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10:40 AM ET, June 11, 2013

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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Majority Views NSA Phone Tracking as Acceptable Anti-terror Tactic  —  Public Says Investigate Terrorism, Even IF It Intrudes on Privacy  —  OVERVIEW  —  A majority of Americans - 56% - say the National Security Agency's (NSA) program tracking the telephone records of millions of Americans …
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Abby D. Phillip / ABCNEWS:
House Speaker John Boehner: NSA Leaker a ‘Traitor’  —  House Speaker John Boehner today called NSA leaker Edward Snowden a “traitor” who put Americans at risk by releasing classified information to the media.  —  “He's a traitor,” the highest ranking Republican in the House of Representatives …
ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Exclusive Interview With House Speaker John Boehner on NSA Leak, Immigration Reform And More  —  House Speaker John Boehner sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on “Good Moring America” to discuss the NSA leak, immigration reform, the IRS scandal and much more.
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Sen. Feinstein calls Snowden's NSA leaks an ‘act of treason’  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Monday said the 29-year-old man who leaked information about two national security programs is guilty of treason.  —  Feinstein said former National Security Agency Edward Snowden she doesn't see him as a hero or a whistle blower.
Rand Paul / Wall Street Journal:
Big Brother Really Is Watching Us  —  Monitoring hundreds of millions of phone records is an extraordinary invasion of privacy.  —  When Americans expressed outrage last week over the seizure and surveillance of Verizon's client data by the National Security Agency, President Obama responded …
Jon Cohen / Washington Post:
Most Americans back NSA tracking phone records, prioritize probes over privacy
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Leaks fallout: How bad could it be?
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Edward Snowden's NSA leaks are backlash of too much secrecy
Discussion: New York Times and Daily Kos
Yahoo! News:
Intelligence chief Clapper: I gave ‘least untruthful’ answer on U.S. spying
Discussion: Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Perry Stein / Talking Points Memo:
Pew Poll: 56 Percent Of Americans Say Phone Tracking Is Acceptable Anti-Terror Tactic
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Solitary Leaker  —  From what we know so far, Edward Snowden appears to be the ultimate unmediated man.  Though obviously terrifically bright, he could not successfully work his way through the institution of high school.  Then he failed to navigate his way through community college.
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Daily Mail:
Revealed: The acrobat girlfriend of NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden... who he abandoned when he fled the U.S.  — Lindsay Mills, 28, is reportedly the girlfriend Edward Snowden left behind when he leaked information about PRISM surveillance  —  The girlfriend of NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden …
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
NSA leak is treason, says Feinstein  —  “I don't look at this as being a whistle-blower,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calf.) said.  “I think it's an act of treason.”  —  The whereabouts of Snowden were unclear Monday as authorities ramped up an investigation that could lead to his extradition and prosecution.
Discussion: Hot Air and americanthinker.com
Jeffrey Toobin / News Desk:
Edward Snowden Is No Hero  —  Edward Snowden, a twenty-nine-year-old former C.I.A. employee and current government contractor, has leaked news of National Security Agency programs that collect vast amounts of information about the telephone calls made by millions of Americans …
Roger Simon / Politico:
The slacker who came in from the cold
Discussion: Reuters
Rand Paul / CNN:
Ron Paul gives thanks for leaker
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Barton Gellman, Glenn Greenwald feud over NSA leaker
Discussion: Yahoo! News, Telegraph and FishbowlDC
New York Times:
Obama to End Effort to Restrict Morning-After Pill  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has decided to stop trying to block over-the-counter availability of the best-known morning-after contraceptive pill for all women and girls, a move fraught with political repercussions for President Obama.
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Guardian:
Plan B: Obama allows morning-after pill for under-17s  —  President's reversal means emergency contraception drug will be available to women of all ages without a prescription  —  The Obama administration will stop trying to limit sales of emergency contraception pills …
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Obama administration will approve ‘Plan B’ pill for women and girls of all ages
Discussion: Red Alert Politics and Reuters
Tom Hays / Associated Press:
Obama Plan B Decision: Feds To Comply With NY Judge's Ruling
Discussion: Gawker
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama to rally support for immigration reform as Senate weighs bill  —  President Obama will hold an event Tuesday morning to rally support for comprehensive immigration reform, as the Senate begins floor debate on a bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11 million undocumented immigrants.
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Labor backs immigration plan with million-dollar ad buy
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
IRS Caught on Tape Telling Nonprofit: “Keep Your Faith to Yourself”  —  The IRS scandal is deepening as a new tape has been released today showing a disturbing phone call the Internal Revenue Service placed to a non-profit organization.  —  Alliance Defending Freedom, a pro-life legal group …
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
Senate Passes Farm Bill; House Vote Is Less Sure  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a sweeping new farm bill on Monday that will cost nearly $955 billion over the next 10 years, the first step in a renewed attempt at passing legislation that will set the country's food and agriculture programs and policy.
 
 
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