AM
Jonahan Easley / The Hill:   Rep. Cole: No ‘funding fights’ over tornado aid
10:40 AM
Sarah Palin / BREITBART.COM:   EXCLUSIVE — PALIN: GOING ROGUE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
10:35 AM
Quinnipiac News + Events:   Release Detail
10:35 AM
New York Post:   Weiner's running for mayor: leaked video bares bid
10:05 AM
NY Daily News:   Anthony Weiner makes it official: He's running for mayor
10:05 AM
NOM Blog:   National Organization for Marriage Condemns the Murder of a Gay Man in New York
9:35 AM
TIME:   Gay Boy Scouts Employee: I Can't Live a Lie Any Longer
9:35 AM
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:   Garcetti Wins Los Angeles Mayor's Race After Long Battle
9:30 AM
Wall Street Journal:   The Apple Tax Diversion
9:30 AM
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:   Weiner Announces Candidacy for Mayor in Video
9:30 AM
Ben Swann / WXIX-TV:   Reality Check Exclusive: Cincinnati agent giving orders in IRS scandal?
9:25 AM
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:   In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
9:25 AM
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:   Former Miss America considering run against Mitch McConnell
9:25 AM
Natalie Tolomeo / cfnews13.com:   Friend says man killed by FBI agent knew Boston bombing suspect
9:20 AM
Politico:   Courts to hear birth control mandate lawsuits
9:15 AM
U.S. News:   FBI agent kills man linked to Boston bombing suspects
9:00 AM
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:   Five reasons why focus on scandals is unlikely to backfire on GOP as in 1998
9:00 AM
Bill Keller:   Bring Back Ken Starr
8:55 AM
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   Senate Judiciary Committee advances immigration reform bill
8:45 AM
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:   McCain, Collins Slam Republicans For Budget Hypocrisy
8:30 AM
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:   A Marriage Mystery: Why Aren't More Wives Outearning Their Husbands?
8:30 AM
Kevin Robillard / Politico:   Anthony Weiner announces N.Y.C. mayoral run
8:30 AM
Peter Orszag / Bloomberg:   As Job Flow Slows, Americans Get Stuck in Place
8:25 AM
WESH-TV:   Orlando man killed by FBI agent was questioned in Boston Marathon bombings, friend says
8:25 AM
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:   The Dog Whistler  —  An Obama supporter's Pavlovian reaction …
8:25 AM
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:   A Sleeper Scandal Awakens for Obama, Post-Election
8:15 AM
Politico:   Heads won't roll at the IRS
8:15 AM
New York Times:   Immigration Overhaul Wins Panel's Backing in the Senate
8:15 AM
Emily Smith / New York Post:   Mike unleashes a ‘hail’ storm
7:55 AM
Michelle Malkin:   Who is Ibragim Todashev?  Chechen friend of Boston bomber, planning to fly back to Chechnya, killed by FBI agent
7:10 AM
Associated Press:   IMMIGRATION BILL HEADS TO FULL SENATE
7:05 AM
New York Times:   Another Chilling Leak Investigation
5:00 AM
Washington Post:   Petraeus's role in drafting Benghazi talking points raises questions
3:35 AM
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:   Biden: ‘Jewish heritage is American heritage’
3:35 AM
nbcbayarea.com:   Berkeley Man Nearly Beaten to Death by CHP
3:30 AM
Amy O'Leary / NYT Bits:   An Honor for the Creator of the GIF
3:15 AM
The Daily Beast:   Poverty and Growth: Retro-Urbanists Cling to the Myth of Suburban Decline
3:15 AM
David Ingram / Reuters:   Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret
3:15 AM
Bloomberg:   How to Humble a Wing Nut
1:20 AM
Michael Hastings / BuzzFeed:   Advisers Urged Obama Early On To Release Comprehensive Benghazi Timeline
12:05 AM
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:   Fox's Bret Baier Reveals That DOJ Also Seized Phone Records For James Rosen's Parents
 May 21, 2013 
11:45 PM
BBC:   Gay marriage: Commons passes Cameron's plan
11:25 PM
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:   Oops! CNN's Cuomo Scolds ‘Congressman’ Over D.C. Disaster Politics, Finds Out He's Not Congressman
10:40 PM
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:   Biden needles Obama on teleprompter
10:25 PM
Joan Walsh / Salon:   Inhofe and Coburn: Red state hypocrites
10:05 PM
Politico:   Immigration bill nears finish line
9:55 PM
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:   Virginia Lt. Gov. Candidate Fought Against Desegregation Efforts
9:25 PM
Fox News:   DOJ seized phone records of numbers tied to Fox News lines, documents show
9:10 PM
Tarini Parti / Politico:   Mitch McConnell won't block immigration bill
8:50 PM
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:   Sen. Patrick Leahy Withdraws Amendment To Include Gay Couples In Immigration Reform Bill
8:25 PM
Josh Levs / CNN:   Terrified kids, teachers' heroics
7:05 PM
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   Liberal Pundits Gather in West Wing
7:05 PM
Ryan Lizza / News Desk:   The Justice Department and Fox News's Phone Records
7:05 PM
Allahpundit / Hot Air:   Fast and Furious/Benghazi investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson: Something fishy's …
7:05 PM
Allahpundit / Hot Air:   Here we go: IRS official Lois Lerner to plead the Fifth at congressional hearing tomorrow
7:05 PM
The DOMA Project:   Defeat of DOMA, More Critical Than Ever, as Key Senate Democrats Signal They Will Abandon LGBT …
7:05 PM
Julie Pace / bigstory.ap.org:   AP SOURCES: OBAMA OK PUNTING GAY IMMIGRATION IDEA
7:00 PM
Politico:   IRS's Lois Lerner to take the Fifth
6:50 PM
Carl Levin:   Subcommittee to Examine Offshore Profit Shifting and Tax Avoidance by Apple Inc.
