Rebekah Metzler
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Political writer for U.S. News & World Report. Mainer. Allegiance to Red Sox, Pats, Celts ... and Polar Bears playing any sport.
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Reid and McConnell need to talk, says @OlympiasList. Also see what she has to say about @SenTedCruz - bit.ly/14ZFUak
Snowe: Reid and McConnell are Responsible for Senate Breakdown
usnews.com — Former Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, who made her name as a centrist deal-maker during her nearly 40-year congressional career, left office because she felt ineffective in the ever-more polarized Senate. Now she's joined the Bipartisan Policy Center and written a book, "Fighting for Common Ground," on how to effect change from the outside in hopes of returning Congress to a problem-solving body.
Did she let you finish your Qs? MT @lizflock talked w/ @medeabenjamin after she interrupted Obama's speech: t.usnews.com/bE187
Washington Whispers
usnews.com — Medea Benjamin, who successfully heckled President Barack Obama multiple times during his speech on drone policy Thursday, is no stranger to political protests. When George W. Bush was president Benjamin, who is the founder of anti-war organization Code Pink, heckled numerous cabinet officials including Donald Rumsfeld and Condoleezza Rice.
Seems like this took longer than necessary - @NRO gets the word Lois Lerner is on admin leave nationalreview.com/node/349199
IRS Source: Lerner Placed On Administrative Leave
nationalreview.com — Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service's director of exempt organizations, has been placed on administrative leave, according to a source in the agency's Cincinnati office. Lerner on Thursday afternoon sent an e-mail to employees in the exempt organizations division she oversees stating, "Due to the events of recent days, I am on administrative leave starting today.
IRS-Targeted Group says it just wants the truth - bit.ly/1acO3t6 #tcot
IRS-Targeted Group: 'We Want the Truth'
usnews.com — Lawsuits lodged against the Internal Revenue Service after it admitted some officials inappropriately targeted conservative political groups seeking tax-exempt status may face an uphill battle, but they will help shed new detailsn the misguided scrutiny. [ALSO: Ohio Sees Fierce Fight Over Voter Roles] Cleta Mitchell, counsel to True the Vote and the ActRight Legal Foundation, which filed a suit Tuesday against the IRS in U.S.
@rschles If not for the wiki I would have been lost. Thanks for the hint.
IS IT? “It’s unbelievable how many guys from different schools, all with lacrosse connections, are on Wall Street" bloom.bg/1acDeay
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bloomberg.com — Before Dom Starsia talks about national titles, he unfolds a two-foot-wide spreadsheet that gives University of Virginia recruits a look at life after lacrosse. A big part of the coach's sales pitch for a university founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 is VLAN, or the Virginia Lacrosse Alumni Network, a 200-person database of former players who work in finance and are willing to help cub Cavaliers reach Wall Street, too.
Obama - "Journalists should not be at legal risk for doing their job."
RT @americasvoice: Must-read news on immigration reform, May 23 bit.ly/10TO9EB @lizzadwoskin @rebekahmetzler @igorbobic @russellber…
Must-Read News in Immigration Reform, May 23, 2013
americasvoiceonline.org — Bloomberg: Reid Says Immigration Measure to Come to Senate Floor in June By Heidi Przybyla and Kathleen Hunter OUTLOOK New York Times: Allies of Immigration Bill Aim for Added Support By Ashley Parker and Julia Preston Bloomberg: Immigration Reform Brightens After Senate Vote By Elizabeth Dwoskin U.S.
Seems logical MT @lizflock @MicheleBachmann wants panel on POW/MIAs,though a '93 panel said no prisoners remain: t.usnews.com/bE159
Bachmann Wants New POW Panel, But '93 Report Says No Prisoners Remain
usnews.com — Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., the four-term congresswoman and one-time GOP presidential candidate, suggested Wednesday Congress get back involved in a sticky issue it hadn't significantly looked into in more than a decade: POW/MIAs.Have a Story?
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