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2:30 PM ET, May 12, 2014

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
In midterm elections, Democrats can have some hope of retaining control of Senate  —  Senate races are not House races.  —  This seems obvious.  But amid increasing chatter about just how bad the national environment will be for Democrats in midterm elections this fall, it's an important point to remember.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Gabriel Arana / American Prospect:
The Unbearable Whiteness of Liberal Media  —  This article has been corrected.  —  On the staff of The American Prospect, I'm the only member of an ethnic minority.  That's not because I bring all the variety the magazine needs, or because the editors don't think diversity is valuable.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Voter Enthusiasm Down Sharply From 2010  —  Republicans, Democrats less enthusiastic about voting  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A majority of U.S. registered voters, 53%, say they are less enthusiastic about voting than in previous elections, while 35% are more enthusiastic.
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
GOP goes quiet on ObamaCare  —  House Republicans have no scheduled votes or hearings on ObamaCare, signaling a shift in the party's strategy as the White House rides a wave of good news on the law.  —  Not a single House committee has announced plans to attack the healthcare law in the coming weeks …
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck departing for AHIP
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Lanre Ola / Reuters:
Boko Haram offers to swap kidnapped Nigerian girls for prisoners  —  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - The leader of the Nigerian Islamist rebel group Boko Haram has offered to release more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by his fighters last month in exchange for prisoners, according to a video seen on YouTube.
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Allen West / Allen B. West:
Focus on Boko Haram right now seems fishy to me
Discussion: Politico and The Raw Story
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton Already Answered The Benghazi Question Trey Gowdy Has For Her  —  Video Benghazi Investigation Benghazi Attack Trey Gowdy Investigation Trey Gowdy Benghazi Trey Gowdy Benghazi Questions Trey Gowdy Hillary Clinton Trey Gowdy Benghazi Committee Benghazi Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton Benghazi
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Hillary and me  —  The 2008 campaign was a nightmare.  Will 2016 be as bad?
Discussion: VodkaPundit
TMZ.com:
Jay Z PHYSICALLY ATTACKED by Beyonce's Sister Solange [VIDEO]  —  PHYSICALLY ATTACKED BY BEYONCE'S SISTER [VIDEO]  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jay Z was ferociously assaulted by Beyonce's sister Solange ... who was wildly kicking and swinging at him inside an elevator ... and the attack was captured on surveillance video ... obtained by TMZ.
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Rubio's Resurgence  —  Marco Rubio is flashing across a lot of television sets in Colorado right now.  On Wednesday, the Chamber of Commerce began airing ads in the state in both English and Spanish in which Rubio makes the case for Republican representative Cory Gardner …
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New York Times:
Tea Party Activists See Own Groups Among Washington Adversaries
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Pamela Engel / Business Insider:
Here Are The Drunkest Countries In The World [MAP]  —  Alcohol consumption varies widely across the globe, and the U.S. stacks up pretty well compared to some other countries.  —  As the map below from the World Health Organization shows, Russians and their neighbors drink more than almost everyone else in the world.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Week
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Crazy Climate Economics  —  Everywhere you look these days, you see Marxism on the rise.  Well, O.K., maybe you don't — but conservatives do.  If you so much as mention income inequality, you'll be denounced as the second coming of Joseph Stalin; Rick Santorum has declared that any use of the word “class” is “Marxism talk.”
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Chamber Prez: GOP Has No Chance In 2016 If It Blocks Immigration Reform  —  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has strongly supported Republican candidates and priorities in recent years.  So it was notable when its leader on Monday said the GOP shouldn't even bother to field a presidential nominee …
New York Post:
Our newly efficient IRS  —  That's quite some efficiency.  Back in March, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told a House committee investigating the targeting of conservative organizations that it “would take years to produce” all the data Congress demanded.  —  Now, just a day after the full House voted …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Iowa Republican Senate Candidate Still Thinks Iraq Had WMDs  —  Rising Iowa senate candidate Joni Ernst told the Des Moines Register board in a meeting last Friday she still believes Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.  —  “I do have reason to believe there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq,” Ernst said.
Dave Canton / Union-News:
Chicopee woman faces wiretapping charges after allegedly recording her own arrest  —  UPDATE, Monday, 1:14 p.m.: Woman charged with illegal wiretapping by Springfield police for audio recording of arrest, released on personal recognizance  —  SPRINGFIELD— A Chicopee woman apparently got …
Avik Roy / Forbes:
New McKinsey Survey: 74% Of Obamacare Sign-Ups Were Previously Insured  —  One of the principal flaws in the coverage of Obamacare's enrollment numbers to date has been that the press has not made distinctions between those who have “signed up” for Obamacare-based plans …
Discussion: Hot Air and National Review
Washington Post:
Eastern Ukrainians vote for self-rule in referendum opposed by West  —  DONETSK, Ukraine — Residents of two regions of eastern Ukraine turned out in significant numbers Sunday to vote in support of self-rule in a referendum that threatens to deepen divisions in a country already heading perilously toward civil war.
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Show Us the Drone Memos
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Ruth R. Wisse / Wall Street Journal:
The Closing of the Collegiate Mind
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Hagel ‘Open’ to Reviewing Military's Ban on Transgender People
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