6:45 PM
Niels Lesniewski / The World's Greatest …:   Inhofe, Coburn Caution Against Extra Spending in Tornado Aid
6:20 PM
DealBook:   Strong Lobbying Helps Dimon Thwart a Shareholder Challenge
6:20 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists:   CPJ alarmed by U.S. Justice scrutiny of Fox News reporter
6:10 PM
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   McConnell won't block immigration bill from hitting Senate floor
6:10 PM
Kimberly Dozier / bigstory.ap.org:   FBI ID'S BENGHAZI SUSPECTS _ BUT NO ARRESTS YET
5:50 PM
John Lichfield / The Independent:   Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
5:40 PM
Joseph Serna / Los Angeles Times:   Big rig carrying fruit crashes on 210 Freeway, creates jam
5:35 PM
Juliet Eilperin / Post Politics:   Internal IRS probe cited same problems with approach to conservative groups in May 2012, House aide says
5:35 PM
TRUE the VOTE:   TRUE THE VOTE FILES SUIT AGAINST THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
5:20 PM
Politico:   White House reveals new IRS details
5:15 PM
Nate Raymond / Reuters:   Tea Party group sues IRS over inappropriate targeting
5:15 PM
Kevin Robillard / Politico:   First tea party lawsuit against IRS
5:10 PM
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Dems urge quick disaster aid for Oklahoma, offsets or none
5:10 PM
Ian Swanson / The Hill:   White House, Treasury discussed how to handle disclosure of IRS story
5:10 PM
NY Daily News:   Oklahoma Senator who voted “no” on Sandy aid calls home-state tornado “totally different”
5:05 PM
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:   Kristol to Rubio: ‘Walk away’
5:00 PM
Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:   NASA is funding a 3D food printer, and it'll start with pizza
4:55 PM
Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:   Top IRS Official to Invoke Fifth, Issa Subpoenas
4:50 PM
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:   Texas Passes ‘Merry Christmas Bill’ To Fight War On Christmas
4:25 PM
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:   Liberal Super PAC Had Secret Bain Ties
4:20 PM
Beth Reinhard / NationalJournal.com:   Virginia Republicans Panicking Over Their Choice for Lieutenant Governor
4:00 PM
Los Angeles Times:   Top IRS official will invoke Fifth Amendment
4:00 PM
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:   Religious Leaders Urge Obama To Reject Pipeline On “Moral Grounds”
3:35 PM
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:   White House, Treasury discussed how to present IRS story
3:35 PM
Peter J Reilly / Forbes:   Someone Claiming To Be Jamie Dimon Arrested By Homeland Security
3:30 PM
Brad Plumer / Wonkblog:   Why are tornadoes so hard to predict?
3:25 PM
Tim Craig / Washington Post:   Protesters arrested after attempt to storm Justice Department
3:15 PM
Associated Press:   Martin O'Malley Using Fundraising, Agenda To Explore 2016 Run
3:05 PM
Frank Oliveri / Roll Call:   House Defense Bill Aims to Implement Lessons From Benghazi Attack
2:55 PM
Suzanne Choney / U.S. News:   How to help Oklahoma tornado victims
2:55 PM
Joseph Berger / New York Times:   Boruch Spiegel, Fighter in Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Dies at 93
2:35 PM
Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:   Schumer and Hatch strike breakthrough deal on H-1B visas
2:35 PM
David Sirota / Salon:   Anyone regret slashing National Weather Service budget now?
