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The Early Word: Pre-Existing Conditions
The Caucus - The New York Times - 05/21/13 - 13 min ago
Political news from today's Times and around the Web, plus a look at the latest happenings in Washington.
The White House claim of doctored e-mails... to smear the president
Post Politics - The Washington Post - 05/21/13 - 14 min ago
Thats a very serious offense that happened where Republicans on the Hill, we voluntarily provided these e-mails to, took one of them, doctored it and gave it to ABC News in an attempt to smear the president. Read full article >>
What's the appropriate level of White House involvement with IG findings?
Post Politics - The Washington Post - 05/21/13 - 14 min ago
The White House acknowledged this week that some of its senior officials knew in late-April that the IRS had targeted conservative groups before and after the 2010 midterms, contradicting earlier statements about an inspector general's report that detailed the scandal. Read full article...
Ex-IRS chief heads to Hill as Carney says White House senior staff told of ...
FOXNews.com - Politics - 05/21/13 - 16 min ago
The timeline for when senior White House officials knew about the IRS scandal seems to be shifting. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday that the presidents counsel was told on April 24 about the preliminary findings of an IRS audit that showed tax officials unfairly targeted Tea...
CWA Local 1180 Throws Support To John Liu
The Daily Politics - NY Daily News - 05/21/13 - 1 hours 12 min ago
Democratic mayoral contender John Liu is harnessing the power of Communications Workers of America Local 1180, a union whose leader is a force in a superPAC attack on primary frontrunner Chris Quinn, the Daily News has learned. In a full-throated endorsement of the comptroller's bid, Local ...
Cameron's leadership under fire: Politics live blog
Politics: Politics blog | guardian.co.uk - 05/21/13 - 1 hours 13 min ago
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including David Cameron's attempts to repair relations with his party and criticism of his leadershipAndrew Sparrow
CEO Cook To Defend Apple Before Senate Committee Hearing
Politics - NPR - 05/21/13 - 1 hours 14 min ago
Apple is paying billions of dollars less than it should in U.S. taxes each year, according to a report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The report says Apple avoids billions in tax payments mainly by shifting profits to three subsidiary companies in Ireland.
Moore, Oklahoma
Firedoglake - 05/21/13 - 1 hours 17 min ago
Oklahoma was hit hard by a series of tornado outbreaks. By far the worst appears to be at a school in Moore, Oklahoma. Tornadoes this time of year in that part of the country are not exactly unheard of, but the frequency and intensity of this outbreak is disturbing. Several organizations are...
World View: Wave of Terrorist Violence in Iraq Kills hundreds
Breitbart Feed - 05/21/13 - 1 hours 18 min ago
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Wave of terrorist violence in Iraq kills hundreds EU steps up investigation of oil price-fixing scandal Wave of terrorist violence in Iraq kills hundreds Car bombings in Iraq A dozen car bombings across Iraq on Monday killed at least ...
Why I Live in Oklahoma
Breitbart Feed - 05/21/13 - 1 hours 18 min ago
"Oklahoma City sees more tornadoes than any other city, so, again, they're used to this kind of thing. And when they move there they know what they need to do. Kids learn at an early age what a storm shelter is, what a tornado warning is, and what you need to do when it happens. So they're the most ...
Anchor: 'Why On Earth Would People Live' In Oklahoma?
Breitbart Feed - 05/21/13 - 1 hours 18 min ago
Politico's Thrush Politicizes Oklahoma Tornado
Breitbart Feed - 05/21/13 - 1 hours 18 min ago
The destructive tornado that destroyed the quiet town of Moore, Oklahoma was only a few hours gone. The devastation had yet to be measured, and the dead barely counted much less mourned and laid to rest. Politico's Glenn Thrush felt it was already time to politicize the event by scolding Oklahoma's ...
Carney: IRS Scandal Never Mentioned In Daily Meetings With Chief of Staff
Breitbart Feed - 05/21/13 - 1 hours 18 min ago
Carney Refuses To Name Staffers Who Knew About IRS Scandal Before Obama
Breitbart Feed - 05/21/13 - 1 hours 18 min ago
RAHN: Cheer up, Righties Were all victims now!
