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This handout photo provided by the FSB shows wigs and spying gadgets carried by a man claimed by the FSB to be Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, when he was detained.

Midday Roundup: James Bond would not be impressed

Newsworthy |  More spy games. Russian officials claim they are surprised by the “crude and clumsy recruitment” methods an alleged CIA agent used to attempt to persuade…

Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency

Signs and Wonders: EPA takes cue from IRS in dealing with conservative groups

Newsworthy |  Easier being green. The IRS is not the only federal agency making it difficult for conservative groups. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is getting…

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin

Midday Roundup: Vermont voters get their death wish

Newsworthy |  Dispensing with dignity. Vermont is expected to become the fourth state to legalize euthanasia later today when Gov. Peter Shumlin signs an assisted-suicide…

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus

Midday Roundup: Everyone wants a piece of the IRS

Newsworthy |  Piling on. Three Democrats have joined a chorus of Republicans calling for the IRS to be held accountable for targeting conservative groups for heightened…

<i>CBS Evening News</i> anchor Scott Pelley

Signs and Wonders: CBS’s Scott Pelley admits media missteps on big stories

Newsworthy |  Mea culpa. CBS News anchor Scott Pelley received the 20th annual Fred Friendly First Amendment Award on Friday, and he used the occasion to give an…

A woman rests on a stretcher after being rescued from the collapsed garment factory.

Midday Roundup: Miraculous escape from garment factory rubble

Newsworthy |  Garment factory miracle. Crowds gathered at the site of the collapsed Bangladesh garment factory cheered Friday as rescuers freed a woman trapped in the…

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke

Signs and Wonders: Wall Street heavyweights insist Bernanke stop giving away ‘free money’

Newsworthy |  Banker objections. Those of us opposed to Ben Bernanke’s quantitative easing scheme could take solace from a new report issued this week. Bloomberg is…

Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Midday Roundup: Suspected Boston bomber’s body finally laid to rest

Newsworthy |  Buried. Late Wednesday night, the body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was spirited away from a Worcester, Mass., funeral home and…

A missing poster still rests on a tree outside the home of Amanda Berry Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland.

Midday Roundup: No aborted babies found at Cleveland captor’s house

Newsworthy |  Missed opportunities? Cleveland investigators did not find any human remains at the house where three women spent the last 10 years in captivity.

Bethany Hamilton arrives at the ESPY awards.

Signs and Wonders: Soul Surfer finds soul mate

Newsworthy |  Bethany Hamilton engaged. The “soul surfer” is no longer solo. Bethany Hamilton, who survived a shark attack when she was 13 years old, announced this…

The Senate Armed Services Committee hears from top officials of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, right, and Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, left.

Midday Roundup: Military plagued by spike in sexual assaults

Newsworthy |  Sad statistics. According to a Defense Department report due out later this week, sexual assaults in the military have increased by more than a third in the…

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

Midday Roundup: Chris Christie rescues children, rankles PETA

Newsworthy |  Spidey spin. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie—hero to children and PETA’s new evil nemesis. Christie incurred the wrath of the animal rights group over the…

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