Benghazi report authors Mullen, Pickering refuse meeting with Rep. Issa….

“In the past week members of your Committee have publicly criticized – in both an open hearing and in the media – the work of the Accountability Review Board [ARB],” the retired diplomat and the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote. “Having taken liberal license to call into question the Board’s work, it is surprising that you now maintain that members of the Committee need a closed-door proceeding before being able to ask ‘informed questions’ at a public hearing.”

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The IRS under political attack 5/16/13…..

Tea Party to Sue the IRS, GOP looks at the IRS and Romney tax info….

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McAuliffe pulls ahead in Virginia Governors race in new Q poll…..5/16/13

Democrat Terry McAuliffe has opened up a slight 43 – 38 percent lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the race to become Virginia’s next governor, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

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Susan Rice got set up by the CIA……

The release also showed that the CIA, and not the State Department, made the decision to scrub references to Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda-linked groups and prior terrorist attacks in the region.

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Daily Real Clear Politics Polling Numbers May 9, 10, 13, 15, 2013

Mass Special Polls, Presidential Approval numbers…

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The White House does a dump of 100 pages of Benghazi memo’s….

While the administration maintains the decision to remove references to al Qaeda and Islamic extremists was driven by the CIA, the emails also show the State Department repeatedly expressing concern over various revisions of the talking points.

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Does AG Eric Holder Hold on?

It seems to me a housecleaning is in order at the Justice Department. The latest AP issue is most certainly going too far in the zeal to squash leaks, but I have different reason. It’s because the godawful mess Lanny Breuer made of investigating coddling the banks.

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American Idol Update 5/15/13….3 songs each….Kree a bit of Country…Candice OMG!…

My wife feels that Kree does country which is fine , but Candice is a star who is comfortable on stage and can out sing anyone in the House….

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About those Jonathan Karl email’s scoop on Benghazi……

The quoted Rhodes email, CNN’s Jake Tapper reported Tuesday, was amisleading summary provided to Karl by his source. The real email doesn’t mention the State Department at all:

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Democrats in Virginia go after Ken Cuccinelli on abortion

The move to target Cuccinelli’s views on abortion comes a few days before the state attorney general addresses the Virginia GOP convention this weekend, and as Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe works to peel away moderate-leaning voters from the Republican coalition.

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Hillary leads early NH poll……Rubio Just leads for GOP….

Another poll confirms that at the outset of the 2016 New Hampshire Primary, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blows away the competition on the Democratic side, while it is a jump ball for all potential Republican presidential candidates.

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Political Roundup for May 15, 2013…Sestak Pa Senate run again…Red Racing Horses

Pennsylvania 2016: Former Rep. and 2010 nominee Joe Sestak is getting an early start on 2016, announcing yesterday that he formed an exploratory committee for a rematch with Sen. Pat Toomey.

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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest 5/15/13: Joe Sestak announces Senate run—for 2016

PA-Sen, -Gov: Ah, leave it to the Honey Badger to do something like this. Former Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak has long been notorious for refusing to share details about his electoral plans.

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Harry Reid thinks the Republicans have ‘lost theur minds’ on trying a Healthcare Law repeal….

“For 37th time they’re voting to repeal a landmark, constitutional healthcare law, known as ObamaCare,” Reid said. “The House will waste yet another week on a dead end repeal vote. Perhaps they think the 37th time is the charm.”

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Anthony Weiner will announce his run for NYC Mayor as soon as next week…

Danny Kedem, who worked on Mark Murphy’s congressional run in New York’s 11th District last year, has been brought on as Weiner’s campaign manager for a race he is likely to announce next week, according to multiple sources.

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Lets get some Shit Straight on this IRS thing….

“Willfulness would not exist where [IRS employees] believed they were acting in good faith or they were negligent in some respect,” Laufman said. “For there to be a criminal violation, there will have to be evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that someone at the IRS knowingly and willfully violated the law.”

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