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• Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
• More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told
• GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature
• Obama vows US support as Myanmar leader visits
• US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents
• Myanmar leader vows justice over communal violence
• Education Department gives 3 more states waivers
• State Dept: Reports of anti-Semitism increase
• Kerry challenges Congress on diplomats' security
• Court: Should whistleblower protection be wider?
• Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech
• Obama to speak on legality of drone program
• A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
• Obama agenda marches on despite controversies
• SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash
• Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG export plan
• GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
• On jobs trip, Obama tries to leave problems behind
• Hagel names general to lead US troops in SKorea
• Lawmakers blast Air Force moves on cancelled Northrop drone
• House immigration group reaches a deal
• Cuban prisoner settles lawsuit against Md. company
• US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.51 pct.
• Badgered: Obama acts, but Republicans unsatisfied
• Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief
• House advances student loan fix
• Senate panel considers labor board nominees
• Army chief: Time to fight against sex assault
• Senate panel backs Perez to head Labor Dept.
• Weekly US unemployment aid applications jump to 360,000, highest in 6 weeks
• Joint Chiefs chair cites military sex abuse crisis

• O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016
• AP source: Treasury told WH of IRS disclosure plan
• Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man
• House passes bill on lying about military medals
• Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
• Sally Ride to get posthumous Medal of Freedom
• Carney: Senior White House staff knew of IRS probe
• Postponed US long-range missile test due Tuesday
• High court to weigh in on legislative prayers
• AP CEO calls records seizure 'unconstitutional'
• AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
• White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS
• Los Angeles mayoral race narrows, latest opinion poll shows
• IRS probe ignored most influential groups
• Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012
• CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023
• Bill clears House for wider SEC economic analyses
• Lew tells Congress of steps to avoid debt default
• Ousted IRS chief: Errors not caused by politics
• U.S. lawmakers blast Air Force moves on cancelled Northrop drone
• House bill protects homeland security budget
• Justice Dept. faulted over terrorist identities
• Second court invalidates Obama recess appointment
• Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security
• US sanctions on 4 Syrian ministers, rebel leader
• Turkish PM talks Syria with Obama at White House
• AP source: Obama to tap Werfel as acting IRS head
• Maryland governor signs tough gun control law
• US consumer prices fall 0.4 pct. on cheaper gas
• Tea party groups call IRS process 'nightmare'
• White House releases Benghazi emails, seeks to defuse fuss

• Committee nears final big immigration decisions
• Lew taps government retiree pension fund
• Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
• 10 make finals of National Geographic Bee
• IG: ex-US Attorney retaliated in Fast and Furious
• Rates mixed at weekly US Treasury bill auction
• US urges Egypt gov't to defend political speech
• Insight: The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill
• Court won't get involved in Miss. redistricting
• AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help
• Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
• Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election
• Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf
• Obama talks jobs, says politics misplace focus
• Benghazi probe co-chair subpoenaed by House panel
• Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention
• US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria
• Congress gets mixed advice on regulating drones
• Budget crisis, union ties weigh heavily in Los Angeles mayor race
• Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS
• Obama vows sustained effort on military sex abuse
• US, Turkey project united front on Syria
• CFTC adopts weakened rule on derivatives trading
• Congress rethinks 9/11 law on military force
• Senate committee approves 3 judicial nominees
• Obama walking a familiar path on IRS allegations
• Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid
• EPA nominee advances without GOP support
• Big drop in gas costs pushes down US consumer prices in April 0.4 percent, most in 4 years
• House farm bill moves ahead with big cut in food stamps
• Obama news conference Thursday with Turkish PM