LAPD on Tactical Alert After Two Men Attempt Assassination of Police Officers

◼ The Los Angeles Police Department is under a city-wide tactical alert after at least one gunman opened fire on two officers driving in their patrol car. This tactical alert sent every officer available to the area. The officers reportedly returned fire and were, thankfully, uninjured. - TPNN

◼ REPORT: LAPD OFFICERS AMBUSHED, SHOT AT IN UNPROVOKED ATTACK. - Breitbart

Sunday night at approximately 9:30 p.m local time in South Los Angeles, two officers responding to an unrelated call in their patrol vehicle were fired upon in an ambushed style attack.

One person of interest was taken into custody moments after the shooting but the second suspected gunman is still on the loose.

SHOOTING RAMPAGE AT D.C. NAVY YARD (Three Gunmen?)

◼ Gunman opens fire at Navy Yard in Washington; several wounded, officials say - US News
REPORT: 4 killed, 8 injured...
WASHPOST: Three shooters...
3,000 workers told to 'shelter in place'...
NBC: At least 2 cops among victims...
WAR ZONE: SWAT-style teams deployed at Capitol...
Flights halted out of Reagan airport...
WH: 'Citizens: Listen to the Authorities'...

◼ About the shooting location - Greta/FOX

TRANSPARENCY: WH HOLDS BENGHAZI BRIEFING ... OFF-THE-RECORD

.@presssec said no unanswered Qs remained on #Benghazi.Now WH is holding a super-transparent *off the record* press briefing about it.

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 10, 2013

◼ Transparency! WH reportedly holds ‘off-the-record’ Benghazi briefing - Twitchy

◼ W.H. holds off-the-record Benghazi briefing - Dylan Byers/Politico

The White House held an off-the-record briefing with reporters on Friday afternoon to discuss recent revelations about the Benghazi investigation, sources familiar with the meeting tell POLITICO.

The meeting began around 12:45 p.m. and postponed the daily, on-the-record White House press briefing to 1:45 p.m. White House press secretary Jay Carney did not respond to a request for confirmation of the meeting.

The off-the-record session was announced to reporters in the wake of an ABC News report showing that White House and State Dept. officials were involved in revising the now-discredited CIA talking points about the attack on Benghazi.

I can't WAIT for today's WH presser.

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) May 10, 2013

◼ TRANSPARENCY: WH HOLDS BENGHAZI BRIEFING ... OFF-THE-RECORD - Ben Shapiro/Breitbart

In the White House’s latest efforts at transparency, the administration announced to reporters that it would brief reporters on the latest shocking developments about the Benghazi situation … behind closed doors. Politico reports that the meeting started at approximately 12:45 PM ET, and that it moved the normal press briefing to 1:45 PM ET. Jay Carney, White House press secretary, did not comment on whether the meeting took place.

Oh my God. It has been changed from "off-the-record" to "deep background." politico.com/blogs/media/20… We're being played, folks.

— RB (@RBPundit) May 10, 2013

Explosion rocks Iran city of Isfahan, home to key nuclear facility...

◼ Semi-official Fars news agency says blast heard distinctly in several parts of the western Iran city; a uranium conversion plant near Isfahan went online in 2004. - Haaretz/Reuters

It seems that city authorities and the Iranian government were embarrassed by the reports of a blasts, releasing contradictory versions of the alleged events.

The Revolutionary Guard said the accidental explosion occurred while military personnel were transporting munitions.

◼ BREAKING: Huge Explosion In IRAN's Nuke City - Yid With Lid

◼ Related: Image shows (another) Iranian missile site was destroyed (two weeks ago)

(Paul Brannan, a senior analyst for the Institute for Science and International Security,) said ISIS had recently learned from “knowledgable officials” that the blast had occurred just as Iran had achieved a milestone in the development of a new missile and may have been performing a “volatile procedure involving a missile engine at the site.”

Secret Service Searched Occupy D.C. Camp For Person Who Shot At White House

◼ The Secret Service searched Occupy D.C. on Monday for a man suspected of firing bullets at the White House on Friday, one of which was stopped by the building’s ballistic glass.

