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    DC in the Grip of IRS, Benghazi and AP Phone Records Scandals

    Is the President's scandal-plagued second-term agenda in trouble? Is the GOP going too far? In the midst of partisan gridlock are the news media looking for drama?

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    By Warren Olney • May 21, 2013 • 51m Listen

    In this week before Memorial Day, Washington is preoccupied with "scandals" in the Obama Administration. Is the President's second-term agenda in trouble? Are Republicans going too far? In the midst of partisan gridlock are the news media looking for drama? Also, the massive tornado that ripped across Oklahoma. On Reporter's Notebook, should Apple pay more taxes?

    Banner image: Douglas Shulman, former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, testifies before the Senate Finance Committee in Washington May 21, 2013. Photo: Gary Cameron/Reuters

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Kerry Cavanaugh

      editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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