The life and not-quite-death of a 'scandal' in the news media

For a few days back in May, the White House seemed to be swimming in scandal. Conservative critics of President Obama were raising new questions about the administration's handling of the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, and about whether the White House had leaked classified information about a foiled al-Qaeda plot in order to buff Obama's national security credentials. Then came the disclosure that IRS officials had apparently singled out conservative and tea party organizations...