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11:40 AM ET, June 3, 2013

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Herb Jackson / NorthJersey.com:
US Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies at 89  —  Frank R. Lautenberg, who rose from a poor Paterson boyhood to become a multimillionaire businessman and New Jersey's longest-serving U.S.senator, died Monday at 89 of viral pneumonia, his office said.  —  The oldest member of the Senate …
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Adam Clymer / New York Times:
Frank Lautenberg, 5-Term Senator From New Jersey, Dies at 89  —  Frank R. Lautenberg, who fought the alcohol and tobacco industries and promoted Amtrak as a five-term United States senator from New Jersey, died Monday morning in Manhattan.  He was 89.  —  The cause was complications from viral pneumonia, his office said.
Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Sen. Frank Lautenberg dead at 89  —  Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), the last World War II veteran in the Senate and the chamber's oldest member, died Monday morning.  He was 89.  —  In a statement, Lautenberg's office said he died at 4:02 a.m. “due to complications from viral pneumonia.”
Discussion: American Spectator
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Frank Lautenberg's Senate Seat To Be Filled By Special Election This Year  —  The passing of the longtime Democratic fixture will push a Senate race into high gear.  Christie has the option to appoint an interim replacement.  —  Via: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
IRS Faulted on Conference Spending
Discussion: National Review
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
HOUSE PANEL: REPORT FINDS $50M FOR IRS CONFERENCES
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.
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Betsy Woodruff / National Review:
Donald Trump Eyes 2016
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Post Politics
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.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP immigration supporters face back-tax dilemma
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 …
Steve Coll / New Yorker:
THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS  —  In 1969, when nothing excited the public's interest like the depredations of drug fiends, the Louisville Courier-Journal sent a reporter named Paul Branzburg to penetrate Kentucky's marijuana underground.  He published eyewitness accounts …
Discussion: Politico and emptywheel
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Inside The Meltdown At America's Most Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm  —  Rex Elsass built a Republican empire on his faith, but he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul.  —  DELAWARE, Ohio — About 30 miles north of Columbus …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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: The Dish and Politico
NY Daily News:
Mayhem in the city: 25 people shot in 48 hours  —  Three killed Sunday after three were killed Saturday.  One of the wounded includes an 11-year-old girl who will never walk again.  —  Cops check the scene of a deadly gun battle at Bedford Ave. and Lenox Road in Brooklyn on Sunday.
Discussion: americanthinker.com and Gawker
Alana Horowitz / The Huffington Post:
Marsha Blackburn: Women 'Don't Want' Equal Pay Laws  —  Republican congresswoman Marsha Blackburn said on Sunday that women “don't want” equal pay laws.  —  During a roundtable discussion on NBC's Meet The Press, former White House advisor David Axelrod asked if she would support a law promoting workplace gender equality.
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
David Axelrod Dismisses IRS Scandal On NBC: Too ‘Stupid’ To Be Politically Motivated
Discussion: Hot Air
Ben Casselman / Wall Street Journal:
Risk-Averse Culture Infects U.S. Workers, Entrepreneurs  —  Americans have long taken pride in 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.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
POLITICO hires FP's Susan Glasser to head new long-form journalism, opinion divisions  —  Some truly game-changing news on the Washington media scene tonight: POLITICO has hired Susan Glasser, the editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy, to serve as editor of new long-form journalism and opinion divisions …
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
 
 
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Wolfgang Münchau / Reuters:
Austerity, like a B-movie monster, will keep coming back
Discussion: Paul Krugman
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Devoted to Politics, MSNBC Slips on Breaking News
Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:
Shane Osborn enters GOP Senate race
Discussion: Ballot Box
Wall Street Journal:
Deficit Deal Even Less Likely
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
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New York Times:
Time to Change Military Justice
John Nichols / thenation.com/blogs/117:
Senator's Call Stirs Movement to Get Congress Focused on Economic Justice
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
Ben Goad / The Hill:
Wall Street lobbyists rout groups pressing for new tight regulations
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Nick Clegg / Telegraph:
Sadly, I'm not surprised by these revelations. Westminster is crying out for reform
Discussion: Spectator, BBC and Guardian
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Women in the Senate Confront the Military on Sex Assaults
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
‘Tea party’ tempest brewing