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7:20 AM ET, June 6, 2013

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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Revealed: NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily  —  Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama  —  • Read the Verizon court order in full here  —  The National Security Agency …
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Guardian:
Verizon forced to hand over telephone data - full court ruling  —  The US government is collecting the phone records of millions of US customers of Verizon under a top secret court order.  Read the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order
New York Times:
U.S. Is Secretly Collecting Records of Verizon Calls  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is secretly carrying out a domestic surveillance program under which it is collecting business communications records involving Americans under a hotly debated section of the Patriot Act …
Discussion: WJLA-TV, Guardian and Business Insider
David A. Graham / Reuters:
Forget the Charm, Keep the Offensive: Obama's Aggressive New Strategy  —  Appointing Susan Rice as a top aide, attacking Darrell Issa, and fighting for judicial nominees show Obama and his allies don't want to make nice.  —  No more Mr. Nice President.  For a brief few weeks this spring …
Discussion: The Impolitic and The Week
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K.T. McFarland / Fox News:
The real reason Obama tapped Susan Rice for national security adviser
Discussion: Mediaite and VodkaPundit
Josh Kraushaar / NationalJournal.com:
In Scandal's Wake, Obama's Hardball Tactics Could Backfire
Discussion: Power Line and Yahoo! News
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Two Liberal Voices for Intervention, but Not in Syrian War
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
National security team shuffle may signal more activist stance at White House
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Holder to GOP: I meant no disrespect  —  Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday told Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee that he meant no disrespect by allowing a deputy to respond to their requests for information on a leak investigation.  —  By responding personally …
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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Ex-Rep. Allen West: Holder is bigger threat than al-Qaeda  —  Former congressman Allen West (R-Fla.) says Attorney General Eric Holder is more dangerous than al-Qaeda.  —  In a new fundraising e-mail for his political action committee, the Allen West Guardian Fund, West pictures Holder next …
Discussion: Politico
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Allen West: Holder a ‘bigger threat to our republic’ than al Qaeda
Discussion: Reuters and Weasel Zippers
Brett Norman / Politico:
Sarah Murnaghan lung transplant case: Sebelius ordered to make exception on transplant  —  A federal judge has ordered HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to allow Sarah Murnaghan, a 10-year-old in Pennsylvania dying of cystic fibrosis, to be moved to the adult lung transplant list.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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JoNel Aleccia / Vitals:
Judge orders girl added to adult lung transplant list
Philly.com:
Girl's family goes to court over lung transplant
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Top IRS Official For Obamacare Implementation Placed On Administrative Leave  —  Sources say a key official in charge of overseeing health reform implementation, as well as another staffer, have been put on leave for accepting more than $1,000 in free meals and other items at a 2010 conference.
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:   IRS officials suspended for taking gifts
Politico:   Daniel Werfel's IRS discipline wins praise on Hill
Reuters:
Kerry to U.S. Jews: Next few days will determine Middle East fate for decades  —  Those who believe the Israeli-Palestinian status quo is sustainable and that the separation fence will bring security to Israel are ‘lulling themselves into a delusion,’ U.S. secretary of state tells American Jewish Committee.
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Rubin Reports
Wall Street Journal:
IRS Staff Cite Washington Link  —  Two Workers Tell Congress That Agency Officials Helped Direct Tea-Party Reviews  —  Two Internal Revenue Service employees in the agency's Cincinnati office told congressional investigators that IRS officials in Washington helped direct the probe of tea-party groups that began in 2010.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
United States Senator John Cornyn, Texas:
Cornyn RESULTS Amendment to S.744  —  Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety, & Upgrading Legitimate Trade and travel Simultaneously  — Strengthens Border Security, national security, and public safety.  — Requires DHS Secretary and GAO Comptroller General to jointly certify …
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Jim Avila / ABCNEWS:
House Talks on Immigration Reform Near Collapse  —  Rep. Raul Labrador is one of the members of the House Gang of Eight involved in immigration reform.  Image credit: Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images  —  Bipartisan meetings in the House of Representatives on a comprehensive immigration reform bill …
Kevin Bohn / CNN:
Mitt Romney to CNN: Rice appointment ‘disappointing’  —  Washington (CNN) - As Mitt Romney begins to re-emerge into the public spotlight with a Utah conference, the former Republican presidential nominee told CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger he was disappointed with President Obama's pick …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Carey Mulligan Eyed to Play Hillary Clinton in Biopic (Exclusive)  —  Though Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Chastain and Emma Stone have been rumored to be in the “Rodham” mix, the Brit actress has emerged as the top choice.  —  Carey Mulligan has emerged as the front-runner to play Hillary Rodham Clinton …
Discussion: Guardian, Reuters and Mediaite
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Ohio Group Has Decided To Take Same-Sex Marriage To State's Voters In 2014  —  “We have decided to be on the ballot in 2014 to allow for a continuing dialogue with voters across Ohio about why marriage matters,” activist says.  Update: Other groups attending a Wednesday meeting, however, said no timing decision was made.
Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Secret Man Caves Found in EPA Warehouse  —  A warehouse maintained by contractors for the Environmental Protection Agency contained secret rooms full of exercise equipment, televisions and couches, according to an internal audit.  —  EPA's inspector general found contractors used partitions …
Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Army Punishes Soldier who Served Chick-fil-A  —  An Army master sergeant was punished after he hosted a promotion party and served Chick-fil-A sandwiches in honor of the Defense of Marriage Act.  —  FOLLOW TODD ON FACEBOOK FOR CULTURE WAR NEWS.  CLICK HERE TO JOIN!
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
 
 
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Phil Plait / Slate:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Anti-Vaxxer
Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
Donor John Mills's gift to Labour avoided tax bill of £1.5m
Discussion: Guardian and BBC
Wall Street Journal:
IMF Admits Mistakes on Greece Bailout
Discussion: New York Times and Hot Air
John Watson / The Age:
Japan's radiation disaster toll: none dead, none sick
Discussion: Hit & Run
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Ex-Miss America Erika Harold's campaign plan
Discussion: Power Line
Josh Richman / Mercury News:
Obama in San Jose to speak on ‘Obamacare’ on Friday
Dylan Matthews / Wonkblog:
Yes, Europe really is in the throes of austerity
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Biden, Clinton praise Lautenberg's work ethic, values in upbeat eulogies
Discussion: Politico
Keith Laing / The Hill:
TSA shelves plan for knives on planes
Discussion: Politico
Max Pizarro / Politicker NJ:
Sources: Holt will run for US Senate seat
Ricardo Lopez / Los Angeles Times:
UCLA Anderson Forecast paints dismal picture of economic recovery
Discussion: NewsBusters
Jordan Smith / Austin Chronicle:
Judge Edith Jones: Blacks and Hispanics More Violent