2:30 PM
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics:   Tom Coburn: Tornado aid must be offset
2:25 PM
Josh Eidelson / thenation.com/blogs/171221:   Hundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike Today
2:25 PM
Christopher Mims / Quartz:   The audacious plan to end hunger with 3-D printed food
2:25 PM
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:   Mr. Smith Is Vaporized in the Fire of a Thousand Suns
2:25 PM
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:   ‘Obama Scandals’ Could Actually Hurt Republicans
1:50 PM
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:   Ex-Gay Group NARTH Encourages Boy Scouts To Continue Anti-Gay Discrimination
1:40 PM
Will Wrigley / The Huffington Post:   Occupy Justice Department: Foreclosed Homeowners Arrested Protesting U.S. Refusal To Prosecute Big Banks
1:35 PM
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics:   Inhofe: Tornado aid ‘totally different’ from Hurricane Sandy aid
1:35 PM
John Podhoretz / New York Post:   Leaks turn to deluge for reeling White House
1:30 PM
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:   Republicans' Hatred of Obama Blinds Them to Public Disinterest in Scandals
1:15 PM
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:   Justice Department's scrutiny of Fox News reporter James Rosen in leak case draws fire
1:10 PM
Kirsten Powers / The Daily Beast:   How Hope and Change Gave Way to Spying on the Press
1:05 PM
The White House:   President Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration
1:05 PM
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:   Bachmann: ‘God Is Going to Answer Our Prayers’ and Repeal Obamacare
1:00 PM
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:   A Crisis of Authority  —  The deeper meaning of the Obama scandals.
12:50 PM
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Appeals court won't release Osama Bin Laden photos
12:40 PM
Sarah Gonzalez / Transportation Nation:   Christie: No Proof Climate Change Caused Sandy
12:30 PM
Justin Sink / The Hill:   Obama pledges full federal government support to Okla. tornado victims
12:30 PM
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:   Rand Paul: Senate should apologize to Apple for ‘spectacle’ hearing on taxes
12:30 PM
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:   The Impossibility of Being Barack Obama
12:25 PM
Reuters:   Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops
12:25 PM
Cindy Adams / New York Post:   EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Clinton keeps faith at NYU
12:15 PM
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:   Partisan Interest, Reactions to IRS and AP Controversies
12:15 PM
Ashley Parker / New York Times:   Veteran Senator Emerges as Player on Immigration Overhaul
12:05 PM
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:   Dems look to crack down on anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’
12:00 PM
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:   GOP Aides Mock House Republicans' ‘Crazy’ Benghazi Witch-Hunt
12:00 PM
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:   Unions break ranks on ObamaCare
12:00 PM
Dylan Byers / Politico:   Sharyl Attkisson's computers compromised
12:00 PM
Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:   Urban Dictionary Finds a Place in the Courtroom
11:25 AM
New York Times:   Stop the Leaks  —  WASHINGTON — FOLLOWING the disclosure …
11:25 AM
Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:   UNION FOR IMMIGRATION PROCESSING OFFICERS JOINS OPPOSITION TO REFORM BILL
11:20 AM
Washington Examiner:   Byron York: Lawmakers dig into life-and-death issues of Benghazi
11:20 AM
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:   Is the Economy Saving Obama's Approval Ratings?
11:10 AM
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:   Poll: Majority believe IRS targeting of Tea Party was intentional
11:10 AM
Dominic Patten / Deadline.com:   Obama Scandals Bring MSNBC 7-Year Low While Fox News Rises
11:05 AM
Scott Friedman / nbcdfw.com:   Accused Fort Hood Shooter Paid $278,000 While Awaiting Trial
10:45 AM
Antonio Planas / Boston Herald:   Tea party gaining steam in protests
10:40 AM
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:   Oklah. GOP Senator takes own constituents hostage, demands budget cuts or no tornado aid
10:15 AM
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:   Benghazi witness points finger at Clinton on lapses in consulate security
10:15 AM
Carl M. Cannon / Real Clear Politics:   Richard Milhous Obama
10:15 AM
Roger L Simon / Roger L. Simon:   PJM EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Diplomats Report New Benghazi Whistleblowers with Info Devastating to Clinton and Obama
10:10 AM
Michael R. Bromwich / The Administration:   A dose of reality about IG audits
10:05 AM
Alia E. Dastagir / Associated Press:   How to help Oklahoma tornado victims
10:00 AM
KFOR-TV:   24 killed in Moore tornado, 9 children
9:40 AM
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:   The White House claim of ‘doctored e-mails... to smear the president’
9:30 AM
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:   Gov. Fallin: Tornado damage 'worst I've ever seen'
9:00 AM
Ralph Peters / New York Post:   The Arab collapse  —  Middle East a vulture's feast
8:55 AM
Washington Post:   May 2013 Post-ABC poll
8:55 AM
Michael Muskal / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Vermont governor signs ‘death with dignity’ measure
8:55 AM
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:   Democratic Senator uses Okla. tornado for anti-GOP rant over global warming
8:50 AM
Materville Studios / Windy City Media Group:   Advocates: votes are there for marriage bill
8:35 AM
Emily Alpert / Los Angeles Times:   Salt Lake City has highest rate of same-sex couples raising kids
8:20 AM
Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:   4 dead, 44 hurt in Dagestan bombing, security officials say
7:45 AM
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:   Labor union chief calls immigration bill dangerous, sees agency as ‘approval machine’
7:20 AM
Washington Post:   Obama's rating steady in face of controversies, likely buoyed by rising economic hopes
