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8:10 AM ET, June 12, 2013

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The Official Google Blog:
Asking the U.S. government to allow Google to publish more national security request data  —  This morning we sent the following letter to the offices of the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Read the full text below.  -Ed.  —  Dear Attorney General Holder and Director Mueller
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Michael Isikoff / Open Channel:
FBI sharply increases use of Patriot Act provision to collect US citizens' records  —  The FBI has dramatically increased its use of a controversial provision of the Patriot Act to secretly obtain a vast store of business records of U.S. citizens under President Barack Obama, according to recent Justice Department reports to Congress.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
A.C.L.U. Files Suit Over Phone Surveillance Program  —  WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its “dragnet” collection of logs of domestic phone calls, contending that the once-secret program — whose existence …
Washington Post:
In NSA programs, democracy works in secret
Discussion: Balkinization, CNN and New York Times
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   ACLU files lawsuit over NSA call tracking
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Former President George W. Bush's Image Ratings Improve  —  Views of Bush more positive than negative for first time since 2005  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' views of former president George W. Bush have improved, with 49% now viewing him favorably and 46% unfavorably.
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / The Huffington Post:
George W. Bush Gets First Positive Rating Since 2005: Poll
Cole Premo / CBS Minnesota:
Franken ‘Very Well Aware Of’ NSA Tracking Phone Records  —  ST. PAUL (WCCO) — US Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., says he's not surprised by revelations that federal security agencies collect phone and computer data on American citizens.  —  The National Security Agency secretly gathered personal data …
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Carlo Muñoz / The Hill:
Durbin: FISA declassification bill dead on arrival
Senator Wyden's Press Feed:
Wyden Statement Responding to Director Clapper's Statements About Collection on Americans
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Wake Up!  —  In 2007, John McCain's “comprehensive” immigrant-legalization bill failed after opponents flooded the Senate with calls, shutting down the switchboard.  Despite considerable press hype, the bill didn't even muster a majority on the crucial cloture vote.  —  It won't be that easy this time.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
In 84-15 vote, Senate moves forward on immigration reform
Discussion: American Spectator
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Senate votes 82-15 in first step to debate immigration reform
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   Kelly Ayotte, GOP star, changes mind on immigration
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
A Little Birdie Told Me  —  WASHINGTON — In her first two days on Twitter, Hillary Clinton did not bother to follow the man she wants to follow.  —  No @BarackObama for @HillaryClinton as of Tuesday night.  —  Hillary debuted firmly entrenched in Clintonworld, following Bill, Chelsea …
Discussion: msnbc.com
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TODAY.com:
Bill Clinton to be honored as ‘Father of the Year’
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Republican Nominee For Virginia Lieutenant Governor Misspells Own Book Title...On The Cover  —  E.W. Jackson's self-published book Ten Commandments to an Extraordinary Life has a big error on the cover.  Commandments — not “comandments.”
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: US Muslim leaders ‘complicit’ in terrorist attacks  —  Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) on Tuesday said the failure of Muslim leaders to repudiate acts of terrorism done in the name of Islam makes them “potentially complicit” in these attacks.  —  “When the most devastating terrorist attacks …
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Yahoo! News:
Lindsey Graham: ‘If I thought censoring the mail was necessary, I would suggest it’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham would propose censoring Americans' ‘snail’ mail if he thought it would help protect national security, the South Carolina Republican said Tuesday.  But for now, he says he doesn't think it's necessary.
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama Schmoozes Reporters At Secret Meeting  —  The president popped into an off-the-record briefing with reporters Monday.  —  Via: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama held an off-the-record meeting with select reporters from some of the nation's largest print …
CBS News:
Most disapprove of gov't phone snooping of ordinary Americans  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  Polling analysis by Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto and Fred Backus  —  In the wake of the recent disclosure of two classified U.S. surveillance programs, most Americans disapprove …
Reuters:
Obama administration to drop limits on morning-after pill  —  (Reuters) - The Obama administration will scrap age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraception pills, making the morning-after pill available to women and girls without a prescription.  —  The U.S. Department of Justice …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Trailing, Gabriel Gomez takes fight to Ed Markey  —  Underdog Massachusetts Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez went all out in a debate against frontrunner Ed Markey Tuesday to pin Washington's ills on the longtime Democratic congressman.  —  Gomez said the national debt, now $17 trillion …
Discussion: CNN
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Darrell Issa On IRS Investigation: Releasing Full Transcripts Now Would Be ‘Reckless’  —  WASHINGTON — One week after he released partial transcripts of interviews with IRS officials involved in the scandal surrounding the targeting of conservative groups, the chair of the House Oversight …
Noah Barkin / Reuters:
Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit  —  (Reuters) - German outrage over a U.S. Internet spying program has broken out ahead of a visit by Barack Obama, with ministers demanding the president provide a full explanation when he lands in Berlin next week and one official likening …
Discussion: Firedoglake, Infowars and WorldViews
 
 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
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