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July 5, 2013

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I.R.S. Scrutiny Went Beyond the Political

By Jonathan Weisman

A closer look at the I.R.S. operation suggests that the problem was less about ideology than about the indiscriminate application of a process instructing reviewers to “be on the lookout” for selected terms.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 3, 2013, covering July 5, 2013.

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    Album cover for Yeezus by Kanye West

    Yeezus

    Kanye West

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    Album cover for Born Sinner by J. Cole

    Born Sinner

    J. Cole

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    Album cover for Watching Movies With The Sound Off by Mac Miller

    Watching Movies With The Sound Off

    Mac Miller

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    Album cover for Talk A Good Game by Kelly Rowland

    Talk A Good Game

    Kelly Rowland

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    Album cover for 13 by Black Sabbath

    13

    Black Sabbath

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Notable Deaths

2013Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (born 1925)[†]

Baron Henry "Bud" Asher was an American politician, football coach and former lawyer. Asher served as the mayor of Daytona Beach, Florida, for eight years from 1995 until 2003. Before becoming mayor, Asher was elected as a Daytona Beach City Commissioner in 1983, a position he held for twelve years from 1983 to 1995.

David Cargo

2013David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (born 1929)[†]

David Francis Cargo was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of New Mexico between 1967 and 1971.

Lambert Jackson Woodburne

2013Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939)[†]

Vice Admiral Lambert Jackson Woodburne was Chief of the South African Navy from 1 July 1990 to 31 August 1992. He is one of only two people to have been awarded the Van Riebeeck Decoration, which he received for Special Forces operations in Tanzania. He was more commonly known by his nickname "Woody".

Historical Context for July 5, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]