memeorandum: Obama: 'We Don't Want to Tax All Businesses Out of Business' (Elizabeth Harrington/CNSNews)

3:55 PM ET, June 10, 2013

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Greenwald Says 'There's A Lot More Coming,' Argues NSA Revelations Don't Harm Security — The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald on Monday defended the 29-year-old who served as the source of one of the biggest intelligence leaks in history, arguing that the revelations of the National Security …

Discussion: Maggie's Farm, Hot Air, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Banter and Guardian, more at Mediagazer »

Daniel Ellsberg / Guardian:

Edward Snowden: saving us from the United Stasi of America — Snowden's whistleblowing gives us a chance to roll back what is tantamount to an ‘executive coup’ against the US constitution — In my estimation, there has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden's release …

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Barton Gellman / Washington Post:

Code name ‘Verax’: Snowden, in exchanges with Post reporter, made clear he knew risks — He called me BRASSBANNER, a code name in the double-barreled style of the National Security Agency, where he worked in the signals intelligence directorate. — Verax was the name he chose for himself, “truth teller” in Latin.

Tal Kopan / Politico:

10 things to know about Edward Snowden — Edward Snowden burst in public view when the 29-year-old identified himself as the source of leaks about the National Security Agency's surveillance of Americans. Here are 10 things to know about Snowden. — 1. Doesn't have a high school diploma.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Yahoo! News, News Desk and Pressing Issues

Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:

Big Brother isn't watching you — Apparently the “chilling effect” of Justice Department leak investigations on communications between government officials and the press has not been so chilling after all. — It certainly did not deter former CIA employee and National Security Agency …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, New Republic, The Lede and American Spectator

New York Times:

Booz Allen Grew Rich on Government Contracts — WASHINGTON — Edward J. Snowden's employer, Booz Allen Hamilton, has become one of the largest and most profitable corporations in the United States almost exclusively by serving a single client: the government of the United States.

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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Donald Trump: Edward Snowden ‘a bad guy’

Discussion: msnbc.com and The Hill

The Atlantic Online:
Edward Snowden in Hong Kong

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Greenwald: NSA leak doesn't jeopardize national security

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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
James Clyburn: NSA Leaks Part Of Effort To “Embarrass” Obama

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

scmp.com:
Main menu — Iceland cannot grant US whisteblower Edward …

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Daniel Ellsberg / The Daily Beast:
Edward Snowden Is a Hero and We Need More Whistleblowers

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Timothy B. Lee / Wonkblog:
Has the US become the type of nation from which you have to seek asylum?

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Washington Post:
Edward Snowden says motive behind leaks was to expose ‘surveillance state’

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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Cantor vows ‘serious’ House investigation of NSA leaker Snowden

Discussion: Yahoo! News, msnbc.com, Politico and The Hill

Politico:
Edward Snowden leak exposes cracks in contractor system

Discussion: Washington Post, New Republic, First Read and The Hill

CBS News:

State Department memo reveals possible cover-ups, halted investigations — (CBS News) CBS News has uncovered documents that show the State Department may have covered up allegations of illegal and inappropriate behavior within their ranks. — The Diplomatic Security Service, or the DSS …

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Bfearnowcbs / CBS DC:
CBS News: U.S. State Department Cover-Ups Range From Prostitution Charges to Drug Rings

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Michelle Malkin and Nice Deb

Apple:

Apple Special Event, June 10, 2013 … Shop the Apple Online Store (1-800-MY-APPLE), visit an Apple Retail Store, or find a reseller.

Discussion: GigaOM, The Week, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Engadget, Featured stories and The Verge

Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:

The Irrationality of Giving Up This Much Liberty to Fight Terror — When confronted by far deadlier threats, Americans are much less willing to cede freedom and privacy. — The image is still powerful, isn't it? — So are the anger, and the memories. — Most Americans don't just remember …

Discussion: The Dish and Prairie Weather

Quinnipiac News + Events:

Release Detail — June 10, 2013 - Booker Leads In First Look At New Jersey Senate Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Christie Buries Buono 2-1 — Newark Mayor Cory Booker has substantial leads over relatively unknown Democratic primary and general election opponents in a first look …

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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Report: Rep. Pallone joins NJ Senate race

Discussion: Politico

The Week:

How Obama's scandals could swing the GOP primaries — And why this is terrible news for Marco Rubio — and good news for Chris Christie — I — n America, we don't just pick presidents for who they are. We sometimes elect them because they're the opposite of the last guy.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

In 2001, Obama Predicted “Majoritarian Check” On Mass Surveillance In PATRIOT Act — “When we come to the wiretap provisions for example if those laws start encroaching too much on people's privacy the average person, me, Joe, everybody starts griping an complaining.” — View Video ›

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Washington Post:

Hundreds in government had advance word of Medicare action at heart of trading-spike probe — Hundreds of federal employees were given advance word of a Medicare decision worth billions of dollars to private insurers in the weeks before the official announcement, a period when trading in the shares of those firms spiked.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Wonkblog, Conservatives4Palin, Hot Air, Mediaite and Power Line

Elizabeth Harrington / CNSNews:

Obama: 'We Don't Want to Tax All Businesses Out of Business' — (CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama says Democrats “don't want to tax all businesses out of business.” — “I know that there are a few Republicans here in the audience,” Obama said Friday at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign in Palo Alto, Ca.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Ed Driscoll, The Gateway Pundit and Conservatives4Palin