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Iran’s De Facto Leader Ali Larijani Eliminated in Israeli Strike

Lawyer Among Three Arrested in Violent Restaurant Attack on Hebrew-Speaking Diners

Replacing History With Wildlife: The Suicidal Insanity of Anti-Western Ideology

Greed still is good

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 7 Comments

From LukeHandCool: If I'd had a can of spray paint, I'd have added, "Milton Friedman and I are so happy to hear this! Thank you! Uncle Milton is smiling in his grave!" I took this picture of Occupied public property on Pacific Coast Highway outside the parking lot...

IRS Acting Commissioner Resigns Amidst Scandal

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 15, 2013 34 Comments

In a press conference just moments ago, President Obama announced: "Today, Treasury Secretary Lew took the first step by requesting and accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS [Steven Miller]." Let's wait and see if other resignations will follow. WAJ adds 7 p.m.-- I'm on one...

Just Released: More than 100 pages of Benghazi e-mails (Update – Stephen Hayes and Jonathan Karl vindicated)

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 15, 2013 19 Comments

This just in from CNN's Jake Tapper: The White House released more than 100 pages of e-mails on Wednesday in a bid to quell critics who say President Barack Obama and his aides played politics with national security following the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic...

Live House Judiciary Committee Hearing: Tense Moments During AG Eric Holder Testimony

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 15, 2013 6 Comments

The House Judiciary Committee has been conducting a hearing this afternoon to receive testimony from Attorney General Eric Holder on a variety of topics. Given the recent developments with both the IRS and AP stories, the hearing was expected to experience a few tense moments. Surely...

News Roundup on IRS Scandal: Lawsuit Alleges IRS Improperly Seized 60 Million Personal Medical Records

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 15, 2013 18 Comments

With so much news breaking on the IRS scandal in the wake of recent revelations that the agency unfairly targeted conservative groups, we’ve rounded up links to some of the most relevant coverage on the topic for Legal Insurrection readers. We start with big news this...

Authorities Believe Death of U. Alabama Student Found in Spain was Accidental

Education Dept. Shifts Control of Student Loans to Treasury in Move to Dismantle Department

Turning Point USA Claims Manchester Community College Violated Its 1st Amendment Rights

Venezuelan Migrant Arrested After Student From Loyola Chicago is Fatally Shot Near Campus

Leftist Students at UC-Santa Barbara Demand ‘Sanctuary’ Campus

Faculty Members at Boston University Object After Pride Flags Are Removed Under New Policy

@SodaStreamUSA response to Limbaugh boycott: “We continue to advertise”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2013 17 Comments

SodaStream is an Israeli company which makes a really cool and really popular product, essentially a make your own soda at home device. I plan on getting one. Its U.S. division is SodaStreamUSA. This video shows the SodaStream story of building bridges between Jews and Arabs: Nonetheless,...

Emily Miller uncovers D.C. AG “dirty tricks” in withholding David Gregory docs

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2013 14 Comments

I wrote on Monday about the lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch on behalf of Legal Insurrection seeking documents withheld by the District of Columbia Office of Attorney General (OAG) and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) regarding David Gregory's clear violation of the D.C. gun laws, Legal Insurrection...

Hating Breitbart producers provide opportunity to “adopt a liberal member of the establishment”

Posted by Anne Segal on May 15, 2013 1 Comment

The producers of the Andrew Breitbart documentary "Hating Breitbart," have found a unique way to further ensconce the Happy Warrior into the minds of his detractors: send them a copy of their movie. The upcoming wider theater release this upcoming Friday (it will also be...

Capitalist Fox

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2013 4 Comments

From longtime reader and frequent photographer Ulises: Non-coexist bumper sticker ...

Complete copy of Treasury Report on IRS targeting of Tea Party and conservatives

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2013 17 Comments

The full Inspector General report was released tonight. I'd be interested in what you find that we don't already know. Treasury Report IRS Tea Party Targeting...

I said the same thing as Jon Stewart, but for different reasons

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2013 14 Comments

When Jon Stewart is good, he's really good. And he's really good in this clip about IRS targeting of the Tea Party and the AP phone records. I found myself shouting the same bleeped out words, but for very different reasons. ...

Was Jake Tapper played by White House through selective leak of just one email?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2013 28 Comments

ABC News source stands by reference to State Dept in leaked Benghazi talking points emails -- White House defenders get the controversy they want (Update - Stephen Hayes stands by his reporting as well)...

Gosnell gets life sentence, no death penalty

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2013 33 Comments

Gives up appeals in plea deal...

Sweet Irony: Obama admin obsession with Tea Party comes back to bite it

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 14, 2013 22 Comments

Hollywood couldn't have scripted it better: A rebel group of engaged activists, derided and harassed by authorities, becomes the obsession of a powerful political machine, leading to the demise of ...

Eric Holder recused himself from AP phone subpoena issuance, and from investigation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2013 16 Comments

Eric Holder just ended a press conference. As previously reported by Fox News: Attorney General Eric Holder is recusing himself from the investigation into leaks made to The Associated Press, Fox News has learned. Also, as CNN reported, Holder previously had recused himself from consideration of issuance of...

Mideast Media Sampler – 05/14/2013 – The Syria Puzzle

Posted by David Gerstman on May 14, 2013 0 Comments

1) Syria considerations Last week former executive editor of the New York Times, Bill Keller wrote Syria is not Iraq. The gist of his argument is that he trusts President Obama but shouldn't have trusted President Bush. It's a silly argument. However, as Dexter Filkins reports,...

Would all the reporters who savaged Bob Woodward now like to apologize?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2013 8 Comments

Woodward was prescient about the Obama administration's treatment of the press...