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Eagan faces crucial test at Meck DSS

The Charlotte Observer | 5:45PM

Peggy Eagan has been a strong, consistent voice for Charlotte’s children and the disadvantaged. We applaud her selection as the new director of the Mecklenburg Department of Social Services, and wish her strength and perseverance as she takes over an extremely important, deeply troubled agency.

Heeding ‘Moral Monday’

The (Raleigh) News & Observer | 5:46PM

Republican legislators who thought the “Moral Mondays” protests in the Legislative Building were a flash in the pan might bring their sunglasses to work from now on. It appears the protesters’ little light will continue to shine.

Observer Forum: Letters to the editor

The Charlotte Observer | 5:46PM

The acting head of the IRS has been fired. If he is the only one responsible and if what he did is against the law, prosecute him – not out of meanness, but as a way of greasing the rails toward finding out if there are others involved.

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The view at the time: Charlotte needs no 'D-Day' to combat discrimination | May 16, 2013
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Former Gov. Jim Martin backs Harry Jones

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A trifecta with precious little payout

By Ruth Marcus | Washington Post | 6:06PM

Folks, deep breath time. This is not the end of the Obama presidency. It’s a bad stretch with an unfortunate confluence of unfortunate events. None of which will make the first paragraph – not even the first page – of the account of the Obama administration in the history books.

Trust me, Obama says; we don’t

By George Will | Washington Post | 6:07PM

Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government’s large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question “Will Barack Obama’s scandals derail his second-term agenda?” was a question: What agenda?

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IRS: Investigating Republican Supporters.

Meanwhile, on the plus side (yes, there is one for Obama)

By Gail Collins | New York Times | May 17, 2013

Let’s try to come up with some positive thoughts about the recent political fortunes of the Obama White House:

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May 17, 2013

The IRS broke the law and says “we’re sorry.” Bless their hearts...

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