WH Benghazi emails have different quotes than earlier reported  —  (CBS News) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called Thursday for tighter security for U.S. diplomatic facilities to prevent an attack like the one in Benghazi, Libya, last year that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office  —  The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal  —  A video that appears to show Toronto's mayor smoking crack is being shopped around by a group of Somali men involved in the drug trade. … This photo shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford with a man who, according to a source, is fatal gunshot victim Anthony Smith.

Americans' Attention to IRS, Benghazi Stories Below Average  —  Most Americans, however, say both deserve continuing investigation  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Slim majorities of Americans are very or somewhat closely following the situations involving the Internal Revenue Service (54%) …

This Is No Ordinary Scandal  —  Political abuse of the IRS threatens the basic integrity of our government.  —  We are in the midst of the worst Washington scandal since Watergate.  The reputation of the Obama White House has, among conservatives, gone from sketchy to sinister, and, among liberals, from unsatisfying to dangerous.

What Would Bulworth Do?  —  Barack Obama's bizarre movie idol.  —  A New York Times story on President Obama's plague of scandal contains this eyebrow-raising revelation:  —  Yet Mr. Obama also expresses exasperation.  In private, he has talked longingly of “going Bulworth,” …

Karen Handel Enters Georgia Senate Race  —  Former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel announced her campaign for Senate on Friday morning, as the state's Republican convention was set to kick off in Athens.  —  “States, especially those with Republican governors, are doing a good job …

Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria  —  WASHINGTON — Russia has shipped an advanced antiship cruise missile to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said on Thursday.

G.O.P., Energized, Weighs How Far to Take Inquiries  —  WASHINGTON — The investigations ensnaring the White House have unified the Republican Party, energized a political base shattered by election losses and given common purpose to lawmakers divided over a legislative agenda.

House Republicans: We won't repeat Lewinsky-era missteps  —  House Republicans say they will not overreach on probing the Obama administration, having learned lessons from investigating the Monica Lewinsky scandal during the Clinton administration.  —  GOP leaders will help coordinate various …

FBI seeks source of prostitution, corruption allegations against Sen. Robert Menendez  —  A pair of FBI agents met on a recent weekday morning with brothers Alfonso “Alfy” and Jose “Pepe” Fanjul in the Palm Beach headquarters of their sugar and real estate empire.

Why the GOP thinks it could blow it  —  Republicans are worried one thing could screw up the political gift of three Obama administration controversies at once: fellow Republicans.  —  Top GOP leaders are privately warning members to put a sock in it when it comes to silly calls for impeachment …

Allen West hired as Fox News contributor  —  Allen West stands next to a cardboard cutout of himself at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).  (EPA/JIM LO SCALZO)  —  Former congressman Allen West has found a new home on Fox News, where he has been signed on as a contributor.

‘Dumb’ house burglar shot after locking homeowner inside his own GUN CLOSET  —  The victim of an armed home invasion in Houston has turned the tables on the brazen intruders after they stuffed him into a closet that turned out to be the place where he stores his gun.

Republicans Should Go Easy on Obama, At Least in Public  —  As a tactical matter, a subterranean campaign will score more direct hits on the president.  —  With the newest controversy over Justice Department subpoenas of Associated Press reporters' and editors' telephone records …