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8:25 PM ET, May 12, 2013

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Jake Miller / CBS News:
Gates: Some Benghazi critics have “cartoonish” view of military capability  —  Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates forcefully defended the Obama administration on Sunday against charges that it did not do enough to prevent the tragedy in Benghazi, telling CBS' “Face the Nation” …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Congressman Tears Into Fox News Host For Obsessing Over Benghazi Talking Points  —  Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) tore into Fox News' Chris Wallace and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) for obsessing over the talking points U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used when talking to the media …
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Pickering defends Benghazi report, says criticisms not based in fact  —  (CNN) - The leader of a panel charged with reviewing September's attack in Benghazi, Libya, said Sunday that criticism of his report was unfounded and did not accurately reflect how his review was carried out.
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Rep. Rogers: Expect more whistleblowers to testify on Benghazi  —  Congress is hearing from more whistleblowers who wish to testify on the terrorist attack in Benghazi, according to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.).  —  Rogers told “Fox News Sunday” …
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Jordan Chariton / Mediaite:
McCain Defends Obama Against Impeachment For Benghazi, Will ‘Give President Benefit Of The Doubt’
Discussion: Nice Deb
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Gates defends W.H. on Benghazi
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
When Myths Collide in the Capital
TIME:
IRS Mess  —  The Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups is outrageous.  Those who did this should be fired immediately.  That's obvious.  —  It continues a slovenly week for Barack Obama.  The President has been very proud of the absence of scandal in his administration, and rightly so.
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Collins says IRS revelations will fuel government distrust  —  (CNN) - President Barack Obama should personally condemn the Internal Revenue Service for putting extra scrutiny on conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday.
Discussion: Politico and Scared Monkeys
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
IRS Scrutiny Was Deeper Than Thought  —  WASHINGTON—Government investigators have found that the Internal Revenue Service scrutinized conservative groups for raising political concerns over government spending, debt and taxes or even for advocating making America a better place to live …
Discussion: Post Politics and Mother Jones
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:   Issa: IRS apology for targeting Tea Party groups not sincere
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Pro-Israel Group Sees “Same Conduct” In IRS's Tea Party Campaign
Discussion: ViralRead and Politico
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The Coming Attempt to Impeach Obama  —  The idea of impeaching Obama is industrial-strength insane.  Republicans will probably try anyway, predicts Michael Tomasky.  —  When the histories of this administration are written, I hope fervently that last Friday, May 10, does not figure prominently in them.
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Washington Post:
Will Obama suffer the ‘second-term curse’?
Candice M. Giove / New York Post:
Smitten teen girls stir up #FreeJahar mania for Boston Marathon bombings suspect  —  This love is terrifying.  —  Thousands of American teen girls are crushing on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar “Jahar” Tsarnaev, 19 — and leading a social-media movement to exonerate him.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Dennis Kucinich Slams Obama Administration On Benghazi: “I'm Offended By This”  —  The progressive former Congressman hit the Obama Administration for their Libyan policy and for their response to the attack.  —  View Video ›  —  Via:  —  Progressive former Congressman Dennis Kucinich …
John Kartch / Americans for Tax Reform RSS:
Obamacare: Taxpayers Must Report Personal Health ID Info to IRS  —  When Obamacare's individual mandate takes effect in 2014, all Americans who file income tax returns must complete an additional IRS tax form.  —  The new form will require disclosure of a taxpayer's personal identifying health information …
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
‘Geography of Hate’ maps racism and homophobia on Twitter  —  Twitter, even more than many other social media tools, can feel disconnected from the real world.  But a group of students and professors at research site Floating Sheep have built a comprehensive map of some of Twitter's most distasteful content …
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Obama hails Pakistan election as ‘significant milestone’ for nation  —  President Obama hailed Pakistan on its election this weekend, calling it a “significant milestone” for the nation's democracy.  —  In a statement released Sunday, the president congratulated the Pakistani people …
Discussion: Politico
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BBC:
Pakistan election: Nawaz Sharif set for victory
Discussion: Guardian
 
 
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