Morning Round-Up 5-9

**WaPo–House hearing on Boston bombings Thursday, investigators continue to trace activities of Tsarnaev brothers

Morning Headlines

Domestic

Associated Press

1. Police: Women Left Captor’s Home Twice in a Decade
2. Top Boston Cop To Discuss Bombings With Congress
3. AP Exclusive: Calif. Exchange Granted Secrecy
4. Senate Committee Takes Up Immigration Bill 

New York Times

1. Cleveland Man Charged With Rape and Kidnapping (5/8)
2. Diplomat Says Questons Over Benghazi Led to Demotion (5/8)
3. Economists See Deficit Emphasis as Impeding Recovery (5/8) 

Politico

1. Wall Street hires Washington
2. Lindsay Graham faces down primary challenge
3. GOP sharpens knives for immigration (5/8)

Reuters

1. Three kidnapped women in Ohio endured decades of isolation, rape, beatings
2. G7 finance chiefs to discuss bank reform push
3. U.S. diplomat recounts frustration at lack of help during Benghazi attack 

Wall Street Journal

1. Charges Filed in Abduction (5/8)
2. Blacks’ Turnout Outpaces Whites’ (5/8)
3. Freddie’s Profit Soars on Housing Rebound (5/8)

Washington Post

1. With 10 patterns, U.S. military branches out on camouflage front (5/8)
2. DOI official overspent on Washington detail, IG says   

International

Associated Press

1. Bangladesh Fire Kills 8 As Collapse Toll Hits 948
2. Gunmen Snatch Former Pakistani PM’s Son at Rally
3. Jihadi Peril Makes Its Way To Tunisia

New York Times

1. A Young Generation: Young Syrian Refugees Struggle to Survive
2. U.S. Fears Russia May Sell Air-Defense System to Syria
3. Boston Bomb Inquiry Looks Closely at Russia Trip (5/8) 

Reuters

1. Cameron says Britain must stay in EU, dismisses skeptics
2. Bangladesh Islamist gets death for war crimes, raising fears of protests
3. Israel asks Russia not to sell Syria advanced S-300 air shield: officials 

Wall Street Journal

1. Islamists Rely on TV Sheiks to Woo the Masses in Egypt (5/8)
2. Stephen Hawking Backs Boycott of Israel Academics (5/8)
3. SAT Scandal Shines Harsh Light on South Korea (5/8) 

Washington Post

1. South Texas county faces wave of migrant deaths (5/8)
2. Mexican leader pushes for easier credit for small businesses (5/8)
3. Israel holds grand mufti for questioning on al-Aqsa mosque disturbance (5/8) 

Washington Times

1. Obama promotes jobs in Texas, where gun companies are looking to escape gun-control
2. Diplomat tells Congress he was ‘stunned’ by Rice account on Benghazi (5/8) 

Top Conservative Stories of the Day:

The American Conservative

1. How the Iraq War Became a War on Christians
2. Imran Khan Falls…and Rises? 

Breitbart

1. Five Key Points From Today’s Benghazi Hearing (5/8)
2. Senate Targets Gun Powders with Explosives ‘Background Check’ Law (5/8)

The Daily Caller  

1. Fidel Castro may be America’s most famous illegal immigrant (5/8)
2. Republican congressman goes on Twitter tirade against media during Arias verdict (5/8)

CNSNews.com

1. Testimony: Stevens Went to Benghazi Mission on 9/11/12 So Clinton Could Announce on Upcoming Libyan Visit It Had Become Permanent U.S. Post
2. White House Says Benghazi Probe ‘Non-Substantive,’ Defends Early Talking Points About Attack (5/8) 

Hot Air

            1. Benghazi—what’s new?

National Review

1. Congress and the Gosnell Case
2. Cropped by National Review 

Washington Free Beacon

1. Blowing the Lid Off Benghazi
2. Real Conservatism: Paul Ryan calls on conservatives to reach out to inner cities, poor with message of freedom and community (5/8) 

The Weekly Standard

        1. Why Mexico Must Destroy the Cartels  

Top Liberal Stories of the Day:

The Daily Beast

1. The Calamitous Castros: What We Know About Ariel Castro’s Brothers & Mother
2. How Ariel Castro Remained at Liberty in Cleveland All These Years
3. Is Rubio Trapped on Immigration Reform?

Huffington Post

1. In First Interview Since Bangladesh Factory Collapse, Benetton CEO Confirms Company’s Tie To Tragedy (5/8)
2. Declining Gun Homicide Rate Isn’t A Strong Argument Against Expanding Background Checks, Sorry! (5/8)

Salon

        1. When I was kidnapped

Slate

1. Is Human Enhancement Cheating?

Talking Points Memo

1. Democrats’ Newest Republican Crush: Ted Cruz ?!?!
2. This’ll Make the Nativists Crazy

ThinkProgress

1. Watch: CNN Anchor Bullies Amanda Knox Over Rumors of ‘Sexual Deviance’