6:30 AM
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:   Chinese hackers who breached Google gained access to sensitive data, U.S. officials say
6:25 AM
kff.org:   A State-by-State Snapshot of Poverty Among Seniors: Findings From Analysis of the Supplemental Poverty Measure
5:00 AM
Guardian:   Multinational CEOs tell David Cameron to rein in tax avoidance rhetoric
2:50 AM
Erin McClam / U.S. News:   ‘Major damage’ as huge tornado rips through neighborhoods south of Oklahoma City
2:50 AM
Clyde Haberman / New York Times:   Bearing Witness at Terrorism Trials
2:50 AM
Talking Points Memo:   Oklahoma GOP Sen. Tom Coburn Will Seek To Offset Tornado Aid
12:55 AM
Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:   Oklahoma Senators Jim Inhofe, Tom Coburn, Face Difficult Options On Disaster Relief
12:05 AM
CNN:   Oklahoma City tornado: Get the latest developments in this disaster
 May 20, 2013 
11:35 PM
Emily Pierce / The World's Greatest Deliberative Body:   Coburn Wants Tornado Disaster Aid to Be Offset
10:55 PM
Tracy Connor / U.S. News:   Children pulled from rubble at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado
9:50 PM
New York Times:   Time Reveals Lower Death Toll From Oklahoma Tornado
9:50 PM
New York Times:   Vast Oklahoma Tornado Kills at Least 91
9:10 PM
Associated Press:   As GOP weighs how best to profit from Obama's problems, Democrats hope it overplays its hand
9:10 PM
KFOR-TV:   LIVE UPDATES: Crews switch to recovery at Plaza Towers elementary
9:05 PM
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:   Apple's Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds
9:00 PM
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:   5 Ways Obama Can Restore the Public's Trust and Rescue His Presidency
8:15 PM
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:   Obama Went Off Script To Address Gay Grads Directly At Morehouse College
8:05 PM
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:   IRS's Lerner Had History of Harassment, Inappropriate Religious Inquiries at FEC
8:05 PM
Tony Romm / Politico:   Senate investigators: Apple sheltered $44 billion from taxes
8:05 PM
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Judge ruled feds need not notify Fox reporter of search
7:50 PM
Maggie Haberman / Politico:   Clintons to stay out of N.Y.C. race
7:40 PM
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:   The White House's shifting IRS account
7:20 PM
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:   Secret Service Looking Into Radio Host's Graphic Violent Comments About Obama, Hillary Clinton
7:15 PM
Peter Baker / New York Times:   White House Says It Didn't Loop Obama In on I.R.S. Inquiry
7:15 PM
Nicholas Watt / Guardian:   Senior Tories to warn No 10 of declining confidence in David Cameron
7:00 PM
Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg:   GrubHub Merging With Seamless as Food Orders Go Mobile
6:55 PM
Sarah Binder / The Monkey Cage:   How bad would the nuclear option fallout be?
6:50 PM
Wall Street Journal:   Apple Avoids Most Income Taxes, Panel Finds
6:35 PM
Josh Margolin / ABCNEWS:   Cincinnati Ground Zero of Exploding IRS Scandal, But Answers Hard to Find
6:25 PM
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:   GOP bill would suspend IRS audits
6:10 PM
Danielle Douglas / Washington Post:   Behind the mortgage settlements from the housing crisis
6:05 PM
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:   Hillary '16 Campaign Off to Excellent Start
6:05 PM
Manu Raju / Politico:   Obama's newest ally: John McCain
5:40 PM
BBC:   Dozens die in Iraqi bomb attacks
5:30 PM
Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:   Exclusive: Hillary's Benghazi ‘Scapegoat’ Speaks Out
5:25 PM
Ryan Lizza / News Desk:   The D.O.J. Versus James Rosen
5:20 PM
The Atlantic Online:   How the Obama Administration Talks to Black America
5:10 PM
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:   CNN Poll: Tea party gets boost from IRS controversy
5:10 PM
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:   Fox News: ‘We Will Unequivocally Defend’ Rosen Against ‘Chilling’ DOJ Investigation
4:45 PM
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:   Scandal-shocked House Democrats fear for 2014
4:30 PM
Bernie Becker / The Hill:   Baucus, Hatch seek wide range of records from IRS on targeting
4:20 PM
Donald Gilliland / PennLive.com:   Lewis Butts busted for campaign sign caper
4:20 PM
Bill Keller / New York Times:   How to Legalize Pot  —  THE first time I talked to Mark Kleiman …
4:10 PM
Wall Street Journal:   Employers Eye Bare-Bones Health Plans Under New Law
4:10 PM
Fox News:   Justice Department affidavit labels Fox News journalist as possible ‘co-conspirator’
3:45 PM
Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:   BREAKING - REPORT: DOJ LEAKED DOCS TO SMEAR FAST & FURIOUS WHISTLEBLOWER, SAYS IG
3:40 PM
Wall Street Journal:   Packing the D.C. Circuit
3:35 PM
Steven Aftergood / Secrecy News:   Reporter Deemed “Co-Conspirator” in Leak Case
3:30 PM
Paul Krugman:   Macroeconomic Machismo  —  Atrios, weighing in on the Kinsley …
3:25 PM
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:   Senior W.H. staff knew of IRS investigation, did not tell Obama
3:00 PM
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   State Dept. Spokeswoman Refuses to Criticize Iran for Excluding Women Candidates from Election
2:55 PM
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:   Court to rule on government prayer
2:35 PM
Washington Post:   How the IRS seeded the clouds in 2010 for a political deluge three years later
2:35 PM
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:   The Morning Plum: Presidential scandals, only in the minds of Republicans
2:35 PM
Joe Klein / TIME:   Sorting Out the Scandals  —  The irs's targeting of Tea Party groups …
2:35 PM
Alex Isenstadt / Reuters:   Poll: Michele Bachmann in for tight fight
2:35 PM
Carrie Dann / NBC Politics:   Union of immigration enforcement officers to oppose Senate bill
2:25 PM
Olivia Solon / Wired.co.uk:   Honeybees trained to sniff out landmines in Croatia
2:25 PM
Sarah Binder / The Monkey Cage:   Is nuclear winter coming to the Senate this summer?
