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9:55 AM ET, June 3, 2013

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Tal Kopan / Politico:
David Plouffe rips Darrell Issa ‘loose ethically’  —  Former White House senior adviser David Plouffe took to Twitter to question Rep. Darrell Issa's ethics after the California Republican trashed press secretary Jay Carney.  —  “Strong words from Mr Grand Theft Auto and suspected arsonist/insurance swindler.
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
IRS controversy turns personal, nasty  —  (CNN) - An unusually harsh and personal war of words erupted on Sunday, even for the current hyper-partisan atmosphere in Washington, DC, with one of President Obama's top advisers bringing up the 40-year-old criminal record of the Republican congressman leading …
Daily Mail:
IRS employee in bombshell congressional interviews about tea party targeting: ‘Washington, DC wanted some cases ... I sent seven’  —  Interviews with IRS employees have established that the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service was engaged in targeting tea party groups …
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
HOUSE PANEL: REPORT FINDS $50M FOR IRS CONFERENCES
House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform:
Oversight & Government Reform
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Geezers Are All Right  —  Last month the Congressional Budget Office released its much-anticipated projections for debt and deficits, and there were cries of lamentation from the deficit scolds who have had so much influence on our policy discourse.  The problem, you see …
Politico:
Immigration reform deal hangs on border security  —  The Gang of Eight's hopes for a Senate supermajority is running into the GOP's push for a dramatic crackdown on border security — testing the limits of the bipartisan coalition that's propelling the bill through Congress.
Discussion: msnbc.com
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New York Times:
China Is Reaping Biggest Benefits of Iraq Oil Boom  —  BAGHDAD — Since the American-led invasion of 2003, Iraq has become one of the world's top oil producers, and China is now its biggest customer.  —  China already buys nearly half the oil that Iraq produces, nearly 1.5 million barrels a day …
Discussion: Politico
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Microsoft Ponders Major Restructuring, Amid Renewed Wall Street Focus on Stock  —  According to sources close to the situation, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is working on what is likely to turn into a significant restructuring of the massive software company, which could also move several current execs to more prominent roles.
Discussion: Business Insider and The Verge
New York Times:
Time to Change Military Justice  —  In his commencement address at the United States Military Academy late last month, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged the newest graduates of the two-centuries-old academy to help stamp out the “scourge” of sexual assaults in the military.  His call had special resonance.
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Report: How GOP lost young voters  —  A new postmortem on the November elections from the nation's leading voice for college Republicans offers a searing indictment of the GOP “brand” and the major challenges the party faces in wooing young voters, according to a copy given exclusively to POLITICO.
Nick Clegg / Telegraph:
Sadly, I'm not surprised by these revelations.  Westminster is crying out for reform  —  Westminster remains a place where power is hoarded, decisions are opaque, and people are not properly held to account, writes Nick Clegg.  —  Once again this newspaper's pages have been filled with the murkier side of British politics.
Discussion: Spectator, Guardian and BBC
Ben Casselman / Wall Street Journal:
Risk-Averse Culture Infects U.S. Workers, Entrepreneurs  —  Americans have long taken pride on their willingness to bet it all on a dream.  But that risk-taking spirit appears to be fading.  —  Three long-running trends suggest the U.S. economy has turned soft on risk: Companies add jobs more slowly, even in good times.
Discussion: Via Meadia and naked capitalism
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Women in the Senate Confront the Military on Sex Assaults  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Claire McCaskill wandered down the dais at the Senate Armed Services Committee's first hearing of the year and noticed a startling tableau: women to the left, women to the right.
Sy Mukherjee / ThinkProgress:
Congresswoman Opposes Pay Equity Laws Because Women 'Don't Want The Decisions Made In Washington'  —  Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) offered an odd view on women's paycheck fairness and equity laws on Sunday, suggesting that federal legislation on workplace equity is condescending to women who are well-qualified for the workplace.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Raw Story
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NBC News:
June 2: Mike Rogers, Chuck Schumer, David Axelrod, Marsha Blackburn, Jonathan Alter, Ana Navarro, Tom Friedman
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Althouse
 
 
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
POLITICO hires FP's Susan Glasser to head new long-form journalism, opinion divisions
Reid Wilson / NationalJournal.com:
Senate Republicans Tiptoe Around Activist Base
Discussion: First Read
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Inside The Meltdown At America's Most Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Eric Holder being investigated for Hill testimony; impact of political scandal on 2014
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Althouse
BREITBART.COM:
HARRIS POLL: ONLY A THIRD OF U.S. ADULTS QUALIFY AS VERY HAPPY
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
John Nichols / thenation.com/blogs/117:
Senator's Call Stirs Movement to Get Congress Focused on Economic Justice
Discussion: Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
Ben Goad / The Hill:
Wall Street lobbyists rout groups pressing for new tight regulations
Discussion: Prairie Weather
 Earlier Items: 
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
‘Tea party’ tempest brewing
David Waldman / Daily Kos:
GunFAIL XX  —  This week's image is courtesy of The TSA Blog …