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10:05 AM ET, May 29, 2013

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Gerry Mullany / New York Times:
Bachmann Won't Seek Re-election Next Year  —  Representative Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota Republican who made an ill-fated run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, announced Wednesday that she would not seek a fifth term in Congress next year.
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Tea Party fave Bachmann won't run for Congress again  —  Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has announced that she is not running for another term in Congress.  Bachmann, tea party Republican favorite, says she was not concerned about being re-elected, or any inquiries into her 2012 Presidential campaign.
Discussion: The Agonist and NewsBusters
Politico:
Bachmann's fall  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) — the tea-party firebrand facing investigations and a daunting reelection race — abruptly announced on Wednesday morning that she will not seek reelection to a fifth term.  —  Her move marked a spectacular fall for a congresswoman …
Discussion: Yahoo! News and PoliticusUSA
Alison Harding / CNN:
Rep. Bachmann looks forward to ‘limitless’ future, but not in the House
Mike Allen / Politico:
Michele Bachmann not running again
Discussion: Reuters
Associated Press:
Minn. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she won't run for re-election in 2014
Rachel E. Stassen-Berger / Hot Dish Politics:
Bachmann announces she won't seek re-election to a 5th term
Jade Walker / The Huffington Post:
Michele Bachmann 2014: Minnesota Congresswoman Will Not Seek Re-Election (VIDEO)
Discussion: Gawker, Firedoglake and The Raw Story
Open Channel:
IRS higher-ups requested info on conservative groups, letters show  —  Additional scrutiny of conservative organizations' activities by the IRS did not solely originate in the agency's Cincinnati office, with requests for information coming from other offices and often bearing the signatures …
RT:
Larry King joins RT with brand new politics show  —  Award-winning interviewer Larry King will host a mold-breaking political talk show on RT from next month, speaking to both leading establishment figures, and those who are not afraid to go against the grain.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Larry King joins Russian channel RT
Discussion: Mediaite and Gawker
Facebook Safety / Facebook:
Controversial, Harmful and Hateful Speech on Facebook  —  Recently there has been some attention given to Facebook's content policy.  The current concern, voiced by Women, Action and The Media, The Everyday Sexism Project, and the coalition they represent, has focused on content that targets women …
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Cantor says Obama ‘disconnected,’ has ‘lost focus’ in office  —  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Tuesday said that President Obama had become “disconnected” and “lost focus,” citing a trio of controversies which threaten to derail his second-term agenda.
Discussion: Politico
James Hohmann / Politico:
Vulnerable Democrats' 2014 Obama problem  —  As Democrats try to keep their lock on the Senate next year, some of their most vulnerable incumbents have a problem with President Barack Obama: They can't win with him, but they probably can't win without him, either.
Discussion: Washington Wire
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
GOP presses Cotton to run for Senate
Discussion: The Plum Line and Politico
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Circling the media wagons  —  When will journalists take responsibility for what they do without circling the wagons and shouting that the First Amendment is under attack?  —  I'm talking about the case of Fox News correspondent James Rosen.  —  The case should be described …
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Detroit Free Press:   Candice Miller: The press finally wakes up to the Obama nightmare
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
How to Get a Job  —  Underneath the huge drop in demand that drove unemployment up to 9 percent during the recession, there's been an important shift in the education-to-work model in America.  Anyone who's been looking for a job knows what I mean.  It is best summed up by the mantra …
Discussion: Gawker
Rush Limbaugh:
Drive-Bys Hope Christie Helps Obama  —  RUSH: The Drive-Bys are overheated, folks, about the possibility here of Obama getting together with Chris Christie to once again walk the beaches of New Jersey.  They're so excited.  They're hoping that Chris Christie can save Obama's bacon again.
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Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:
Liberal hawks were vocal on involvement in Iraq but have been quiet on Syria  —  For interests on both sides of Syria's civil war, this has been the week to increase the pressure.  Hezbollah sent reinforcements to the troops of President Bashar al-Assad, and Russia reiterated its intention to furnish the regime with weapons.
Discussion: Hot Air and American Power
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Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Obama Asks Pentagon For Syria No-Fly Zone Plan
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
President of Scandinavia  —  WASHINGTON — Like many others in our business, Jonathan Alter says he is “on fire” about the Justice Department's snooping on reporters and attempting to criminalize investigative journalism, including labeling the respected Fox News Washington correspondent James Rosen a …
New York Times:
The Wisdom of Bob Dole  —  Bob Dole no longer recognizes the Republican Party that he helped lead for years.  Speaking over the weekend on “Fox News Sunday,” he said his party should hang a “closed for repairs” sign on its doors until it comes up with a few positive ideas …
Discussion: msnbc.com and PoliticusUSA
Rukmini Callimachi / bigstory.ap.org:
AP EXCLUSIVE: RISE OF AL-QAIDA SAHARA TERRORIST  —  You are here  —  Home » Osama bin Laden » AP Exclusive: Rise of al-Qaida Sahara terrorist  —  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — After years of trying to discipline him, the leaders of al-Qaida's North African branch sent one final letter to their most difficult employee.
Discussion: AMERICAblog, Gawker and The Monkey Cage
Pew Social & Demographic Trends:
Breadwinner Moms  —  Mothers Are the Sole or Primary Provider in Four-in-Ten Households with Children; Public Conflicted about the Growing Trend  —  CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW  —  A record 40% of all households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who are either the sole or primary source …
Allison Sherry / Denver Post:
Cory Gardner says he won't challenge Mark Udall for Senate in Colorado  —  WASHINGTON — One of Colorado's most competitive and viable Republicans in office decided Tuesday he is not going to run against Democratic Sen. Mark Udall next year.  —  Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma …
Discussion: First Read
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
Taking A Little “Crony” Out Of Capitalism  —  Current scandals aside, when the history of the Obama Administration is written the topic of crony capitalism will need a section to itself.  From the high profile failures of green energy projects to the bailouts of Wall Street and Detroit …
Wall Street Journal:
Curious IRS Timing  —  Did the tax agency also target groups that support Israel?  —  The IRS has admitted targeting groups that wanted to speak on issues during the 2012 election season.  But did the agency also target tax-exempt groups that opposed Administration policy priorities?
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
President Obama wanted to make clear Tuesday that a lipstick stain on his shirt collar came from a woman he greeted at a reception.  —  “Where's Jessica Sanchez?  It wasn't Jessica, this is her aunt,” Obama said at the Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration in the East Room, pointing to lipstick on shirt collar.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and CNN
 
 
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Jibran Ahmad / Reuters:
U.S. drone kills Pakistan Taliban number 2: security officials
Discussion: emptywheel and The People's Record
Kristen Wyatt / Associated Press:
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Discussion: CNN and The PJ Tatler
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