2:25 PM
US Department of State:   TRANSCRIPT:  —  MS. PSAKI: Pretty color, Jill.  It's very bright.
2:25 PM
David Weigel / Slate:   How Lazy Reporting Made Rand Paul Look Like a Conspiracy Theorist
1:45 PM
Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:   How Obama Handles Crisis
1:45 PM
Jacob Fischler / BuzzFeed:   7 Juicy Claims From A Romney Campaign Insider's New Book
1:40 PM
The White House:   Remarks by the President at Morehouse College Commencement Ceremony
1:40 PM
Washington Post:   A rare peek into a Justice Department leak probe
1:40 PM
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Holder walks fine line on prosecuting journalists
1:30 PM
Robert Costa / National Review:   The Impeachment Option  —  Representative Jason Chaffetz …
1:30 PM
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:   Obama DOJ accuses journalist of committing crimes
1:10 PM
Jillian Kay Melchior / National Review:   True Scandal  —  Catherine Engelbrecht's tale has all the markings …
1:05 PM
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:   A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR … - ARCHIVE - PHOTO BOOTH …
1:05 PM
Gil Ronen / Arutz Sheva:   Arabs Fly Nazi Flag near Hevron
12:40 PM
Maggie Haberman / Politico:   Gay activists pressure Sen. Chuck Schumer on immigration
12:35 PM
George Howell / CNN:   Vicious weather not over in Midwest
12:25 PM
Andrew Kohut / Wall Street Journal:   The Good News About Race and Voting
12:05 PM
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:   UPDATED: Virginia GOP Nominee For Attorney General Introduced Bill Forcing Women To Report Their Miscarriages To Police
12:05 PM
David / Tumblr Staff:   News!  —  Everyone, I'm elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.
11:55 AM
Yahoo! News:   Obama administration spied on Fox News reporter James Rosen: Report
11:25 AM
Lori Ziganto / Twitchy:   Chilling report: Obama's DOJ spied on Fox News' James Rosen; Criminalizes reporting; Update: Fox issues statement
11:15 AM
Matt Mullenweg:   On Yahoo-Tumblr  —  It now looks pretty certain that Yahoo …
11:15 AM
Matt McGrath / BBC:   Climate slowdown means extreme rates of warming ‘not as likely’
11:10 AM
Sean Higgins / Washington Examiner:   Anonymous Cincinnati IRS official: “Everything comes from the top.”
10:50 AM
Jodi Rudoren / New York Times:   Fresh Israeli Face Plays Down Dimming of Political Star
10:40 AM
US News:   White House Visitor Log
10:15 AM
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:   A bushel of Pinocchios for IRS's Lois Lerner
10:15 AM
Shahien Nasiripour / The Huffington Post:   Kirsten Gillibrand Aims To Jumpstart Student Loan Refinancings With New Bill
10:10 AM
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:   Congressmembers Work To Prevent Anti-Choice ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ From Misleading Women
10:10 AM
John Fund / National Review:   Three Signs There's a Cover-Up
10:10 AM
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:   Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul Push For Hemp Legalization In Senate Fight
10:10 AM
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:   The 10 Most Anti-Gay Statements From The Republican Nominee For Lt. Governor Of Virginia
10:05 AM
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:   Report: Top Obama lawyer told of IRS targeting in April
9:35 AM
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:   Columbia University Tries To Alter Scholarship Fund For Students ‘Of The Caucasian Race’
9:35 AM
Jeffrey Lord / American Spectator:   Obama and the IRS: The Smoking Gun?
