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Friday, May 17, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Memo to GOP: Don’t Pretend You Care

Today: Seven Missing after Texas Tornados , Syria's Bashar Al-Assad is Winning , Dozens Killed in Mosque Explosion
Cheat Sheet: Morning

May 17, 2013
SERIOUSLY IRONIC

Republicans blasting Obama over the AP snooping scandal seem to have selective-memory disorder. They've been trying to nail journalists and leakers for years, writes Kirsten Powers.

SEARCH PARTY

Seven people are still missing following at least 16 devastating tornados that hit North Texas, Wednesday, killing six. According to a survey team evaluating the damage, at least one of the twisters was an EF4—the second-most dangerous class of tornado. It was that lethal tornado which was responsible for all of Wednesday's deaths, destroying an entire neighborhood in Granbury, Texas and stripping homes—most of which had been built by Habitat for Humanity—off the ground. As the disheveled community begins cleaning up the massive mess the tornados left behind, police continue to search for those still missing.

FOREIGN INTERVENTION

Multiple reports confirmed Friday that Russia is sending anti-ship missiles to Syria—weapons with the potential to deter military intervention. Mike Giglio on why the war-torn country's ruthless dictator is suddenly stronger than ever.

TWIN ATTACK

Dozens of people were killed Friday after two large explosions rocked Iraq outside of a Sunni Mosque in Baquba—50 miles north of Baghdad. The twin explosions were set off right as worshippers at the Saria mosque were leaving a prayer ceremony. The attack is just the latest incident in a string of violent attacks against Sunni and Shia religious sites. Just one day previous, 12 people were killed after a bomb erupted at the entrance to a Shia place of worship in Kirkuk.

ON THE CASE

Lawmakers are determined to get to the bottom of how, exactly, the IRS ended up applying extra scrutiny to conservative groups requesting tax-exempt status. But first they want to know why they were kept in the dark about this practice for so long—despite attempts to intervene. Over the past few years, Congress had actually made multiple inquiries to the IRS, with little success, in response to complaints from conservative groups that they'd experienced long delays and were asked to answer unusually detailed questions as they attempted to declare tax exemption. Recently ousted IRS chief Steven Miller will be questioned during the House Ways and Means Committee's first hearing on the matter, set to take place Friday.


BACKUP
Russia Sends Syria More Advanced Missiles
Showing its support for Assad's regime.
OUT WITH THE OLD
Holder: Email Searches Need a Warrant
Supports updating outdated privacy law.
CHILLING TESTIMONY
Jodi Arias Victim's Family Speaks
Brother has nightmares of seeing Travis's dead body.
IN YOUR FACE
Google Glass Adds New Apps
Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, and others.
HEY MAMA
Kim to Join Kanye on Tour
With new baby in tow.
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