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In Case You Missed It - The IRS scandal continues to dominate the headlines; lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are unsatisfied with the answers they're getting; the Justice Department is accused of spying on a reporter from another news outlet – and more. -- Joyce Jones

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Pleading the Fifth - Lois Lerner, head of the IRS tax-exempt unit, invoked her right to not incriminate herself at a House Oversight hearing about her unit's scrutiny of conservative groups. "Because I am asserting my right not to testify, I know that some people will assume that I have done something wrong," she said, angering lawmakers. "I have not." (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Blaming Obama? - Just 26 percent of Americans say they're closely following the IRS scandal, according to a Pew Research Center poll released May 20. But 42 percent of them say the Obama administration is behind the decision to target conservative groups, 31 percent point the finger at IRS employees and 27 percent aren't sure who's responsible.(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Into the Mix - The Republican National Committee has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for information related to the IRS targeting of conservative political groups. “As each day passes, Americans find ourselves with more questions about the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups and donors — and what the White House and Treasury Department knew and when,” RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement.    (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Going Too Far - President Obama's administration came under fire again after it was disclosed that the Justice Department was spying on Fox News reporter James Rosen. According to various news reports, DOJ seized not only Rosen's phone records and emails and monitored his visits to the State Department, but also collected his parents' phone records during its investigation into a 2009 North Korea intelligence leak.(Photo: Courtesy of FOX News)

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The Gray Lady Frowns - The New York Times has more often than not been accused of supporting Obama too much. But disclosures of his administration's actions toward Fox reporter James Rosen have proven to be too much. "The Obama administration has moved beyond protecting government secrets to threatening fundamental freedoms of the press to gather news," the editorial board wrote on May 22.(Photos from left: Courtesy of The New York Times, John Gurzinski/Getty Images)

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Fighting for a Second Chance - Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner has announced plans to run for mayor of New York City. He hopes to replicate the success of newly-minted Rep. Mark Sanford, but will voters be as tolerant of tweeting pics of private parts as they are of adultery? Even New Yorkers may not be quite that evolved.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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No Apologies - The Virginia GOP's controversial lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson is making headlines for his anti-gay, anti-Muslim, anti-desegregation and anti-Obama comments, but has no plans to back down. "I don't have anything to rephrase or to apologize for," Jackson told reporters outside his running mate's headquarters. "I would just say, people should not paint me as one-dimensional. I have a whole lot of concerns." (Photo: Courtesy of EW Jackson)

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Immigration Reform Advances - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved by a vote of 13-5 a bill to overhaul the nation's immigration system. It now heads to the full Senate, where battles will be fought over gay marriage, border security, H-1B visas and other tough issues.(Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

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Jackson's Next Leader? - Chokwe Lumumb, an African-American attorney from Jackson, Mississippi, may be his city's next mayor. Lumumb, who once represented the late rapper Tupac Shakur, won the May 21 Democratic primary with 54 percent of the vote. He will face off with his Republican opponent in June.(Photo: Courtesy of the Chokwe Lumumba Campaign)