9:30 AM
Alexander Burns / Politico:   Va. pick bemoaned ‘slavish devotion’
9:30 AM
New York Times:   Yahoo Is Said to Be Buying Tumblr for $1.1 Billion
9:15 AM
Chris Wallace / Fox News:   ‘Hell week’ for the White House? Reaction from Dan Pfeiffer and Rep. Paul Ryan
9:05 AM
Salon:   Paul Krugman's right: Austerity kills
9:00 AM
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:   Union for immigration enforcement officers to oppose Senate bill
9:00 AM
Free exchange:   Der Elefant im Raum
8:35 AM
Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:   Four key Hillary Clinton staffers from 2008 unlikely to sign on for 2016 bid
8:20 AM
New York Times:   I.R.S. Inquiry Status Told to White House in April
7:50 AM
Fox News:   Two IRS Offices Targeted Hawaii GOP Leader At Same Time
7:50 AM
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:   IRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about The Chicago Way
7:45 AM
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:   Obama's Counsel Told of IRS Audit Findings Weeks Ago
7:40 AM
Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:   Boom in Luxury Towers Is Warping New York Real Estate Market
7:05 AM
New York Times:   Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on U.S. Targets
6:00 AM
David Willman / Los Angeles Times:   Anthrax drug brings $334 million to Pentagon advisor's biotech firm
3:40 AM
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   Prepared text for President Obama's speech at Morehouse
3:10 AM
John Hinderaker / Power Line:   How Much Are Obama's Scandals Hurting Him?
2:50 AM
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Eric Holder's liberation
12:35 AM
Associated Press:   AP CEO calls records seizure ‘unconstitutional’
12:30 AM
Jake Miller / CBS News:   Republicans use IRS scandal to tar Obamacare
 May 19, 2013 
11:50 PM
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:   A rare peek into a Justice Department leak probe
11:40 PM
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:   Justice Department Spied on Fox News Reporter
10:15 PM
Fars News Agency:   Islamic Jihad Urges Muslim Confrontation with Israeli Aggressions
9:40 PM
Peter Hart / FAIR:   A Right-Wing Mole at ABC News
9:05 PM
Meghan E. Irons / The Boston Globe:   Harvard students erupt at scholar's claim in thesis
7:50 PM
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:   Obama gets personal about race and manhood in Morehouse College speech
7:35 PM
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters:   Schieffer to Obama Advisor: 'Why Are You Here? Why Isn't the White House Chief of Staff Here?'
6:05 PM
Andy Borowitz / Borowitz Report:   Obama Denies Role in Government
4:25 PM
NBC News:   May 19: Mitch McConnell, Dan Pfeiffer, Dave Camp, Xavier Becerra, Peggy Noonan, Bob Woodward, Donald Rumsfled
3:25 PM
Benjamin Bell / ABCNEWS:   Dan Pfeiffer: IRS Behavior ‘Inexcusable’ Whether or Not Illegal
3:05 PM
Jay Rosen / Pressthink:   Jon Karl got played by a confidential source and now ABC News has a big Benghazi problem
2:55 PM
Amie Parnes / The Hill:   Obama urges Morehouse grads to lead by ‘the power of your example’
2:50 PM
Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:   This Is the Biggest Mistake 60-Year Old Men Make About the Economy
2:35 PM
CNN:   ABC's Jonathan Karl to CNN: ‘I regret the email was quoted incorrectly’
2:30 PM
Wall Street Journal:   Yahoo to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 Billion
2:25 PM
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   Pfeiffer on IRS Scandal: ‘Law Is Irrelevant’
1:30 PM
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:   Taxing Times for Obama
12:45 PM
Mitch Ginsburg / The Times of Israel:   Government committee rejects not only the accusation that the IDF killed …
12:45 PM
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:   Poll: Obama at 53 percent approval after week of controversies
12:25 PM
Zack Colman / The Hill:   AP chief: DOJ seizure an ‘unconstitutional act’
12:25 PM
Zack Colman / The Hill:   Sen. Cornyn blasts White House for ‘culture of cover-ups and intimidation’
12:20 PM
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:   Mitch McConnell Backs Away From GOP Claims Of A Benghazi Cover Up
12:20 PM
ThinkProgress:   Minnesota State Rep Calls Climate Change ‘Complete United Nations Fraud And Lie’
11:10 AM
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   Obama Aide: ‘Irrelevant Fact’ Where President Was During Benghazi Attacks
11:10 AM
New York Times:   Climate Warnings, Growing Louder
11:00 AM
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:   Republican Virginia Lt. Governor Nominee: Obama Sees World “From A Muslim Perspective”
10:40 AM
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:   Pfeiffer defends White House handling of IRS targeting scandal
9:50 AM
CNN:   CNN Poll: Controversies hurting Obama? Has GOP overreacted?
