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May 20, 2013, 5:00 pm
By
Amrita Khalid
FROM THE BLOGS:
Political scandals don’t reach the Heartland The Week’s Paul Brandus thinks the only Americans obsessed with Washington scandals live in Washington.
Bridging divide between two Americas The Fix’s Chris Cillizza analyzes what polls say about how two sides of the nation reacted to recent political scandals
Politics is a rich man’s game Mother Jones’s Andy Kroll reports on how a few key bankrollers are already influencing the 2016 election
Is conservatism a form of depressive realism? The American Conservative’s Rod Dreher looks at how conservative thought has shaped various civilizations.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: AFL-CIO wages war against Facebook over immigration The Hill’s Jennifer Martinez reports on how the nation’s largest labor group thinks the tech industry is harmful to the American worker.
White House knew about IRS targeting White House officials knew about an inspector general report on the IRS applying a higher level of scrutiny to Tea Party groups prior to news on the matter becoming public but those officials did not inform president Obama, according to The Hill's Jonathan Easley.
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May 17, 2013, 4:59 pm
By
Justin Sink
FROM THE BLOGS:
Republicans shouldn’t let the facts speak for themselves Daily Intel's Jonathan Chait says the conventional wisdom — that Republicans should soberly approach the three potential scandals facing the White House — should be ignored
White House scandals will help immigration reform Slate's Dave Weigel argues the trio of controversies will give House Republicans cover to compromise on an comprehensive plan
Strange goings-on at the White House National Review's John Fund says the president remains disengaged even as his inner circle plays politics
Five questions about the AP surveillance Right Turn's Jennifer Rubin details her questions about the subpoena of reporter phone records
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Issa subpoenas Benghazi auditor Thomas Pickering The House Oversight Committee chairman subpoenaed the co-author of the report after a heated exchange over public versus private testimony, The Hill's Julian Pecquet reports.
IRS chief defends targeting as not illegal Acting IRS chief Steven Miller said the scrutiny was "obnoxious" but not against the law, The Hill's Bernie Becker and Peter Schroeder report.
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May 16, 2013, 5:00 pm
By
Amrita Khalid
FROM THE BLOGS:
From Watergate to Lewinksy to Benghazi National Journal’s Ron Brownstein says President Obama is joining a long line of presidents impacted by scandals in their second terms.
What Benghazi and the IRS scandals have in common Townhall’s Michael Barone says both scandals show the White House attempting to win approval under false pretenses.
Generation Liberal The Guardian’s Harry Enten says Millennials are liberal but haven't overtaken the electorate yet.
Can Big Government be ever stopped? The American Conservative’s James Bovard reviews a new book by James Antle that looks at how politicians and activists can work to curb federal spending.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama nominates new IRS commissioner The Hill’s Amie Parnes reports that President Obama has appointed the OMB’s Danny Werfel to be acting director of the IRS.
New rules for fracking The Hill’s Ben Geman looks at the Interior Department’s revised proposal to regulate the oil and gas development known as “fracking.”
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May 15, 2013, 5:00 pm
By
Alex Lazar
FROM THE BLOGS:
CIA warned of 'Jihadist' threat to Cairo Embassy The Weekly Standard's Thomas Joscelyn says that one of the consequences that resulted from the changing of the Benghazi talking points is that it is now less clear what led to the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
Why big abortion shares Gosnell's guilt Jeanneane Maxon writes in The Washington Times that common-sense regulations should be imposed on abortion clinics.
Planned Parenthood launches ads against Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate The Huffington Post's Laura Bassett reports that Planned Parenthood is attacking on womens' rights issues Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) in a series of new web videos.
The IRS 'scandal' -- all smoke, no fire Mark Sumner of the Daily Kos thinks that the extra scrutiny given to Tea Party groups by the IRS cannot accurately be classified as a witch hunt.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
White House asks Schumer to reintroduce media shield law The Obama administration wants Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to reintroduce legislation that provides additional legal protections to journalists, according to The Hill's Justin Sink.
Dems mull 'nuclear option' on filibuster to move EPA nominee McCarthy Some Senate Democrats are now in favor of circumventing Republicans in order to get Gina McCarthy confirmed as EPA head, The Hill's Zack Colman reports.
