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  May 20, 2013, 6:22 am

Report: Top Obama lawyer told of IRS targeting in April

By Meghashyam Mali

White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler learned the IRS was targeting conservative groups weeks before audit went public, the WSJ reports.

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  May 19, 2013, 5:36 pm

Obama to address drones, Gitmo in defense policy speech

By Jordy Yager

Obama is expected to lay out the legal justification for armed drone strikes in the address at the National Defense University.

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  May 19, 2013, 3:32 pm

Obama ‘optimistic’ despite ‘some rough and tumble’ politics

By Zack Colman

"Despite the doom and gloom, you should be optimistic about this country," Obama told supporters at a DSCC fundraiser.

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  May 19, 2013, 3:03 pm

Virginia GOP Lt. Gov. nominee: Obama has ‘Muslim perspective’

By Jordy Yager

In a blog post from 2010, GOP nominee E.W. Jackson said Obama's anti-Semitic views could harm relations with Israel.

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  May 19, 2013, 2:07 pm

Paul Ryan: IRS targeting scandal reveals ‘big government cronyism’

By Jordy Yager

“We're seeing big government in practice. Now, we're seeing the arrogance," said Ryan.

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  May 19, 2013, 1:43 pm

Sen. Portman: IRS will need special counsel

By Meghashyam Mali

The Ohio senator said any investigation of political targeting had to be "independent of the White House."

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  May 19, 2013, 1:15 pm

Former Rep. Kucinich: Obama ‘hasn’t done anything’ on jobs

By Jordy Yager

The former Ohio lawmaker said Obama had "to be held accountable for not creating the jobs."

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  May 19, 2013, 12:55 pm

McConnell: White House ‘made up a tale’ about Benghazi

By Jordy Yager

The Senate minority leader said it was "inconvenient" for the administration to admit a terrorist attack before the election.

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  May 19, 2013, 12:02 pm

Rumsfeld: Obama’s trust being ‘eroded’

By Jordy Yager

Donald Rumsfeld on Sunday said the public’s trust in President Obama is being “eroded” and the administration’s credibility has been undermined.

The former Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush said the controversy over the Obama administration’s handling of the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya has jeopardized confidence in the president.

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  May 19, 2013, 11:51 am

AP chief: DOJ seizure an ‘unconstitutional act’

By Zack Colman

Associated Press CEO Gary Pruitt said the DOJ's actions were carried out "abusively and harassingly."

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