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White House Press Sec. Jay Carney: ‘No Knowledge’ Of AP Phone Records Probe (VIDEO)

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says the president had “no knowledge” of a Department of Justice probe into AP phone records, but says Obama also believes “classified information needs to remain classified.” (May 14)

Hearings Set For IRS ‘Tea Party’ Scrutiny; Timeline Shows Shifting Standards

Source: Andrew Zajac / Bloomberg At least two congressional committees plan to hold hearings on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s admission that it targeted for special attention groups promoting limited government. The momentum for review by the House panels increased with disclosures over the weekend that a Treasury Department inspector general’s report found that top [...]

Justice Department Secretly Seized AP Phone Records

Source: AP / USA Today WASHINGTON — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for the Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news. The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls [...]

Titus Young Arrested For Third Time In One Week

Source: AP / The Huffington Post SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Authorities say former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young has been arrested in California for the third time in a week. Orange County Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Joe Balicki says the 23-year-old Young was arrested late Friday in San Clemente for allegedly breaking into a home. [...]

Geraldo Confronts Fox’s Eric Bolling Over ‘Slanderous’ Remark About Obama’s Daughters And Benghazi

Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite During his radio show on Monday afternoon, Geraldo Rivera tore into his Fox News colleague Eric Bolling for what he believed to be “slanderous” remarks about whether the post-Benghazi investigations would be different had the presidential daughters been the ones killed in the siege. During last Thursday’s edition of The Five, Bolling suggested the media would be [...]

Kwame Kilpatrick Asks Judge To Overturn Conviction

Source: Robert Snell / The Detroit News Detroit — Kwame Kilpatrick asked a federal judge Monday to overturn his corruption conviction and order a new trial. In a twist, Kilpatrick filed the request by himself and revealed that he has filed a complaint with the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission against his taxpayer-funded lawyer, James C. [...]

Cell Phone Video Shows Cops Raiding Cleveland Kidnapper’s Home (VIDEO)

Jasmina Baldrich happened to witness police entering suspect Ariel Castro’s house and started shooting video with her cell phone. Three women were allegedly imprisoned and sexually abused for years inside the padlocked Cleveland house. (May 13)

USA TODAY: 2 Arrested In Death Of Malcolm X’s Grandson

Source: AP / USA Today MEXICO CITY – Mexico City prosecutors say they have arrested two men in connection with the death of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of political activist Malcolm X. An official of the city’s prosecutor’s office who was not authorized to be quoted by name says the two suspects are employees of [...]

Barbara Walters Announces Her Retirement (VIDEO)

Barbara Walters announced her retirement on ‘The View’ Monday morning. Walters said her television career will come to an end in the summer of 2014. (May 13)

President Obama Slams IRS Targeting, Defends Libya Effort (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama slammed the IRS Monday for its targeting of conservative groups, calling it ‘outrageous.’ He also dismissed Republican criticism of his administration’s handling of the Benghazi attacks, saying it’s a ‘political sideshow.’ (May 13)