The Daily Caller Politics - 05/21/13 - 2 hours 14 min ago
Conservatives have always belonged to our nation’s least sympathetic group: the unvictimized. The Republican Party is overwhelmingly white, Christian, straight and increasingly Southern. It is, at least in the minds of its critics, the party of the privileged oppressor. It’s here that...
Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty
Politics - NPR - 05/21/13 - 2 hours 16 min ago
In Texas, it may be politically unwise to cross the governor, but some politicians and advocates in the poor Rio Grande Valley are starting to speak out in support of expanding Medicaid. Governor Perry opposes all parts of Obamacare.
Fog of Scandal: Senate Dems Trying to Rush Amnesty Bill to Floor, Sources...
Breitbart Feed - 05/21/13 - 2 hours 19 min ago
Senate staffers told Breitbart News that Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) and “Gang of Eight” members appear to be attempting to use the cover of multiple scandals hitting the Obama administration to rush the proposed immigration reform bill out of committee and onto...
Oklahoma Senators Face Difficult Options On Disaster Relief
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 11 min ago
WASHINGTON -- As frantic rescue missions continued Monday in Oklahoma following the catastrophic tornadoes that ripped through the state, it appeared increasingly likely that residents who lost homes and businesses would turn to the federal government for emergency disaster aid. That could put the...
Arrests In Occupy Protest Against 'Too Big To Jail' Banks
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 11 min ago
WASHINGTON -- Owners of foreclosed houses were arrested during a protest outside Justice Department headquarters Monday, where they demonstrated against prosecutors' failure to take legal action against bankers. Seventeen former homeowners were arrested, according to Washington police. The...
First Lawsuit Filed Against IRS Over Tea Party Scandal
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 11 min ago
By Nate Raymond May 20 (Reuters) - A California-based Tea Party group sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday in what marked the first lawsuit to stem from an investigation finding the agency singled-out conservative organizations. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati,...
Lori Wallach: One More Scandal?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 11 min ago
What do a zombie, handcuffs, a steamroller and a legislative luge run for job-killing trade agreements all have in common? They're all apt metaphors of an expired, scandalously anti-democratic procedure called Fast Track. And, I should know. I just wrote the book on it. How this little-known but...
Justice Department Says It 'Never Prosecuted A Reporter'
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 11 min ago
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder did not recuse himself from the 2010 search warrant for emails from a Fox News reporter's personal account, a Justice Department official said Monday evening. DOJ regulations require the attorney general to approve charges against a journalist or the...
Tornado Devastates Oklahoma City Suburb
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 11 min ago
MOORE, Okla., May 20 (Reuters) - A 2-mile-wide (3-km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people including 20 children, destroying entire tracts of homes and trapping two dozen school children beneath rubble. Rescue teams raced against the...
GOP Lieutenant Gov Criticizes Party's Nominee To Replace Him
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 11 min ago
Add one of Virginia's most prominent Republicans to the list of names miffed by GOP lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson's past. Politico reports that current Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling (R) spoke out against Jackson's history of questionable remarks on Monday, calling them "simply...
Stop-And-Frisk Judge Sharply Questions City Lawyers
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 11 min ago
NEW YORK -- The trial of the New York City Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk practice ended on Monday as lawyers defending the city were peppered with sharp questions from the federal judge hearing the case. But whether U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin will declare...
Liberal SuperPAC Had Secret Bain Ties
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 11 min ago
A top liberal SuperPAC in the 2012 election had undisclosed financial ties to the private equity firm Bain Capital something that some people close to the group say interfered with its core mission of attacking Bain veteran Mitt Romneys business record.
Obama Administration Approves New Natural-Gas Exports, Another Incremental ...
The Corner - National Review Online - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 13 min ago
The Washington Post reports: The Energy Department gave a terminal near Freeport, Tex.,permission Friday to ship liquefied natural gasto Japan, providing a new outlet for rising U.S. production of shale gas despite qualms of environmentalists and many domestic manufacturers. The permit marks...
Immigration bill nears finish line
POLITICO.com: Congress - 05/21/13 - 3 hours 16 min ago
Sen. Leahy schedules more markup sessions.
