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Gun rally in Albany to protest SAFE Act

A federal appeals court has backed the U.S. government's refusal to make public photos and video of Osama Bin Laden taken after his death

Los Angeles voters go to the polls on Tuesday, and they could make history by electing the city's first female mayor. The runoff election pits City Controller Wendy Greuel against City Councilman Eric Garcetti. (May 21)

President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Moore, Oklahoma in the wake of one of the most destructive storms in the nation's history. To the victims, he vowed though there is a long road ahead, they will not travel that path alone. (May 21)

Senator Stabenow pressed former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman and current IRS Chief Steven Miller on how inappropriate activity could happen inside the organization for over two years without top management being aware. Neither commissioner had an answer but both apologized.

In Tuesday's Senate hearings into the ever-widening IRS scandal, outgoing IRS chief, Steve Miller, acknowledged that the planted question that broke the story last week was his idea. The "planted question" refers to the way in which the IRS chose to release the findings of the Inspector General's report a week ago Friday.

White House Spokesman Jay Carney had trouble fielding questions from ABC's John Karl on Monday in reaction to the IRS scandal. "Jay, with all due respect," Karl started, "outrage from the President came, you know, last week ... What I'm saying is that there were reports that this stuff was going on almost a year before the Presidential election. How is it that nobody in the Administration has some responsibility?"

Oklahoma Lieutenant Gov. Todd Lamb speaks to Norah O'Donnell about the damage in the aftermath of a massive tornado, how residents are recovering, and how survivors should look for loved ones.