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What we're reading: Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The pressure on the Obama administration shifts to the Justice Department, where federal authorities obtained two months of telephone records from Associated Pr
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on  March 6, 2013 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 6, 2013 in Washington, DC.

The pressure on the Obama administration shifts to the Justice Department, where federal authorities obtained two months of telephone records from Associated Press reporters.

In The New York Times' opinion page: Academy Award winning actress Angelina Jolie explains her decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. The editorial board critiques the "inexcusable mistake" made by the I.R.S. by targeting Tea Party organizations. Frank Bruni looks at how the politics are getting in the way on a number of major issues.