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Eric Holder: I have faith in employees responsible for acquiring AP phone records
Charlie Spiering
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
Attorney General Eric Holder explained Wednesday afternoon that he had no knowledge of the Justice Department’s decision to acquire phone records from the Associated Press because he had recused himself from the case. Holder added that he had no facts to share with the House Judiciary...
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David Letterman jokes about Obama spying on reporters
Charlie Spiering
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
Comedian David Letterman shared a joke at President Obama’s expense Tuesday night: The president held a press conference Monday, and the reporters were on him like a pack of wild dogs. He did pretty well because, you know, he had been listening to the conversations. So, he knew exactly what...
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The Jay Carney ‘unfettered’ highlight video
Charlie Spiering
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
In response to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s frequent use of the word “unfettered” during the press briefing Tuesday, the producers of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” put together this highlight video. “Welcome to this special edition of ‘Sesame Street,’” deadpanned...
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Tea Party group beat IRS scrutiny simply by changing the name
Charlie Spiering
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
Over at the Washington Free Beacon, CJ Ciaramella interviews a Tea Party organizer who beat IRS scrutiny simply by changing the name of his group. The source was a member of a conservative nonprofit that applied for tax-exempt status with the IRS. After waiting nearly a year without any...
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David Axelrod: Set Benghazi questions aside
Charlie Spiering
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
During a conversation on MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning, former Obama campaign chief David Axelrod insisted that the new questions about Benghazi should be “set aside,” arguing that the interest in what happened during the attacks was purely political. “I’d set Benghazi aside,”...
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Ben Smith mocks anti-amnesty Republicans for avoiding Koch sponsored event
Charlie Spiering
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
During Tuesday night’s BuzzFeed Brews immigration forum, Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith noted that Republicans who were opposed the immigration reform bill declined multiple invitations to participate in the forum. The event was sponsored by the Charles Koch Institute. “I was a little...
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Tough talk in Obama statement, but no mention of firing IRS employees
Charlie Spiering
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
President Obama released a statement Tuesday night reacting to the release of the Inspector General’s report revealing that the IRS unlawfully targeted Tea Party and conservative groups. Obama called the behavior “intolerable and inexcusable” vowing that he had asked Treasury Secretary...
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Robert Gibbs: Obama response to scandals sounds like me scolding my 9-year-old
Charlie Spiering
Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013
Former Obama White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs — now an MSNBC contributor — explained to Andrea Mitchell Tuesday afternoon that President Obama made White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s job more difficult. Carney would have had an easier time defending the president, suggested...
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