Police have been trying to locate 21-year-old Oscar Ortega Hernandez, a mentally ill man from Idaho who authorities say is connected to the incident, which apparently took place on Friday.

◼ Suspect arrested in White House shooting - WTOP

◼ Park Police: Suspect arrested in WH shooting might have spent time at Occupy DC protests - HotAir

According to Talking Points Memo, the Secret Service scoured Occupy D.C. looking for this guy. If Park Police suspected Ortega had been at a Tea Party rally, that tidbit would be included in every bit of MSM coverage of this incident.

DEMS ON SUPER COMMITTEE BOLT

◼ Sen. Rand Paul tells radiohost Sean Hannity this afternoon, Dems on the budget super committee walk away from heated negotations... AT IMPASSE... - Hannity.com

BREAKING NEWS: Wisconsin "Supreme Court just ruled in favor of the Republicans on Budget Repair."

◼ "Supreme Court just ruled in favor of the Republicans on Budget Repair." - Althouse
◼ Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns Judge Sumi - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Some key language from the ruling, which overturned Judge Sumi's rulings both procedurally (for interfering in the legislative process) and substantively (there was no violation of the Open Meetings Law) at the link.

◼ Fiscal sanity triumphs: Wisconsin Supreme Court green lights budget/union reform law - Michelle Malkin

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has cleared the way for GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair/union reform law — and rebuked a county judge for interfering in the legislative process.

◼ Supreme Court clears way for collective bargaining law to take effect - Wisconsin State Journal
◼ Breaking: Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstates Walker’s collective bargaining law - HotAir

After a roller-coaster flirtation with a presidential bid, Donald Trump bowed out of the 2012 contest in true Trump fashion

◼ Trump Not Running for President: 'Decision Does Not Come Easily Or Without Regret' - ABC News via Drudge
◼ Donald Trump to skip 2012 presidential race - USA Today

Trump's Statement:
After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency. This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country. I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election. I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector.

Osama bin Laden Killed by U.S. Strike

◼ Source: Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead

BREAKING NEWS: Federal Judge Strikes Down Healthcare Overhaul

Drudge Report headline: VOID

◼ Fla. judge strikes down health overhaul
A federal judge in Florida says the Obama administration's health overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with 26 states that had sued to block it.
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson on Monday accepted without trial the states' argument that the new law violates people's rights by forcing them to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties....

◼ Florida Judge Rules Against Obamacare, Injunction Denied
"...Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority in passing the Act with the individual mandate...."
◼ Florida Health Care Mandate Lawsuiit - Summary Judgment Order link via legal insurrection

BREAKING NEWS:

HOUSE VOTES TO REPEAL OBAMACARE

◼ House GOP Repeals 'ObamaCare' in Symbolic Move DEVELOPING

WASHINGTON -- The newly muscular House Republicans voted Wednesday to overturn President Obama's health care overhaul -- a move that is largely symbolic because the Democratic-controlled Senate is poised to ignore it while Obama is certain to veto it should it somehow pass through Congress.

The House passed the bill 245-189 with three Democrats -- Reps. Mike Ross, Dan Boren and Mike McIntyre --joining the Republican effort.

◼ House Republicans Move to Dismantle Obama's HealthCare Law... bloomberg
◼ Two-thirds of doctors fear worse care for patients... cnbc
◼ 26 States Join Suit Against Law... foxnews
via drudge
◼ 200 Top Economists Urge Congress to Repeal Job Killing Destroying Obamacare Bill gatewaypundit

Kenneth Zanzi appointed to the California Coastal Commission

Kenneth Zanzi, 67, of Fortuna, has been appointed to the California Coastal Commission representing the north coast region. He has been mayor pro tem of the city of Fortuna since 2010 and where he served as city councilmember from 2008 to 2010. Zanzi has owned Mad River Parkway Business Center since 1983. He worked for the Department of Fish and Game from 1965 to 1998 retiring as the deputy chief of the Wildlife Management Division. Zanzi is a member of the Fortuna Chamber of Commerce. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Zanzi is a Republican.
◼ GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER APPOINTMENTS DECEMBER 31 2010