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May 14, 2013, 5:28 pm
By
Justin Sink
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May 13, 2013, 5:18 pm
By
Daniel Strauss
FROM THE BLOGS:
Top conservative publication defends linking Hispanics to low IQ Thinkprogress's Zack Beauchamp goes after National Review's defense of Jason Richwine's dissertation on IQ and race.
Two cheers for the elite policy consensus Our society is becoming more and more humane, argues Josh Barro at Bloomberg View.
Obama is not weak on terrorism At The Week, Paul Brandus pushes back on the argument that President Obama is an unusually weak president on terrorism.
The WaPo keeps fighting on food aid Simon Lester at Cato-at-Liberty praises a Washington Post editorial on foreign aid and "domestic agricultural interest."
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Carney: White House lawyers knew of IRS investigation in April Press secretary Jay Carney said Monday that the White House had been informed in April that the IRS's Cincinnati field office was being investigated for applying extra scrutiny to Tea Party groups, according to The Hill's Justin Sink.
Ways and Means sets hearing on IRS The powerful House Ways and Means committee has scheduled a hearing to investigate the IRS targeting Tea Party groups, reports The Hill's Peter Schroeder.
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May 10, 2013, 5:01 pm
By
Noura Alfadl-Andreasson
FROM THE BLOGS:
Finally, a real scandal for conservatives to chew on Mother Jones's Kevin Drum says that with the IRS's recent admission of audit targeting, conservatives are right to make a fuss.
Why does the press still take the Heritage Foundation seriously? The Nation's Reed Richardson advises the media that it’s the time to start treating the Heritage Foundation like "the permanent political campaign shop" that it is.
Obama burned by 'tanning tax' Newsmax's Dick Armey says ObamaCare's 'tanning bed tax' does not live up to expectation.
Rise of the Republican governors City Journal's Steven Malanga is not convinced of the 'new liberal era.'
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: IRS admits targeting Tea Party The IRS is apologizing for flagging Tea Party groups for a higher level of scrutiny but says its employees were not targeting conservative outfits for partisan reasons, report The Hill's Bernie Becker and Cameron Joseph.
Obama to tout health law amid Democratic worries over 2014 President Obama will make a public defense of his signature healthcare law Friday, using Mother's Day as a backdrop, reports The Hill's Sam Baker.
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May 9, 2013, 5:16 pm
By
Amrita Khalid
FROM THE BLOGS:
Benghazi truths and lies The American Enterprise Institute’s Norman Orstein says that Congress acted “like moths to a flame” in going after the truth on Benghazi, Libya. News on Benghazi not fit to print? Commentary’s Rick Richman argues that the latest congressional hearing on Benghazi was not the front-page story some thought it was.
Should labor leaders go after big banks? The American Prospect’s Sarah Jaffe says that union workers victimized by the bad economy should “stick it” to the financial institutions that are responsible for their condition.
Delaying Medicaid expansion an Obamacare bargaining chip The Washington Examiner’s Yevginey Feyman looks at the states that have put the brakes on expanding Medicaid and their options for the future.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Obama calls for $9 minimum wage The Hill’s Amie Parnes reports that the president advocated for raising the federal minimum wage to $9 in Austin, Texas, on Thursday.
Lawmakers scold OMB on missed deadline The Hill’s Ben Goad looks at how the Office of Management and Budget has drawn the ire of the House Oversight Committee.
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May 7, 2013, 5:00 pm
By
Noura Alfadl-Andreasson
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May 6, 2013, 5:00 pm
By
Noura Alfadl-Andreasson
FROM THE BLOGS:
Wanted: Adult supervision for the gun nuts Kevin Drum of Mother Jones is not amused with the new National Rifle Association president's pro-gun conservative tactics.
Was it the Syrian rebels that used chemical weapons? Ed Morrissey of Hot Air says the United Nation has determined that rebel forces used chemical weapons.
Obama and marijuana: then and now The New Yorker's Hendrik Hertzberg notes that President Obama is the first president to openly consider himself an "enthusiastic" stoner.
Rand Paul toasts famous loner Henry David Thoreau Scott Galupo of The American Conservative deliberates over the "negative liberty" found in the woods versus the "positive freedom" found in the city.
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Republicans ride on Cruz control Republican colleagues are divided over whether Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) personality is magnetic or divisive, reports The Hill's Alexander Bolton.
Obama hits the links with GOP senators President Obama played golf Monday with Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), and Mark Udall (D-Colo.), according to The Hill's Justin Sink and Daniel Strauss.
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