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3:15 PM ET, June 1, 2013

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Conservatives: Public backlash to immigration reform is coming  —  Opponents of the Senate immigration reform bill say a strong public backlash is coming and think they have a good chance of stopping it on the Senate floor.  —  Advocates on both sides of the debate agree the response to the bill …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Blind to the Past — and Future  —  As a new effort at comprehensive immigration reform inches its way forward in the Senate, dissent from many conservatives is revealing their true contempt for, and fear of, the possibility that demographic groups who look different from their base will accrue power.
Dana Bash / CNN:
First on CNN: IRS collects docs from 88 employees in investigation  —  Washington (CNN) - The Internal Revenue Service has told House GOP investigators they have identified 88 IRS employees who may have documents relevant to the congressional investigation into targeting of conservative groups …
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Fox News:
IRS turns over to Congress video of employees line dancing  —  In the wake of the scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, the embattled agency has provided lawmakers with a video featuring about a dozen of its employees line dancing on a stage.
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE: IRS IGNORES SENATE DEADLINE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT SCANDAL
Bernie Becker / The Hill:   More trouble for the IRS  —  The new acting IRS chief acknowledged …
Wall Street Journal:
Donors to GOP Group Drew IRS Scrutiny  —  At the same time the Internal Revenue Service was targeting tea-party groups, the tax agency took the unusual step of trying to impose gift taxes on donors to a prominent conservative advocacy group formed in 2007 to build support for President George W. Bush's Iraq troop surge.
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Report: IRS sought gift tax on conservative group's donors  —  The IRS tried to impose a gift tax on donors to a conservative group formed to support former President George W. Bush's 2007 troop surge in Iraq, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.  —  The timing of the effort coincided …
Mark Steyn / National Review:   The Lois Lerner Defense
BBC:
Turkey protests rage for second day  —  Turkey is entering a second day of violent protests, with fresh clashes between police and demonstrators in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara.  —  The protest began as a sit-in over plans to redevelop Gezi Park in Istanbul's Taksim Square, but escalated after police used tear gas.
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Amnesty International:
Turkey must halt brutal police repression and investigate abuses at Istanbul protest
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and BBC
Eamon Murphy / DailyFinance.com:
CNET Founder Halsey Minor Bankrupt 5 Years After Firm's $1.8 Billion Sale  —  In 2008, Halsey Minor sold CNET Networks, the technology media property he founded, to CBS Corp. (CBS) for $1.8 billion.  Minor's personal haul was $200 million, according to CNNMoney.
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Bloomberg:
How Halsey Minor Blew Tech Fortune on Way to Bankruptcy  —  How do you sell the technology company you founded for $1.8 billion and five years later file for personal bankruptcy?  For Halsey Minor, it may have been a fascination with houses, hotels, horses and art.
Patricia Mazzei / MiamiHerald.com:
Congressman Joe Garcia's chief of staff implicated in phantom absentee-ballot requests scheme  —  Congressman Joe Garcia's chief of staff abruptly resigned Friday after being implicated in a sophisticated scheme to manipulate last year's primary elections by submitting hundreds of fraudulent absentee-ballot requests.
Discussion: The Hill, Discourse.net and Roll Call
Jean Hopfensperger / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Former MN Gov. Ventura wants to add widow to suit against Navy SEAL Chris Kyle  —  Ventura claims that damages from slain ex-SEAL Chris Kyle's “American Sniper” continue.  —  Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is setting his legal sights on the widow of a former Navy SEAL he had sued for defamation.
Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-Obama Aides Attended Oil Industry-Sponsored Azerbaijan Conference  —  Former senior aides to President Barack Obama were among several dozen U.S. officials and lawmakers who traveled to Baku, Azerbaijan, this week, for an event sponsored by major oil companies.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Seeing the Forest
Erik Wemple:
Top attorney regarding Fox News case: Curbing liberty for expediency equals ‘tyranny’  —  A single passage in the government's affidavit in the James Rosen case has captivated Washington for nearly two weeks.  The affidavit sought a search warrant to snoop in the personal Gmail account of Rosen …
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Joseph Erbentraut / The Huffington Post:
Illinois Gay Marriage: House Fails To Vote On Same-Sex Marriage Bill Friday, Bill Delayed Until Fall  —  Updated story  —  The Illinois House of Representatives will not vote on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state this session, delaying the matter to be considered next this fall at the earliest.
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Marcel Neergaard / The Huffington Post:
Taking a Stand Against Anti-Gay Bullying (VIDEO)  —  I am Marcel Neergaard, and I am 11 years old.  This year I was homeschooled for sixth grade because of severe bullying.  If I had gone back to public school, there is a great possibility that I would have taken my own life.
Discussion: Gay Star News
 
 
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Catherine Saillant / Los Angeles Times:
Evangelical Lutheran Church elects first openly gay bishop
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Dave Levinthal / The Center for Public …:
Tobacco giant funded conservative nonprofits
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
The GOP's Built-In Midterm Turnout Advantage
Thomas Joscelyn / The Long War Journal:
State Department highlights Iran's ‘marked resurgence’ of state-sponsored terrorism
New York Times:
Kerry Castigates Russia Over Syria-Bound Missiles
M. Alex Johnson / U.S. News:
Woman, baby, three others killed as tornadoes hit Oklahoma City suburbs
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Harry J Enten / Guardian:
Politically, the south and New England really are two different Americas
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Joshua Green / Businessweek:
Obama's Data Team Totally Schooled Gallup
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Hill