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2:40 PM ET, May 22, 2013

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WESH-TV:
Orlando man killed by FBI agent was questioned in Boston Marathon bombings, friend says  —  Man knew Boston bombing suspect, friend says  —  An FBI agent was involved in a deadly shooting overnight that could have ties to the Boston Marathon bombings.  —  Officials said the special agent …
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U.S. News:
FBI agent kills man linked to Boston bombing suspects  —  An FBI agent was involved in a deadly shooting connected to the Boston Marathon bombing case.  —  The man who was shot, Ibragim Todashev, had been interviewed about his connections to the bombing suspects before by the FBI and started out cooperative, NBC sources said.
Michelle Malkin:
Who is Ibragim Todashev?  Chechen friend of Boston bomber, planning to fly back to Chechnya, killed by FBI agent  —  Via WESH this morning, check out the story of a fatal shooting involving an FBI agent and a man who knew Boston marathon jihad bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. … Here's video of Todashev on YouTube:
CBS News:
Boston bombing suspect's friend Ibragim Todashev killed in FBI shootout
Discussion: The Raw Story and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Another Chilling Leak Investigation  —  With the decision to label a Fox News television reporter a possible “co-conspirator” in a criminal investigation of a news leak, the Obama administration has moved beyond protecting government secrets to threatening fundamental freedoms of the press to gather news.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters  —  There are various reasons you might not care about the Obama administration's spying on journalist James Rosen and labeling him a “co-conspirator and/or aider and abettor” in an espionage case.
Washington Post:
Petraeus's role in drafting Benghazi talking points raises questions  —  The controversy over the Obama administration's response to the Benghazi attack last year began at a meeting over coffee on Capitol Hill three days after the assault.  —  It was at this informal session …
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail  —  May 22, 2013 - Quinn At 25% In New York City Dem Primary, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Little Support For Kelly For Mayor  —  City Council Speaker Christine Quinn leads the pack for the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor with 25 percent …
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Politico:
Heads won't roll at the IRS  —  Lawmakers pressing for more heads to roll at the Internal Revenue Service are going to be disappointed.  —  “Why weren't more people fired?”  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) demanded at a hearing Tuesday on the IRS's targeting of conservative groups …
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Townhall.com:
Taking the Fifth — What It Does (& Doesn't Do) for Lerner
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Yes, heads should roll at the IRS
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Darrell Issa slams IRS watchdog  —  IRS inspector general J. Russell George is one of the few people to emerge from the agency's scandal looking good thanks to his just-the-facts report on the controversial practice of targeting conservative groups.  —  Until now.
Discussion: BuzzFeed, Daily Mail and Hot Air
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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
The House's IRS hearing: Live updates
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Biden Praises Jews, Goes Too Far, Accidentally Thrills Anti-Semites  —  What?  What'd I say?  —  Joe Biden spoke last night in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.  Biden has long, deep ties to the Jewish community — Obama actually picked him in 2008 in part to reassure skittish Jewish Democrats.
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden: 'Barack's Learning to Speak Without a Teleprompter'
Sarah Palin / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE — PALIN: GOING ROGUE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION  —  As more information about the IRS scandal trickles out daily, the White House's involvement is becoming clearer.  Those of us who've been warning about the demise of freedom with Barack Obama's efforts to “fundamentally transform” …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
A Sleeper Scandal Awakens for Obama, Post-Election  —  WASHINGTON — The allegations had all the makings of a perfect election-year scandal that might threaten President Obama's chances for a second term and re-energize a listless Tea Party movement: an activist president …
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Rosa Silverman / Telegraph:
‘Soldier beheaded’ in street by men with machete  —  Two men were shot by armed police after attacking a pedestrian, believed to be a soldier, with a machete-style knife close to military barracks, eyewitnesses have said.  —  Local MP Nick Raynsford said he had been told the man attacked …
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Donald Rumsfeld: Marriage Equality May Lead To Polygamy  —  As Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld supported the repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” recognizing that the time for open service in the military “had arrived.”  In an interview with Larry King, however, Rumsfeld explained …
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Tod / The Huffington Post:
COMMUNITY PUNDITS  —  The acknowledgement of a civil right …
Matthew Hendley / Valley Fever:
Atheist State Lawmaker Quotes Carl Sagan Instead of Doing Prayer Before House Session  —  An atheist state lawmaker tasked with delivering the opening prayer for this afternoon's session of the House of Representatives asked that people not bow their heads.  —  Democratic Representative Juan Mendez …
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Atheist Arizona lawmaker quotes Carl Sagan for House opening prayer
Discussion: Mediaite
Emily Smith / New York Post:
Mike unleashes a ‘hail’ storm  —  Mayor Bloomberg went on a spitting-mad rant against a city cab-fleet boss who won a court victory over Hizzoner's planned “Taxi of Tomorrow” — vowing to “destroy your f—king industry” when he leaves office, The Post has learned.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Nominee In Virginia Called Three-Fifths Clause An ‘Anti-Slavery Amendment’  —  The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia has called the Constitution's original clause to count blacks as three-fifths of a person an “anti-slavery amendment.”
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Daily Kos
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
She Has To Go  —  Yesterday we noted that Lois Lerner, the IRS official in charge of the unit overseeing tax exempt groups, would apparently plead the fifth at today's hearings (here's video of her testimony today).  Rick Hasen said he thinks the issue is that she's the person who is most likely …
Robert Costa / National Review:
Paul Ryan to Write Book  —  Paul Ryan is writing a book.  —  But don't expect Game Change.  —  According to a source close to Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican is working with attorney Bob Barnett to release his first major book next year, and it'll feature a mix of autobiography, political analysis, and policy prescriptions.
Discussion: The Hill and Post Politics
Ben Swann / WXIX-TV:
Reality Check Exclusive: Cincinnati agent giving orders in IRS scandal?  —  The claim that the ongoing IRS scandal is limited to low level employees is falling apart.  —  The six Cincinnati workers we have identified, who sent scrutinizing letters to conservative groups with words including …
 
 
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Charles Willey, M.D. / Investor's Business Daily:
Under ObamaCare, IRS Is Creating Chaos For Doctors, Patients
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
White People Stopped By New York Police Are More Likely To Have Guns Or Drugs Than Minorities
Discussion: The Raw Story and New York Times
Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:
House GOP Holds Anti-Abortion Event Dominated By Men
Hartford Courant:
Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
Discussion: Riehl World News and Vox Popoli
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Exchange of the Day  —  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R-PA) …
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Rahm Emanuel's Zombie Pigs vs. Chicago's Angry Birds
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The NHS is killing disabled people
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Politico:
Courts to hear birth control mandate lawsuits
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
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