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• just inLA Election: Breaking down the results [Video discussion] - Los Angeles Times

  

  Yahoo! NewsLA Election: Breaking down the results [Video discussion]Los Angeles TimesResults for the Los Angeles election trickled in Tuesday night as voters decided on a mayor, city controller and city attorney. Seats were also up for grabs on the C…
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• Senate Panel Approves Immigration Bill - NPR

  

  ABC NewsSenate Panel Approves Immigration BillNPRThe 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on the Senate floor on legislation that is one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities — yet also gives the Republican Party a chance to…
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• The June 7-8 Obama-Xi Summit: Likely Start Of A (Better) New Asian Order - Forbes

  

  Wall Street JournalThe June 7-8 Obama-Xi Summit: Likely Start Of A (Better) New Asian OrderForbesUS President Barack Obama (2nd R) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd L) speak alongside translators during meetings in the Oval Office of the Whi…
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• A Sleeper Scandal Awakens, Post-Election - New York Times

  

  RealClearPoliticsA Sleeper Scandal Awakens, Post-ElectionNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The allegations had all the makings of a perfect election-year scandal that might threaten President Obama's chances for a second term and re-energize a listless Te…
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• Senate panel backs arming Syria rebels - Reuters

  

  Wall Street JournalSenate panel backs arming Syria rebelsReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill…
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• Key Republicans: No offsets for Oklahoma - Politico

  

  PoliticoKey Republicans: No offsets for OklahomaPoliticoAfter GOP-on-GOP warfare dominated the congressional response to Hurricane Sandy, several top House and Senate Republicans were emphatic Tuesday that they won't insist on corresponding budget cu…
  - 7 hours ago, 22 May 13, 1:15am -
• Apple's tax ingenuity a tough sell for Senate critics - USA TODAY

  

  NPRApple's tax ingenuity a tough sell for Senate criticsUSA TODAYTuesday, Cook brought that same choreography to skeptical leaders of a Senate hearing as he tried to accomplish an equally high-stakes goal: defend Apple from charges the company avoids…
  - 7 hours ago, 22 May 13, 12:34am -
• In Europe, a Fed President Urges Quantitative Easing - New York Times
  In Europe, a Fed President Urges Quantitative EasingNew York TimesJames Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and a voting member of the Fed's policy-setting open markets committee, said Europe's central bank should consider qua…
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• IRS scandal focus of Senate hearing - Washington Post

  

  Washington PostIRS scandal focus of Senate hearingWashington PostThe Bush administration appointee who led the Internal Revenue Service during President Obama's first term told Congress on Tuesday that he was saddened by some of the agency's actions…
  - 8 hours ago, 21 May 13, 11:44pm -
• Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July - Los Angeles Times

  

  PoliticoReid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until JulyLos Angeles TimesWASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama's nominees for key posts until July, a decision…
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