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5:40 PM ET, May 22, 2013

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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Darrell Issa: Lois Lerner lost her rights  —  House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said embattled IRS official Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights and will be hauled back to appear before his panel again.  —  The California Republican …
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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 …
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 …
Townhall.com:
Taking the Fifth — What It Does (& Doesn't Do) for Lerner
Daily / Telegraph:
‘Soldier beheaded’ in ‘Islamist terror attack’ oustide barracks in Woolwich  —  Two suspected terrorists were shot by armed police after attacking a pedestrian, believed to be a soldier, with a machete-style knife close to military barracks in an ‘Islamist attack’.
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BBC:
Man dead in suspected Woolwich terror attack  —  A man has died and two are injured after police responded to a reported machete attack in south-east London.  —  The government is reported to be treating the attack as a suspected terrorist incident and the prime minister said it was “truly shocking”.
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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Michael Martinez / CNN:
FBI kills Tsarnaevs' acquaintance
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Acknowledges Killing 4 Americans in Drone Strikes  —  WASHINGTON — One day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
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
Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:
Meet the Man Who Set Off the IRS Firestorm  —  J. Russell George once stalked the halls of the Capitol for senators' autographs.  Now he's there to testify in a scandal gripping Washington.  —  J. Russell George paused for just a moment before he took his seat at the witness table.
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Jay Carney: Some press criticism of White House ‘legitimate’
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz: 'I Don't Trust The Republicans'  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday defended his objection to initiating House-Senate budget negotiations unless Democrats take a debt limit increase off the table, saying he doesn't trust his party to hold the line.
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Ted Cruz: 'I don't trust the Republicans'
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Bloodied London Attacker Speaks To Camera After Beheading: ‘You People Will Never Be Safe’  —  “I apologize that women had to witness this today but, in our land, our women have to see the same,” the attacker said on camera after beheading a man on the streets of London.  “You people will never be safe.”
Discussion: American Spectator
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Laura Smith-Spark / CNN:
Brutal cleaver assault on man in London street is suspected terror attack
Discussion: Sky News and Mediaite
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” …
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 …
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.
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.”
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 …
Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
Michelle Said to be Considering an Extended Vacation  —  With scandal swirling about the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama may be considering an extended exit from Washington this summer, fleeing for weeks to the Obamas' traditional summer haven, Martha's Vineyard.
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Weasel Zippers
Bill Keller:
Bring Back Ken Starr  —  Republicans are howling for President Obama to name a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of Tea Party groups.  The president should call their bluff.  —  The president should announce that he has told the Justice Department …
Neil Irwin / Wonkblog:
Bernanke to Congress: Seriously, guys, what are you doing?  —  Ben Bernanke testifies before Congress today for the first time in three months, and the Federal Reserve chairman has a message for lawmakers: You're the reason the economy isn't taking off more.  —  Of course, Bernanke is too polite to phrase things quite so bluntly.
 
 
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Jim Nolan / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
McDonnell being investigated over disclosure statements
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Daniel Bergner / New York Times:
Unexcited? There May Be a Pill for That
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David Morgan / Reuters:
Kathleen Sebelius Fundraising Prompts Republican Scandal Accusations
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Governor Can't Find A Single Latino In Pennsylvania To Work For Him
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Sky News:
Woolwich Attackers ‘Filmed’ Each Other
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White People Stopped By New York Police Are More Likely To Have Guns Or Drugs Than Minorities
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
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Hartford Courant:
Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
Discussion: Riehl World News and Vox Popoli
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Robert Costa / National Review:
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Discussion: Post Politics and The Hill
 

 
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