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Ryan Lizza / News Desk:
How Prosecutors Fought to Keep Rosen's Warrant Secret — The Obama Administration fought to keep a search warrant for James Rosen's private e-mail account secret, arguing to a federal judge that the government might need to monitor the account for a lengthy period of time.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Menendez: Immigration bill doesn't have enough votes to pass Senate — Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said Friday that the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill doesn't have enough votes to pass the Senate. — The bill won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 13-5 vote …
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The Hill, Weasel Zippers, Politico and Wonkblog
Dylan Byers / Politico:
The Sharyl Attkisson approach
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Justice asked judge to keep Fox reporter in the dark over tracked email
Justice asked judge to keep Fox reporter in the dark over tracked email
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BBC:
MI5 ‘approached Woolwich suspect’ — MI5 asked Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them, a childhood friend has said. — Abu Nusaybah told BBC Two's Newsnight his friend had revealed to him six months ago that the security service had been “knocking on his door”.
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Pat Dollard, The Jawa Report, Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs
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Guardian:
Woolwich killing: universities crack down on the preachers of hate — Universities asked to draw up guidelines on handling preachers with track record of inciting hatred in aftermath of attack — A fresh drive to prevent radicalisation of impressionable students on campus is being launched …
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Telegraph, BBC and National Updates
Douglas Murray / Wall Street Journal:
The London Terror Attack Was More Than ‘Unforgivable’
The London Terror Attack Was More Than ‘Unforgivable’
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The Gateway Pundit and Ed Driscoll
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Inhofe: Okla. thanks the nation for its support — Oklahoma will bounce back from this week's tornado just as strongly as it has from previous disasters, the state's senior senator said Saturday in this week's Republican address. — Sen. Jim Inhofe, on the ground in Moore, Okla. …
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JJ Hensley / Arizona Republic:
FONT: — The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has engaged in racial profiling and must not use Hispanic ancestry as a factor when making law-enforcement decisions, a federal judge has ruled. — U.S. District Judge Murray Snow issued the ruling Friday, more than eight months after a seven-day trial on the subject concluded.
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Little Green Footballs, ImmigrationProf Blog, emptywheel and The Raw Story
Daily Mail:
‘Why are you standing so close to me?’: Snooki and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie clash as they come together to reopen storm ravaged Shore — Gov. Christie and Snooki had an angry exchange of words Friday morning at the reopening of Seaside Height's boardwalk
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Pat Dollard
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Do Parties Really Need to Rebrand Themselves? — The Republican “rebranding” effort may be on temporary hiatus as all the party's factions come together in the vain hope that they may finally have something to impeach Barack Obama over, but as soon as these various non-scandals, faux-scandals …
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A plain blog about politics and Washington Monthly
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Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Fewer Americans Identify as Economic Conservatives in 2013
Fewer Americans Identify as Economic Conservatives in 2013
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National Review, The Political Carnival, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Firedoglake, The Reaction and Business Insider
Wall Street Journal:
Inside IRS Unit Under Fire — Office at Center of Controversy Rankled Other Groups With Its Aggressive Tactics — The Internal Revenue Service unit under fire for its reviews of conservative organizations has a long history of targeting groups with extra scrutiny, including foreclosure …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Fails to Salute Marine — Via CBS's Mark Knoller: … UPDATE: More from the pool reporter:
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The Gateway Pundit, Scared Monkeys, Doug Ross, The Hill, Sense of Events, Riehl World News, The Lonely Conservative and JustOneMinute
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Dan Lothian / CNN:
President Obama forgets to salute
President Obama forgets to salute
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico and Weasel Zippers
Daily Mail:
Man charged with making ‘racist or anti-religious’ Facebook comments about British soldier's death — Police say people should be careful about what they write on twitter as the ‘consequences could be serious’ — A 22-year-old man has been charged on suspicion of making malicious comments …
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Power Line, Atlas Shrugs, The Jawa Report, The Gateway Pundit, Jihad Watch, The PJ Tatler and Pat Dollard
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Secret recording: Mark Shurtleff offers $2 million to silence critic — Scandal » Utah businessman says 2009 meeting with ex-A.G. was “like an episode in ‘Bizarro World.’ ” — On the breakfast table at Mimi's Cafe, Darl McBride had eggs and potatoes served in a fried tortilla …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Michelle Nunn actively preparing for Senate campaign in Georgia — Businesswoman Michele Nunn is actively preparing for a Senate campaign in Georgia and Democrats there expect an announcement early this summer, according to two sources with knowledge of the plans.
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Weekly Standard
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Huffington Post:
Senate Republicans Oppose Budget Blockade By Tea Party In Growing GOP Feud — WASHINGTON — A tea party rebellion by several U.S. senators blocking progress on the federal budget may be working for them, but not for their fellow Republican lawmakers — even ones who mostly agree with them.
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic Online:
Nearly a Quarter of People in Greece and the U.S. Can't Afford Food — Hunger has grown dramatically in Europe since 2007 — No matter where you're from, not having enough to eat is the ultimate signifier of economic distress. Food is the base of Maslow's hierarchy. It's the first concern in disaster zones.
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Pew Global Attitudes Project, Taylor Marsh and Hullabaloo
Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
Rubbing alcohol as scotch? N.J. officials release details of ‘Operation Swill’ — TRENTON — In one case, a New Jersey bar allegedly mixed rubbing alcohol with caramel food coloring and served it as scotch. — In another, a bar is accused of pouring dirty water into an empty bottle and passing it off as liquor.
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The Week
Wall Street Journal:
The Other Government Motors — Tesla by the numbers: How taxpayers made an electric car company. — The list of the Obama Administration's industrial policy failures is long, from Solyndra to Fisker Automotive. But now we are hearing that one success redeems them all: Tesla Motors .
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JunkScience.com and National Review
Jana Eschbach / WPEC:
EXCLUSIVE: Parents Of Underage Victim In Kate Hunt's Case Defend Actions — SEBASTIAN, Fla. — A local teen's family says she is being unfairly prosecuted for a same-sex relationship. But now a new twist in the case that has gripped the nation. — The parents of the underage victim speak …
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protein wisdom, The Other McCain, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama met privately with Friedman, Ignatius, etc. — President Obama held a private meeting with top national security journalists on Thursday afternoon following his national security policy address at the National Defense University in Washington, POLITICO has learned.
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The Lonely Conservative, Weasel Zippers, Yahoo! News and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Michael Bloomberg guns group targets Mark Pryor — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun-control group is following through with its pledge to air ads against Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor, who Democrats see as one of their most vulnerable incumbents in a tough 2014 climate.
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Talking Points Memo, Capital New York and Yahoo! News
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Michael Bloomberg / CNN:
Bloomberg gun group hits a Democrat
Bloomberg gun group hits a Democrat
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Weasel Zippers and Ballot Box