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The president, always the last to know - Washington Post

This IRS scandal is, as expected, getting most interesting. People are asking questions about who knew what when '� a variant of Sen. Howard Baker's famous question at the Watergate hearings 40 years ago: 'What did the president know, and when did he know it?' 'I first learned about it,' President Obama said of the IRS story on May 13, 'from the same news reports that I think most people learned about this. I think it was on Friday.' That would be May 10. Which means, except for the acting deputy assistant gardener, he was maybe the last person in the White House to hear about it. In fact, it increasingly appears that just about everyone knew about the Treasury Department inspector general's report, which was released May 14, on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of tea party groups for special scrutiny of their applications for tax-exempt status. But under the administration's 'Don't tell Dad' policy, no one bothe...

PAUL: A staggering abuse of power - Washington Times

Enlarge Photo Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference ... more�> Related Stories Tea party groups join with GOP in IRS protest on Hill Story Topics Politics White House Hillary Rodham Clinton Internal Revenue Service Tea Party Follow Us On Facebook Question of the Day Will the mainstream media be able to bury the IRS scandal? When I filibustered over domestic drone use, critics said that I was being ridiculous. They said that no American had been killed by a drone on American soil and that no one was likely to be anytime soon. President Obama responded that he hadn't killed anyone yet and didn't intend to '� but he might. That wasn't the point. The filibuster was about the limits of power. It was about how much authority the president imagined he had. Lincoln wrote that nearly any man can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man, give him power. SEE RELATED: Tea party groups join with GOP in IRS prot...