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1:15 PM 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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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 …
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
James Carville on Michele Bachmann: ‘Sad day’  —  Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville predicted on Wednesday that Republicans throughout the country would be “relieved” Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has decided to retire.  —  “Sad day,” Carville quipped on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” …
Alison Harding / CNN:
Rep. Bachmann looks forward to ‘limitless’ future, but not in the House  —  (CNN) - U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, a conservative firebrand whose bid for president last year ended after the Iowa caucuses, will not seek re-election to her Minnesota congressional seat in 2014.
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:   Bachmann retirement boosts GOP hopes of keeping her seat
Ian Johnston / NBC Politics:
Michele Bachmann: I'm quitting my House seat in 2014
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
Mike Allen / Politico:
Michele Bachmann not running again
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Tea Party fave Bachmann won't run for Congress again
Discussion: The Agonist and NewsBusters
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
The 8 Most Outlandish Moments Of Michele Bachmann's Time In Congress
Discussion: American Prospect
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Michele Bachmann: A Fact Checker's dream
Associated Press:
Minn. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she won't run for re-election in 2014
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 …
Discussion: msnbc.com
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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
Jonathan Turley / USA Today:
Fire Eric Holder: Column  —  Top lawyer doesn't have credibility to investigate anyone, let alone himself.  —  Recently, Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about the administration's sweeping surveillance of journalists with the Associated Press.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
House Judiciary panel launches official probe into whether Holder lied
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 …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Study: PolitiFact says Republicans lie more  —  The fact-checking organization PolitiFact has found Republicans to be less trustworthy than Democrats, according to a new study.  —  Fifty-two percent of Republican claims reviewed by the Tampa Bay Times fact-checking operation were rated …
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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.
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Sources: Lincoln Chafee to switch parties  —  Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has notified senior Democratic Party officials that he intends to switch his party registration and join the Democratic Party, multiple sources familiar with Chafee's decision told POLITICO.
Discussion: Post Politics and The Raw Story
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio: The ‘Only Answer’ To IRS Scandal Is To Repeal Obamacare (VIDEO)  —  Calling the Internal Revenue Service's role in the implementation of the new federal health care law “chilling,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued in a video posted online Wednesday that the only appropriate response …
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
GOP presses Cotton to run for Senate  —  Republicans are intensifying a campaign to persuade Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) to run for the Senate, believing the rookie congressman represents the GOP's best chance of defeating Sen. Mark Pryor (D).  —  Cotton has so far steadfastly refused to discuss …
Discussion: Politico
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Vulnerable Democrats' 2014 Obama problem
Discussion: Washington Wire and Post Politics
Steve Kolowich / Chronicle of Higher Education:
Harvard Dean Steps Down Following Secret Searches of E-Mail Accounts  —  Less than three months after Harvard University administrators admitted to signing off on secret searches in the e-mail accounts of more than a dozen resident deans as part of a cheating investigation …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Newsweek confirms it is eyeing sale  —  Newsweek CEO Baba Shetty and editor-in-chief Tina Brown have sent a memo to staff confirming earlier reports that parent-company IAC is exploring a sale of the now online-only magazine.  —  In the memo, Shetty and Brown attributed the exploration …
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
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 …
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?
Abby Rapoport / American Prospect:
Three Reasons Why State Polarization Is a Big Deal  —  Those of us who report on state-level politics usually brag about how much better it is than following Congress.  On our beat, after all, bills actually get passed and become law—unlike in D.C., where the Senate can't even vote for lack …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Oval Office is no classroom  —  No doubt: Barack Obama has what it takes to be a terrific law student.  It's less clear those are the ingredients of a successful president.  —  A great law student excels at reading the fact pattern on an exam and spotting the legal issues.
Discussion: Althouse and Firedoglake
 
 
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Record 10,978,040 Now on Disability; ‘Disability’ Would Be 8th Most Populous State
Discussion: AEIdeas and Weasel Zippers
Stuart Stevens / The Daily Beast:
A Bad Relationship: How the Press Came To Love Obama More Than Itself
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Biden Tells Trinidad and Tobago: ‘11 Million Undocumented’ in U.S. ‘Required to Constantly Live in Fear’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and National Review
Karla Navarrete / KPHO-TV:
Arpaio says he'll change immigration enforcement, appeal court
Discussion: Reuters and The Raw Story
Olympia Meola / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
McDonnell to speed rights process for nonviolent felons
Discussion: ThinkProgress, WJLA-TV and Colorlines
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Most Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in U.S.
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Hot Air
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Zeleny / ABCNEWS:
McConnell Campaign Ad Uses IRS Scandal Against Obama
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
French Police Arrest Suspect in Attack on Soldier
Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:
Liberal hawks were vocal on involvement in Iraq but have been quiet on Syria
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Cantor says Obama ‘disconnected,’ has ‘lost focus’ in office
Discussion: Politico
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
Taking A Little “Crony” Out Of Capitalism
TheAustralian:
Suspended sentences for 20 who attacked US embassy in Tunisia
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