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In Case You Missed It - It was a bad week for President Obama as a trio of scandals unfolded. One-third of congressional committees are investigating reports that the IRS unfairly targeted conservative groups; the Justice Department violated the freedom of the press; and the administration botched Benghazi. Read all about the fallout and more. — Joyce Jones

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Outrage - Obama strongly denounced the IRS for targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status as "outrageous" at a Rose Garden press conference on May 13. Later in the week he announced the agency's acting head had been fired and took steps to restore public trust.  (Photo: Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

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What Are You Reading? - Upon learning that a group seeking tax-exempt status called American Patriots Against Government Excess holds occasional book study groups, the IRS requested a summary of each book. (Photo: AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Scandal - The Justice Department is under fire for secretly obtaining Associated Press reporters' phone records, potentially violating the First Amendment. Congressional lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called the action "chilling," "disturbing" and "Nixonian." (Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

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Shield the Press - The White House has asked New York Sen. Chuck Schumer to re-introduce legislation that would enhance protections for journalists trying to protect their sources but also includes exemptions for matters of national security. "This kind of law would balance national security needs against the public's right to the free flow of information," Schumer said. "At minimum, our bill would have ensured a fairer, more deliberate process in this case."  (Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

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Home Grown - Former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond has a unique take on the IRS targeting conservative groups: "entirely legitimate." In an interview on MSNBC, he said, "They are the Taliban wing of American politics and we all ought to be a little worried about them."  (Photo: Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)

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Zero Tolerance - House Speaker John Boehner wants to throw the book at IRS officials and staffers involved in targeting conservative groups. "My question isn't about who's going to resign — my question is who is going to jail over this scandal?" he told reporters Wednesday.   (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Boiling Point - During a heated exchange between Attorney General Eric Holder and familiar foe Rep. Darrell Issa at a Judiciary Committee hearing, Holder told the lawmaker how he really feels. “The way you conduct yourself as a member of Congress is unacceptable and shameful," the attorney general hissed. (Photos: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Talking Points - The White House on May 15 released the full set of emails written during the development of the talking points used by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to explain the Benghazi attacks on the Sunday morning talk shows. The release was made to quiet critics charging that the White House had spun the facts to affect the outcome of Obama's re-election. (Photo: AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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WWJD? - Anna Pierre, one of seven candidates competing in the North Miami, Florida, mayoral race, said that Jesus Christ had endorsed her bid. The registered nurse put the claim on a campaign flyer posted on her Facebook page but despite the heavenly endorsement, she came in last during the May 14 election. (Photo: annapierreRNMPH4MayorOfNorthMiami via Facebook)

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The Miracle of Chocolate - Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed a suggestion made by a Milwaukee second-grader that bullets be made of chocolate so no one will get killed and "no one will be sad." In a response to Myles, Biden wrote: "If we had guns that shot chocolate, not only would our country be safer, it would be happier. People love chocolate. You are a good boy." (Photo: AP Photo/Jenny Aicher)

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Get a Life - The day before a House vote to repeal Obamacare so the newest lawmakers can weigh in, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office announced it won't score the bill to determine cost estimates. It would take weeks, CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf said in a letter to Rep. Paul Ryan. More important, he noted, CBO found in July 2012 that repealing the health care law would increase budget deficits by $109 billion over the next decade.  (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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OFA Staffer Shot - Gregory Jackson Jr., the Southern region director for Organizing for Action, a spin-off of Obama's presidential campaign, was shot in April after attending a cousin's bachelor party in Washington, D.C. His job has been to build support for gun control legislation. The president called Jackson on May 5 to wish him well and express sadness that "I had to learn first hand how and why this fight is so important." (Photo: Courtesy Gregorynealjackson via Facebook)