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Seib & Wessel: What We’re Reading Thursday

The press gets criticized for focusing too much on the minutiae of who knew what and when in the IRS controversy, a profile of Meg Whitman, and more recommended reading from around the web. Full News here – Washington Wire

Government Gone Wild

Daniel Henninger, Wall Street JournalOf all the excuses, explanations and alibis pouring forth in the saga of the IRS kneecapping of conservative groups during the victorious Obama 2012 campaign, the one that deserves attention is this from David Axelrod:"Part of being president is that there's so much beneath you that you can't know, because the [...]

With high-tech visa compromise, immigration reform proponents win GOP ally

With a final committee vote on a comprehensive immigration reform bill finally in sight, proponents of immigration reform won the support of a key Republican panel member after hammering out a bipartisan compromise dealing with visas for high-skilled foreign workers. Full News here – NBCNews.com: Capitol Hill

Google’s Long List of Subsidiaries Gets Much Shorter

Some of the biggest U.S. companies have quietly removed hundreds of offshore subsidiaries from their publicly disclosed financial filings over the past several years. Here’s a look at Google’s subsidiaries in its most recent report compared to its more extensive listing a few years ago. Full News here – Washington Wire

Garcetti elected next mayor of Los Angeles

Los Angeles voters have chosen Eric Garcetti to become the city’s first Jewish mayor. Full News here – NBCNews.com: More politics

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with DREAMers

Aspiring Americans Share their Stories as Senate Debates Immigration Reform

23 May 2013

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with DREAMers who have received Deferred Action and U.S. citizen family members of undocumented immigrants, in the Oval Office, May 21, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) As the Senate debates bipartisan immigration reform legislation, the President and the Vice President hosted a meeting [...]

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Dr. Jill Biden walks with the procession of graduates of the Navajo Technical College Class of 2013

Building Opportunities in Indian Country: Congratulations to the Graduates of Navajo Technical College

23 May 2013

Dr. Jill Biden walks with the procession of graduates of the Navajo Technical College Class of 2013, Navajo Tech President Elmer Guy, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and the Board of trustees on the Navajo Tech campus in Crownpoint, New Mexico. May 17, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) On Friday, I had [...]

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Hobby Lobby’s fight against birth control mandate up for federal appeal

23 May 2013

The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses — not just the currently exempted religious groups  – should be allowed to seek exception from that part of the health law if it violates their religious beliefs. Full News here – FOXNews.com

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Obama Admin, Deny, Deflect WH Advisor Blames GOP For 3 White House Scandals – Prescription For Truth – Politics Informer Video

23 May 2013

America Obama Admin Is Lying To America! – Wake Up Your Freedom At Risk!!!! Obama Admin – Deny, Deflect WH Advisor Blames GOP For 3 White House Scandals – Pr… Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Inspiring Oklahoma Volunteers

23 May 2013

He served in Operation Desert Storm and in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Now, after 20 years in the Army, he will again serve his country in Operation Starting Gun, in Moore, Okla. Cal Verdin, 41, is the Los Angeles resource manager for Team Rubicon, a disaster relief nonprofit made up primarily of military veterans. Founded in [...]

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Special Prosecutor Appointed in Investigation of Virginia Governor

23 May 2013

Virginia’s attorney general has appointed an outside prosecutor to investigate Gov. Bob McDonnell’s financial disclosures, in a widening scandal over a political donor. Full News here – The Caucus

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Politician Sorry for “Liking” Photo of Teenager’s Genitals

23 May 2013

Australian Minister of Education Peter Collier “says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he ‘liked’ a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself,” the Guardian reports. Collier apologized and said he “had no idea that the teenager, who was otherwise fully clothed and posing alongside an [...]

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Weiner Seeks Redemption With Bid

23 May 2013

Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner’s decision to enter the race for New York City mayor on Wednesday immediately turned the election into a national spectacle. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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Pritzker Understated Income by $80 Million

23 May 2013

On the eve of her Senate confirmation hearing, commerce-secretary nominee Penny Pritzker alerted Congress that she mistakenly understated her 2012 income by at least $ 80 million. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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Same-Sex Couples Left Out of Immigration Bill

23 May 2013

Sen. Patrick Leahy has tried since 2003 to give people in same-sex relationships the right to sponsor their foreign partners for green cards, as married heterosexual couples can do. On Tuesday, he may have lost his best chance in recent years to push the measure into law. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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