9:50 AM
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:   Evidence emerges that Obama administration official knew of IRS targeting during 2012 campaign
9:50 AM
aina.org:   Two Christian Churches in Egypt Attacked By Muslims This Week
9:15 AM
Jordy Yager / The Hill:   Dem: Ex-IRS chief lied to Congress
8:55 AM
Jordy Yager / The Hill:   Complaints of IRS targeting by religious groups on the rise
8:45 AM
Washington Post:   President Obama exercises a fluid grip on the levers of power
5:40 AM
The Sunday Times:   Google insider exposes ‘immoral’ tax scam
12:35 AM
Dan Amira / New York Magazine:   20 Things Worth Knowing About Toronto's Crack-Smoking Mayor, Rob Ford
 May 18, 2013 
11:30 PM
New York Times:   At I.R.S., Unprepared Office Seemed Unclear About the Rules
9:40 PM
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:   Darrell Issa: 'You Don't Accuse The IRS Until You've Had A Nonpartisan, Deep Look'
9:00 PM
New York Times:   Killing in Greenwich Village Looks Like Hate Crime, Police Say
7:55 PM
Toronto Star:   Rob Ford crack scandal: Toronto mayor refuses to discuss specifics of video
7:25 PM
Dart-Throwing Chimp:   Challenges in Measuring Violent Conflict, Syria Edition
4:05 PM
New York Post:   Gay man shot dead in Village after gunman shouted homophobic slurs: authorities
3:40 PM
New York Times:   Metro-North Trains Collide in Connecticut; Dozens of Injuries Are Reported
3:10 PM
Jordy Yager / The Hill:   Romney: Benghazi talking points had no bearing on presidential election
2:40 PM
Miriam Elder / Guardian:   Russia reveals identity of CIA Moscow chief following Ryan Fogle's expulsion
2:00 PM
BBC:   Argentine ‘Dirty War’ leader dies
1:25 PM
BBC:   France gay marriage: Hollande signs bill into law
12:50 PM
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:   Obama puts Marines on umbrella duty, irking conservatives
12:15 PM
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:   New Audit Allegations Show Flawed Statistical Thinking
12:05 PM
Michael Stephens / Dallas Voice:   Judge says lesbian mom's partner must go
11:40 AM
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:   Portugal Expands Marriage Equality To Include Same-Sex Adoption
11:20 AM
AllThingsD:   Yahoo Board to Meet Sunday to Consider $1.1 Billion, All-Cash Deal to Acquire Tumblr
11:10 AM
Andres Jauregui / The Huffington Post:   Anastasia Adair, Colorado Woman, Dies After Assault Rifle Accidentally Discharges
10:30 AM
The Boston Globe:   Markey's aides bridle after Gomez calls him invisible
10:30 AM
Aaron Rupar / The Blotter:   MNGOP Rep. Gruenhagen on climate change: “It's just a complete United Nations fraud” [VIDEO]
9:20 AM
Brett Barrouquere / Associated Press:   Court: Law applying crack sentences retroactive
9:20 AM
Jonathan Martin / Politico:   Bobby Jindal: IRS officials deserve prison time
9:20 AM
New York Times:   White House Sharpens Focus on Path Forward After Troubles
8:05 AM
Ian Austen / New York Times:   Mountain of Petroleum Coke From Oil Sands Rises in Detroit
7:25 AM
Washington Post:   At Cincinnati IRS office, surprise over claims of partisan villainy
5:55 AM
James Kirkup / Telegraph:   PM's ally: our party activists are ‘loons’
3:10 AM
Jenn Taylor / Twitchy:   ‘Best rant ever!’ Huge applause after Rep. Mike Kelly nails acting IRS chief [video]
 May 17, 2013 
11:55 PM
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:   Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas' Stringent 12-Week Abortion Ban From Taking Effect
10:40 PM
Jack Shafer:   Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
9:15 PM
Portuguese American Journal:   LGBT: Portuguese parliament approves right to adoption - Portugal
8:40 PM
Associated Press:   Simpson's lawyer testifies in appeal case
8:25 PM
Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:   Radio Host Frequented By Gun Activists Calls For Shooting of Bush Family & Obama, Sexual Violence …
7:15 PM
Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:   IRS Official Lois Lerner Called Lawyer To Plant Targeting Question
7:15 PM
Sarah Palin / Facebook:   Sarah Palin · 3,548,627 like this
6:35 PM
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:   Syria Begins to Break Apart Under Pressure From War
6:05 PM
John Bresnahan / Politico:   FEC fines John Ensign's family $54,000
6:05 PM
John Cook / Gawker:   (Update) We Are Raising $200,000 to Buy and Publish the Rob Ford Crack Tape
5:45 PM
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:   Under-Rehearsed Flash Mob
5:35 PM
Jim Geraghty / National Review:   IRS: ‘Please Detail the Content of Your Members’ Prayers.'
5:30 PM
Tal Kopan / Politico:   Tsarnaev's lawyer loses photo bid
4:55 PM
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:   Did Michael Kinsley Invent the Concept of Same-Sex Marriage?
