EARLYBIRD: HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WEB

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Lawmakers grill ousted IRS boss

An outgoing IRS official said the agency made "foolish mistakes" but not out of political bias. CNN's Dana Bash reports.

May 17 CNN POLITICS

King: Republicans dig in for long haul on Benghazi

For all the unanswered questions about the Benghazi attack and the Obama administration crisis management in the hours and days after, this much is certain: ...

May 17 CNN POLITICS

Politics Counts: Pre-Scandal Polls on IRS, Tea Party

Amid the headlines, we took a look at pre-scandal opinion polling on the IRS and the tea party, which shows sizable splits between Democrats and Republicans -- ...

May 17 WASHINGTON WIRE (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

Obama’s Budget Would Cut $1 Trillion From Deficit

The plan includes limiting the deductions and exclusions high-income families can claim, increasing taxes on tobacco products and adopting a new minimum tax on ...

May 17 NEW YORK TIMES POLITICS

House GOP Subpoenas Benghazi Review Leader

House Republicans upped the ante in their ongoing investigation of the Benghazi affair, issuing a subpoena to former U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering, ...

May 17 WASHINGTON WIRE (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

IRS Timeline: What We Know So Far

There are still plenty of unanswered questions about how Internal Revenue Service agents in Cincinnati started targeting certain groups applying for tax-exempt ...

May 17 WASHINGTON WIRE (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

Obama Vows to Focus on Governing

Leaving behind the swirl of questions in Washington, the president visited Baltimore and promoted his policies to train Americans for well-paying jobs.    

May 17 NEW YORK TIMES POLITICS

FiveThirtyEight: New Audit Allegations Show Flawed Statistical Thinking

Some conservatives are alleging that the I.R.S. targeted not just conservative groups, but also individual conservative taxpayers. But a handful of anecdotal ...

May 17 NEW YORK TIMES POLITICS

The Odd Case of the Planted IRS Question

One of the more interesting moments at the IRS hearing Friday was when several congressmen tried to unravel how the news of the IRS targeting of conservative ...

May 17 WASHINGTON WIRE (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

DealBook: Where the I.R.S. Investigation May Go From Here

In the criminal investigation into how the Internal Revenue Service processed tax-exempt applications from conservative organizations, the critical issue may ...

May 17 NEW YORK TIMES POLITICS