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No one knows Washington secrets like Paul Bedard. This longtime DC reporter joined The Washington Examiner in early 2012 after penning U.S. News & World Report's premiere political column, "Washington Whispers," for more than a decade. Be sure to follow Paul on Twitter at @SecretsBedard, subscribe to him on Facebook -- he's facebook.com/SecretsBedard -- and sign up for his email newsletter to get all of Paul's Washington Secrets delivered to your inbox every morning.
  • Soledad O'Brien's new target: 'White in America'

    Paul Bedard

    Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

    CNN correspondent Soledad O'Brien, known for her "Black in America" documentaries that sometimes irk viewers, is now turning her cameras on whites. She says in a statement to Secrets: "We're not just working on 'BIA,' but also developing a 'White in America.' Stay tuned for that one." Her...

  • John Kerry picks 'Buddha' as his top Asia aide

    Paul Bedard

    Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

    Secretary of State John Kerry is finally getting his team together in Foggy Bottom. And as he has scoured the halls of the State Department, other agencies and Congress in his search for top aides, Kerry has been looking at more than just jobs-packed resumes. Take Danny Russel, for example....

  • Sen. Lee: 'We are no longer citizens but subjects'

    Paul Bedard

    Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

    As all 45 GOP senators today united in a letter to President Obama demanding cooperation with congressional investigations into the IRS scandal, outspoken conservative Sen. Mike Lee said that the combined IRS and Benghazi affairs and the seizure of Associated Press source files prove the...

  • 10 of 12 IRS offices implicated in scandal are in Washington

    Paul Bedard

    Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

    The Treasury Inspector General's damaging report on the IRS-Tea Party scandal has destroyed the administration's claim that low-level workers in a Cincinnati, Ohio office are to blame, revealing that 10 of 12 agency offices referenced in the affair are in Washington. The report repeatedly...

  • 17 years later, 'It Takes A Village' becomes a federal program

    Paul Bedard

    Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

    It's been over 17 years since former first lady Hillary Clinton urged a new community spirit in her book "It Takes A Village." Now President Obama's administration is doing something even her husband didn't--turning it into a $600,000, three-year federal program. "It Takes A Village: Building...

  • Obamacare socks union health plans with 40% tax

    Paul Bedard

    Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

    Deep in the list of taxes that the president's Obamacare plan will hit Americans with is a 40 percent excise tax on health plans typical union members have, especially in Midwest states, according to a new analysis. The Obamacare tax won't take place until 2018, but when it does it will smack...