IRS Scandal: IRS Commissioner Defends 'Lie by Omission' to Congress Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman, who led the agency when it targeted Tea Party and conservative groups, testified before the Senate Finance Committee today, under oath, about when he knew about the conduct of officials in the tax exempt organizations division. He was joined by his successor, Steven Miller, and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russel George. by Joel B. Pollak
Insult to Injury Roll Call Reporter Implies Lawmakers Demanding Offsets Aren't Concerned About Tornado Victims by Tony Lee As Oklahomans were suffering after Monday's devastating tornado, Roll Call reporter Meredith Shiner callously wondered on Twitter if Republican lawmakers who were tweeting "thoughts and prayers" to the victims of the deadly tornado would demand that disaster aid be offset.
Uh-Oh: Hillary's Benghazi Scapegoat Speaks Out The Daily Beast reports that one of the Benghazi fall guys is refusing to take the fall. Raymond Maxwell was put on indefinite leave by the State Department after its Administrative Review Board (ARB) investigation of Benghazi for reasons that are still unknown to him. The person he claims made the decision to cast him out was Cheryl Mills--Hillary Clinton's former chief of staff and counsel at the State Department. It is the second time Mills' name has turned up during scrutiny of the State Department's response to the attack.
Photos: Tornadoes Devastate Oklahoma Photo gallery: scenes of destruction caused by a series of tornadoes which hit Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday, May 19-20.
IRS official calls decision to use planted question on scandal 'incredibly bad idea' 21 May 2013, 7:25 AM PDT
Connecticut foster mother faces 100 days in prison for spanking 4-year-old with spoon 21 May 2013, 6:17 AM PDT
by Dr. Susan Berry Man Forces Pre-Teen Rape Victim to Abort at Planned Parenthood A Washington state man who impregnated a 12 year-old girl forced her to have an abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic in order to cover up his sexual assault on the girl.
Obama Tells Morehouse Graduates of 'Special Obligation' of Black Men In a commencement address in Atlanta on Sunday to graduating seniors at Morehouse College, President Barack Obama told graduates to fulfill the "special obligation I felt, as a black man like you." The all-male, historically black liberal arts college was also the alma mater of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., among other famous graduates.
IRS official calls decision to use planted question on scandal 'incredibly bad idea'21 May 2013, 7:25 AM PDT
Connecticut foster mother faces 100 days in prison for spanking 4-year-old with spoon21 May 2013, 6:17 AM PDT