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By | Posted Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 2:17 PM

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  • Opening Act: Midlife Crisis

    | WEIGEL | Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 8:36 AM

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  • The White House To-Do List

    Tornadoes, scandals, and controversy. Is the Obama administration managing its priorities?

    | POLITICS | Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 7:30 AM

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  • Fear Itself

    The more removed President Obama appears from the IRS scandal the more paranoid the Tea Party gets.

    | POLITICS | Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 5:15 AM

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  • Today's Doonesbury

    Of lippage and slippage.

    | DOONESBURY | Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 4:00 AM

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  • Democrats Drop the Gay Rights Amendment That Might Have Killed the Immigration Bill

    | WEIGEL | Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 7:37 PM

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  • Stop Hating on the IRS

    People are attacking the IRS from the left and right. Actually it does as good a job chasing tax cheats as we let it.

    | JURISPRUDENCE | Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 7:13 PM

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  • Ted Cruz and Rand Paul Want the Senate to Promise Extra Hard Not to Raise the Debt Limit Too Easily

    | WEIGEL | Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 5:31 PM

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  • Another Baltimore Jail Milestone: An Inmate Appears to Be Instagramming From Behind Bars

    | CRIME | Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 5:26 PM

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  • IRS Official Caught Up in Web of Lies Will Plead the Fifth Before Congress

    | WEIGEL | Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 4:32 PM

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  • All Killer Tornadoes Since 1950

    A map of killer tornadoes in the U.S.

    | MAP OF THE WEEK | Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 4:04 PM

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  • Did Florida Shorten Its Yellow Lights to Rake in Traffic Camera Revenue?

    | CRIME | Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 3:47 PM

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  • The Tea Party Raises Hell in Front of the IRS

    | WEIGEL | Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 2:53 PM

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  • Rand Paul Apologizes to Apple for Being Hassled by the Senate

    | WEIGEL | Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 1:46 PM

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  • Poll: Most Americans Are Basically Okay With Nabbing Reporters' Phone Records

    | WEIGEL | Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 1:06 PM

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