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2:25 PM ET, May 10, 2013

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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Benghazi Talking Points Underwent 12 Revisions, Scrubbed of Terror Reference  —  When it became clear last fall that the CIA's now discredited Benghazi talking points were flawed, the White House said repeatedly the documents were put together almost entirely by the intelligence community …
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Benghazi Scandal Grows  —  ADVANCE ARTICLE from our May 20th issue  —  CIA director David Petraeus was surprised when he read the freshly rewritten talking points an aide had emailed him in the early afternoon of Saturday, September 15.  One day earlier, analysts with the CIA's Office …
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Scrubbing the Truth from Benghazi  —  Caught playing politics with tragedy, what's next for the Obama administration and GOP investigators?  —  With no trace of irony, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is accusing the GOP of politicizing the Benghazi “talking points.”  (AP/File)
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Benghazi Debate Focuses on Interpretation of Early E-Mail on Attackers
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Email Demanded by Boehner Different Than He Claims
Stephen Ohlemacher / bigstory.ap.org:
IRS APOLOGIZES FOR TARGETING CONSERVATIVE GROUPS  —  You are here  —  Home » United States government » IRS apologizes for targeting conservative groups  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for inappropriately flagging conservative political groups …
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Associated Press:
IRS apologizes for inappropriately targeting conservative political groups in 2012 election  —  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service inappropriately flagged conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status, a top IRS official said Friday.
Politico:
IRS: ‘Mistakes were made’  —  The Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday to conservative political groups for giving their tax documents extra scrutiny — validating the worst fears of Republican activists who have long accused the Obama administration of politicizing the process.
CNN:
New York caps off its comeback  —  New York (CNN) — Construction workers bolted a 408-foot spire into place atop One World Trade Center on Friday, symbolically capping New York's comeback after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.  —  The spire brings the iconic building to a height of 1,776 feet …
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Doug Stanglin / Associated Press:
The 408-foot spire will serve as a world-class broadcast antenna.
Wesley Lowery / Boston Globe:
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried in Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Va.  —  The remains of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev have been buried in a Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Va., a small community about 15 miles from Richmond, the state capital.
Discussion: Politico and The Moderate Voice
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Michele McPhee / ABCNEWS:
‘Mounting Evidence’ Boston Bombers Involved in 2011 Triple Murder  —  Massachusetts investigators have developed what they call “mounting evidence,” bolstered by “forensic hits,” that point to the possible involvement of both Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother Dzhokhar in a gruesome …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Newseum Stands by Decision to Honor Terrorists  —  The Newseum, a journalism museum located in Washington, D.C., defended on Friday its controversial inclusion of two purported journalists widely considered to be terrorists in a memorial for slain reporters.
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Think Tank Could Pull Event From Newseum Over Hamas Memorial
Adaam J. Levin Areddy / The Times of Israel:
DC museum to honor two Hamas journalists
Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
Republicans Ask: Where Is John Boehner?  —  Worried rank-and-file Republicans say the speaker seems to be “a bit checked out” as new legislative battles loom.  His allies say he's working behind the scenes to move the conference forward.  —  House Speaker John Boehner  —  Via: Cliff Owen / AP
Sen. Rand Paul / Washington Times:
The moment of responsibility for Hillary Clinton  —  Her fatal mistakes mirror the disaster at Mogadishu  —  When I took Hillary Rodham Clinton to task in January for the mishandling of security in Benghazi, Libya, I told her that if I had been president at the time, I would have relieved her of her post.
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Lawmaker Gives Teary-Eyed Lament After Gay Marriage Passes Minn. House  —  After a bill to pass same-sex marriage in Minnesota cleared an important hurdle on Thursday, a Republican lawmaker wept and said her “heart breaks” for the state.  —  Following the bill's passage …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
The New Hampshire Moms In Ad Defending Ayotte's Background Check Vote Are Actually GOP Activists  —  As Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) battles public outcry over her vote to kill a bipartisan amendment expanding background checks for gun purchases, a national conservative group based in Iowa …
Discussion: The Hippo Press
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Conservative group rushes to Kelly Ayotte's aid
Discussion: msnbc.com and Post Politics
Mark DeCambre / New York Post:
Goldman outs Bloomberg snoops  —  Talk about a nanny state.  —  Irked Goldman Sachs brass recently confronted Bloomberg LP over concerns reporters at the business news service have been using the company's ubiquitous terminals to keep tabs on some employees of the Wall Street bank, The Post has learned.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans' Abortion Views Steady Amid Gosnell Trial  —  Few paying attention to trial, but many criticize lack of media coverage  —  PRINCETON, NJ — As Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell awaits the jury verdict in his capital murder trial, Gallup finds 26% of Americans saying abortion …
Alexander Burns / Reuters:
Rand Paul the one-man band  —  When Rand Paul touches down in Iowa Friday, it will be almost exactly three years to the day after his landslide 2010 Senate primary victory - an unlikely and decisive triumph over the Republican establishment that instantly transformed Paul into a national political phenomenon.
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama's day: Health care  —  President Obama turns his attention back Friday to one of his signature issues, health care.  —  A White House event this afternoon ties implementation of the massive 2010 health care law to Mother's Day on Sunday.  —  Obama will discuss the benefits of the law for women …
Discussion: The Plum Line
 
 
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