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5:15 AM ET, May 13, 2013

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Wall Street Journal:
Wider Problems Found at IRS  —  Probe Says Tax Agency Used Sweeping Criteria to Scrutinize Conservative Groups  —  WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups went beyond those that had “tea party” or “patriot” in their names—as the agency admitted Friday …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
IRS targeted groups critical of government, documents from agency probe show  —  At various points over the past two years, Internal Revenue Service officials singled out for scrutiny not only groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names but also nonprofit groups that criticized …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
New York Times:   I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue to Seize On
Juliet Eilperin / Post Politics:
IRS targeted groups that criticized the government, IG report says
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Collins says IRS revelations will fuel government distrust
Discussion: Politico and Scared Monkeys
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:   Issa: IRS apology for targeting Tea Party groups not sincere
Washington Post:
Report: Top IRS officials knew in 2011 that conservative groups were targeted
Discussion: Post Politics
TIME:
IRS Mess  —  The Internal Revenue Service's targeting …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and ViralRead
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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Jordan Chariton / Mediaite:
McCain Defends Obama Against Impeachment For Benghazi, Will ‘Give President Benefit Of The Doubt’  —  Senator John McCain, who famously defended his then presidential opponent Barack Obama against an islamaphobic supporter during a 2008 campaign rally, defended President Obama once again …
Discussion: Mock, Paper, Scissors and Nice Deb
Fox News:
Republicans call for depositions in Benghazi probe, amid revelation Clinton barely interviewed
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Gates defends W.H. on Benghazi
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Pickering defends Benghazi report, says criticisms not based in fact
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
When Myths Collide in the Capital
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Rep. Rogers: Expect more whistleblowers to testify on Benghazi
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Dana Ford / CNN:
19 injured in New Orleans parade shooting  —  (CNN) — Abdul Aziz believes he was standing right next to a shooter Sunday when gunmen opened fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, injuring 19 people.  —  “Everyone around me, except me, was shot,” he said.  “I was pretty fortunate to get away.”
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WVUE-TV:
17 people injured in Mother's Day shooting  —  New Orleans, La.- The NOPD is investigating a shooting near the intersection of Frenchmen and North Villere Streets that left 17 people injured during a Mother's Day second line.  —  Chief Serpas announced in a press conference that the youngest victim …
Lesley Messer / ABCNEWS:
Barbara Walters Announces 2014 Retirement  —  The legendary newscaster will leave TV journalism next summer  —  For decades, Barbara Walters has inspired millions with her groundbreaking interviews — but after 37 years with ABC News, the newscaster is announcing on “The View” …
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
Walters to Announce 2014 Retirement on ‘The View’  —  On the program she invented, on the network where she worked for the past 37 years, on the medium where she broke barriers and rules for more than 50 years, Barbara Walters will announce on Monday morning, definitively and with no regrets, that she is calling it a career.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Barbara Walters to Announce Retirement on Monday  —  UPDATED: The veteran ABC News journalist and co-host and co-creator of “The View” will step down in summer 2014.  —  After more than half a century in broadcast journalism and nearly 40 years at ABC News, Barbara Walters is officially ready to retire.
Discussion: Twitchy, NewsBusters and Ed Driscoll
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.
Boris Johnson / Telegraph:
We must be ready to leave the EU if we don't get what we want  —  There are pros and cons to staying in Europe - and it's time to talk about them, says Boris Johnson  —  As a British diplomat once languidly observed, the trouble with the whole debate on Europe is that there is too much religion and not enough politics.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Spectator and BBC
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 …
 
 
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GunFAIL XVII
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BBC:
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‘Geography of Hate’ maps racism and homophobia on Twitter
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Obama hails Pakistan election as ‘significant milestone’ for nation
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