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Play CBS Video May 20, 2013 | 6:33 AM PDT
AP CEO: Sources fear gov't. monitoring
Gary Pruitt, CEO and president of the Associated Press, told "Face the Nation" that Justice Department investigators have gone too far and President Obama should step in and control them. Gayle King reports.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2013 | 6:31 AM PDT
White House on GOP charges: We've seen this playbook before
Senior White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer pushed back against Republicans' claims of a coverup in the IRS scandal. Charlie Rose reports.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2013 | 6:29 AM PDT
Obama urges Morehouse grads to be better men
President Obama gave the commencement address at the historically black Morehouse College in Atlanta.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2013 | 4:45 AM PDT
Dickerson on IRS scandal: What drove IRS managers?
CBS News political director John Dickerson discusses what to expect in this week's round of hearings concerning the IRS scandal and how the White House is responding to Republican critics.
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Play CBS Video May 17, 2013 | 7:40 AM PDT
Pres. asks Marines to break military umbrella rule
Two Marines held umbrellas for President Obama and the Turkish Prime Minister, during a news conference in the rain. Umbrella-holding is against Marine regulations, because it makes it harder to salute.
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May 17, 2013 | 6:26 AM PDT
White House on the defensive: Can Obama administration move beyond scandals?
Major Garrett discusses president's response to recent scandals concerning the IRS, the AP and Benghazi, as well as potential fallout down the line
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May 17, 2013 | 5:28 AM PDT
Obama, military call for swift reform, after third military sex assault prevention chief faces misbehavior charges
President Obama, along with military leaders and members of Congress, are calling for prioritized and comprehensive reform of the handling of sex assault cases across U.S. military branches
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Play CBS Video May 17, 2013 | 9:59 AM PDT
IRS scandal: Republicans seek to tie Obama to agency's woes
The president insists he learned of the investigation into allegations the agency had been targeting conservative groups along with everyone else, but conservative leaders are now questioning how high up the chain the scandal goes. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.
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Play CBS Video May 17, 2013 | 8:18 AM PDT
Crisis mode for the White House: Is it too late?
CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett discusses the White House's response to the fast-moving scandals and the impact of that response on the presidency.
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May 16, 2013 | 6:38 AM PDT
Schieffer: "Is anybody home" in Washington?
"Face the Nation" moderator discusses criticism aimed at Obama administration in wake of AP, IRS, Benghazi scandals
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Play CBS Video May 16, 2013 | 5:39 AM PDT
Gillibrand on Fort Hood sex assault: "Disgraceful and outrageous"
Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is introducing a bill that would make historic changes to the way sexual assaults are prosecuted by the military. Gillibrand discusses the bill with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts.
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May 16, 2013 | 5:10 AM PDT
Schieffer: "Is anybody home" in Washington?
CBS News chief Washington correspondent and host of "Face the Nation," Bob Schieffer, discusses the White House's response to the IRS, Benghazi, and Associated Press scandals.
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Play CBS Video May 16, 2013 | 5:11 AM PDT
White House releases 100 pages of Benghazi emails
In response to critics, the White House has released 100 pages of emails and notes relating to the attack in Benghazi, Libya, in which U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed. CBS News' Bill Plante reports.
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Play CBS Video May 16, 2013 | 8:15 AM PDT
IRS scandal: Agency's acting commissioner ousted
Steven Miller, a 25-year veteran of the agency, has been fired as scandal rocks the Internal Revenue Service. Also, CBS News has learned, two agency employees in Cincinnati have been disciplined. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.
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Play CBS Video May 15, 2013 | 7:58 AM PDT
Jay Carney grilled over AP investigation
White House spokesman Jay Carney had to answer a string of tough questions about the Justice Department's investigation of the Associated Press. Norah O'Donnell reports.
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Play CBS Video May 15, 2013 | 5:58 AM PDT
Rumsfeld talks Mideast mission creep, leadership
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who served four Republican presidents, speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about his new book, "Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life" and the current "crisis mode" in Washington.
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May 15, 2013 | 5:24 AM PDT
Miller: Intel leak in AP probe "embarrassing, bad" for CIA
CBS News senior correspondent John Miller talks about the fallout of the "grave" security leak that prompted a secret probe of the Associated Press' phone records
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Play CBS Video May 15, 2013 | 8:22 AM PDT
Spy capture or sleuth setup? Arrest in Russia looks like Cold War case
CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports on new details in the arrest of U.S. embassy worker Ryan Fogle by Russian authorities for spying.
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Play CBS Video May 15, 2013 | 4:57 AM PDT
Holder to face questions over "grave national security leak"
Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to face pointed questions following his defense of the Justice Department subpoenas. Holder said a leak of secret information to Associated Press reporters created a national security threat. CBS News' Bob Orr reports.
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May 14, 2013 | 9:55 AM PDT
Rep. Issa on Benghazi report: "A lie to the American people"
Republican Congressman Darrell Issa says the Obama administration's handling of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya amounts to a lie
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 5:49 AM PDT
Obama rejects GOP charge of Libya cover up
President Obama is rejecting Republican charges that his administration tried to cover up the Benghazi terror attack. Chip Reid reports.
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May 14, 2013 | 4:58 AM PDT
Issa on IRS scandal: "Deliberate" ideological attacks
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, weighs in on allegations that the agency targeted conservative groups.
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 4:57 AM PDT
Issa on Benghazi: 12 changes took CIA report "from true to a lie"
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, discusses the ongoing hearings into the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 4:26 AM PDT
AP: Justice Department secretly gathered our phone records
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, the head of the Associated Press calls the alleged move "a massive and unprecedented intrusion." CBS News' Bob Orr reports.
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 4:25 AM PDT
IRS scandal: Damaging report expected this week
IRS acting commissioner to be grilled by a House committee over allegations that the Internal agency targeted conservative groups. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.
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