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To: TopCat who wrote (716375)	5/19/2013 10:22:45 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 1583503

White House Damage Control Script Jeopardized By New Disclosures Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/19/2013 - 21:51It has been a tough weekend for the President. First, the CEO of the Associated Press states the government's seizure of AP phone records was "so broad and so secret," among other factors, "that it was an unconstitutional act," <span style="font-size:1.4em;color:blue;">adding that it had already had a chilling effect on newsgathering and press freedom. Add to that James Goodale's comments (the leading force behind the release of the Pentagon Papers and first amendment lawyer), that President Obama is"worse for press freedom than Nixon" and things are not going well. </span>But, the problems did not stop there as the Wall Street Journal reports that while President Obama claims not to have been made aware of the IRS indiscretions until May 10th it seems the White House's chief lawyer learned weeks ago that an audit of the IRS likely would show that agency employees inappropriately targeted conservative groups. The President's response so far is that "we’re not going to participate in is a partisan fishing expedition."