4:50 PM
Bernie Becker / The Hill:   Question that revealed IRS scandal was planted, chief admits
4:35 PM
CNN:   Obama: We can't get distracted
4:25 PM
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:   Rep. Issa subpoenas Benghazi auditor Thomas Pickering
4:25 PM
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:   FLOTUS speaks to college graduates
4:20 PM
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:   NRCC raises $5.1 million in April
4:20 PM
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:   There Was No Surge in IRS Tax-Exempt Applications in 2010
4:20 PM
Yahoo! News:   IRS asked anti-abortion group about content of public prayers
4:15 PM
Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:   Rewriting History: GOP Senator Pretends He Voted For Expanded Background Checks
4:15 PM
The United States Department of Justice:   Boise Man Arrested; Terrorism Charges Filed in Idaho and Utah
3:40 PM
Ed Fischer / CBS Philly:   Center City Job Fair For Ex-Offenders Is Canceled After 3,000 Show Up
3:40 PM
Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:   ‘Bloodbath’ Day at Village Voice: Musto, Sietsema, Feingold Out
3:40 PM
CJ Ciaramella / Washington Free Beacon:   Cover Up  —  The Internal Revenue Service denied the existence …
3:35 PM
Idaho Statesman:   Boise man pleads not guilty to federal terrorism charges [w/video]
3:10 PM
Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:   GOP Sources Altered Benghazi E-Mails To Suggest A Cover-Up, Reporter Confirms
3:10 PM
New York Times:   Legislator in Harassment Case to Quit Albany but Not Politics
3:05 PM
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics:   Even Obama's umbrellas are a scandal now
3:00 PM
New York Times:   New Jersey Hospital Is the Costliest in the Nation
2:50 PM
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:   Harry Reid eyeing July for the ‘nuclear option’
2:50 PM
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:   Elizabeth Warren Slams ‘Dangerous’ Legislation That Would Weaken Wall Street Reform
2:50 PM
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:   BREAKING: The Scandals are Falling Apart!
2:40 PM
Justin Green / david-frum:   Jimmy Carter Endorses SAM, Opposes Marijuana Legalization
2:30 PM
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   Report: IRS Deliberately Chose Not to Fess Up to Scandal Before Election
2:15 PM
Associated Press:   Head Of Fort Campbell Harassment Program Arrested In Domestic Dispute
2:05 PM
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:   Warren opposes derivatives bills with House traction
1:55 PM
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:   “Conservative Hispanic Groups Targeted In IRS Scandal”
1:40 PM
Alex Pareene / Salon:   Kinsley loves austerity because it is “spinach”
1:25 PM
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:   Reporter Turned White House Spokesman Enjoys the Hot Seat
1:25 PM
New York Times:   Republicans Expand I.R.S. Inquiry, With Eye on White House
1:20 PM
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:   Ohio Republicans Push Law To Penalize Colleges For Helping Students Vote
1:15 PM
Wall Street Journal:   Russia Raises Stakes in Syria
12:50 PM
Washington Post:   House panel opens hearing on IRS targeting of conservative groups
12:35 PM
Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:   Officials on Benghazi: “We made mistakes, but without malice”
12:30 PM
Marketplace.org:   Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld
12:30 PM
Ajc Blogs: &lsquo:   Karen Handel announces for U.S. Senate
12:15 PM
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:   Cory Booker Raked In $1.3 Million From Speeches Since 2008
11:40 AM
Max Fisher / WorldViews:   North Korea condemns media freedom but praises two U.S. reporters
11:25 AM
Lanny J. Davis / The Hill:   White House counsel should resign if she knew about IRS abuses
11:20 AM
Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:   Stevens: Rationale for Bush v. Gore was “unacceptable”
11:15 AM
New York Times:   Scandal Machine  —  When politicians want to turn scandals …
11:15 AM
Kieran Crowley / New York Post:   Hofstra student shot dead during home invasion: police
11:05 AM
Kevin Robillard / Politico:   Poll: Scandal interest below average
11:00 AM
Kim Yoo-chul / The Korea Times:   Galaxy S4 sales to top 10 million
10:55 AM
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:   Republicans Should Go Easy on Obama, At Least in Public
10:25 AM
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:   Woodward: IRS scandal ‘a big mess’ but ‘not yet’ Watergate
10:20 AM
Yahoo! News:   ‘F***’ America,' Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Wrote in Boat: Officials
10:20 AM
Matt Viser / The Boston Globe:   Charges of secrecy, heavy-handedness dog the president
10:10 AM
Chris Gentilviso / The Huffington Post:   Republicans Altered Benghazi Emails, CBS News Report Claims
10:05 AM
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:   House Republicans: We won't repeat Lewinsky-era missteps
9:50 AM
Washington Examiner:   UPDATED: IRS tax exemption/Obamacare exec got $103,390 in bonuses; Did Obama OK them?
9:50 AM
Kyle Trygstad / Roll Call:   Karen Handel Enters Georgia Senate Race
9:05 AM
David Weigel / Slate:   IRS Commissioner of Non-Profits During Scandal Years Now Runs IRS Affordable Care Act Office, Of Course
9:05 AM
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:   What Would Bulworth Do?  —  Barack Obama's bizarre movie idol.
8:35 AM
Miriam Arghandiwal / Reuters:   Bomber in Afghanistan kills 15, including six Americans
7:50 AM
Snejana Farberov / Daily Mail:   ‘Dumb’ house burglar shot after locking homeowner inside his own GUN CLOSET
7:25 AM
Washington Post:   FBI seeks source of prostitution, corruption allegations against Sen. Robert Menendez
7:25 AM
Frank Newport / Gallup:   Americans' Attention to IRS, Benghazi Stories Below Average
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