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3:25 PM ET, June 12, 2013

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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
GOP congressman: Rate of pregnancies from rape is ‘very low’  —  Another Republican congressman ventured into the realm of rape and pregnancy Wednesday, saying at a committee hearing that incidences of pregnancy from rape are “very low.”  —  Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) …
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
House GOP Set To Vote Next Week On 20-Week Abortion Ban  —  The GOP-led House of Representatives is set to vote next week on legislation outlawing abortions later than 20 weeks into pregnancy after Republicans passed it out of committee Wednesday by a vote of 20-12.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Franks says rate of pregnancies from rape is ‘very low’
Discussion: Politico
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
GOP Congressman Channels Todd Akin: ‘The Incidence Of Rape Resulting In Pregnancy Are Very Low’
Discussion: Post Politics
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Establishment renders harsh verdict on Edward Snowden  —  'He's no hero.  He put people's lives at risk,' Sen. Angus King (second from left) said.  AP Photos  —  Close  —  He is the toast of the libertarian left and the libertarian right.  But for most of the political establishment …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Democratic Sen. Tester: Snowden Didn't Compromise National Security (VIDEO)  —  Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) on Wednesday rejected the notion that Edward Snowden compromised the country's security when he leaked details of top secret National Security Agency surveillance programs.
New York Times:
Earlier Denials Put Intelligence Chief in Awkward Position  —  WASHINGTON — For years, intelligence officials have tried to debunk what they called a popular myth about the National Security Agency: that its electronic net routinely sweeps up information about millions of Americans.
CNN:
NSA leaker's girlfriend says she's ‘lost at sea’
Discussion: Mediaite and Riehl World News
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer: Cornyn Border Security Amendment A ‘Non-Starter’ And We Are Not Negotiating With Him  —  Democrats want it to be crystal clear.  They don't think Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is crucial to passing immigration reform.  So they aren't negotiating with him over his non-starter amendment …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
How conservatives are trying to kill immigration reform  —  This morning, GOP Senator John Cornyn unveiled his much-anticipated amendment to the Senate “gang of eight” compromise — the most ambitiouseffort yet to move the bill to the right by stiffening border security requirements.
Discussion: Immigration Reform
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
First look: The amendment that could upend the immigration debate
Discussion: Immigration Reform
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Paul on the fence over immigration bill
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and The PJ Tatler
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Carney: Obama not concerned administration scandals will hurt Markey  —  White House press secretary Jay Carney said President Obama is not concerned about the toll the series of scandals hitting his administration could take on Rep. Edward Markey, the Democrats' Senate candidate in Massachusetts.
Discussion: CNN
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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 …
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Ways and Means Chairman: IRS targeting of Tea Party groups didn't start in Ohio  —  The IRS's singling out of conservative groups did not originate in Cincinnati, the House Republican in charge of tax policy said Wednesday.  —  House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) …
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: Achenblog and msnbc.com
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Walter Shapiro / American Prospect:
Dear 2016 Democratic Upstart
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Carey Mulligan Passes on Hillary Clinton Biopic
Discussion: Telegraph, Guardian and Politico
TwinCities.com:
Walker says he will sign abortion ultrasound bill  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he will sign a measure that's quickly working its way through the Republican-controlled Legislature that would require women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound.
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Scott Walker Endorses Mandating Transvaginal Ultrasounds And Shutting Down Abortion Clinics
New York Times:
Bloomberg Urges No Gifts to Democrats Who Blocked Gun Bill  —  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, in a sharp escalation in the battle over gun control, is seeking to punish Democratic senators by taking away the one thing they most need from New Yorkers: money.  —  On Wednesday, Mr. Bloomberg …
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Ed O'Keefe / Post Politics:
Mayor Bloomberg to donors: Don't give to Democrats who blocked gun bill
Harriet Baldwin- / Examiner:
Secret Service “Visits” Outspoken Critic of Obama - Because of Twitter?  —  I know, RIGHT?  —  After you read this- you will wonder what country we are in.  —  Tom Francois is an outspoken critic of Barack Hussein Obama- and has a robust Twitter presence.  He also likes to dabble with his “paint” program to create funny cartoons.
The Atlantic Online:
The Obama Surveillance Revelations Are Pushing Liberals Over the Edge  —  Progressives aren't going to give the president a pass on civil liberties anymore.  —  The email went out shortly after midnight Thursday, a few hours after the news broke about the Obama administration's large-scale monitoring …
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Interns Win Huge Victory in Labor Lawsuit Against Fox  —  UPDATED: Fox says it is “very disappointed” after two interns who worked on “Black Swan” are granted a summary judgment win, while another intern who worked in Fox's corporate department will now be leading a class action suit.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
Judge Rules for Interns Who Sued Fox Searchlight
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
CBS anchor snubs sex scoop  —  CBS anchor Scott Pelley was furious after John Miller's scoop about the State Department sex scandal broke not on his “CBS Evening News,” but early Monday on “This Morning” hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell, network sources tell Page Six
Discussion: Mediaite, NewsBusters and TVNewser
Politico:
Challenging Obama-knows-best  —  “Trust-me” is President Barack Obama's preferred mode of action in times of crisis — and his go-to comment to nervous staffers has always been some version of “Relax, I got this.”  —  But that message is an increasingly hard sell for Obama in his second term …
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
Jon Caramanica / New York Times:
The Visionaries: Kanye West Talks About His Career and Album ‘Yeezus’  —  Malibu, Calif. — From Shangri-la Studio here you can see the Pacific Ocean just over the fence lapping calmly at Zuma Beach.  And this compound is just as Zen, with recording equipment set up in various locations …
 
 
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Lydia Warren / Daily Mail:
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says U.S. government has been hacking Chinese universities …
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Biden to restart White House guns push
Boston Herald:
Editorial endorsement: Gomez for Senate
Discussion: Daily Kos
Peter Orszag / Bloomberg:
Retirement Will Kill You  —  Teddy Roosevelt once said …
BBC:
Turkey protests: Uneasy calm in Istanbul's Taksim Square
Discussion: Spectator
Thomas Drake / Guardian:
Snowden saw what I saw: surveillance criminally subverting the constitution
Discussion: Yahoo! News and CNN
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Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Man Details Risks in Exposing China's Forced Labor
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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