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11:45 AM ET, June 13, 2013

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Reuters:
Lawmakers tire of playing ‘20 questions’ in surveillance briefings  —  (Reuters) - Some members of the Congress say that getting straight answers from intelligence agencies about top-secret surveillance is like playing the game “20 Questions,” where answers come only if a questioner knows exactly what to ask.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Christopher Gregory / New York Times:
N.S.A. Chief Says Phone Logs Halted Terror Threats
TIME:
NEW TIME POLL: Support for the Leaker—and His Prosecution
Discussion: Post Politics and Poynter
Leigh Munsil / Politico:
Experts: ‘Treason’ a tough sell in Edward Snowden case
Discussion: Hot Air
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Disapprove of Government Surveillance Programs
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Lawmakers see Edward Snowden as a leaker, not as a hero
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Bill Clinton splits with President Obama on Syria  —  “My view is that we shouldn't over-learn the lessons of the past,” Clinton said.  “I don't think Syria is necessarily Iraq or Afghanistan — no one has asked us to send any soldiers in there.  I think it's more like Afghanistan was in the '80s …
Discussion: Hit & Run and americanthinker.com
BREITBART.COM:
AUDIENCE MEMBER CONFRONTS BILL MAHER AFTER COMIC SLAMMED SARAH PALIN'S SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD  —  Conservative Ron Futrell knew to expect plenty of left-of-center jibes when he settled into his seat to see Bill Maher at The Pearl Theater in Las Vegas June 8.  —  Futrell didn't think he'd hear …
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Norm Clarke / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Ex-sports anchor chides Bill Maher  —  Former Las Vegas TV personality Ron Futrell was escorted out of liberal comedian Bill Maher's show at the Palms on Saturday after a heckling incident.  —  Futrell, an outspoken conservative known for his Twitter rants, told the Review-Journal he was offended …
Ron Futrell:
Defending Those Without A Voice
Discussion: Red Alert Politics and Twitchy
Ann Coulter / Official:
IF THE GOP IS THIS STUPID, IT DESERVES TO DIE  —  Democrats terrify Hispanics into thinking they'll be lynched if they vote for Republicans, and then turn around and taunt Republicans for not winning a majority of the Hispanic vote.  —  This line of attack has real resonance with our stupidest Republicans.
Josh Kraushaar / NationalJournal.com:
Three Signs Republicans Haven't Learned Any Lessons From 2012  —  After last year's drubbing, Republicans vowed to change their ways.  But as 2013 wears on, they're sticking to the script that got them in trouble.  —  To much acclaim, the Republican National Committee released its road map …
Discussion: The Plum Line and Post Politics
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The Daily Beast:
New CIA #2 Pick Used to Read Anne Rice Aloud at Her Bookstore's Erotica Night  —  In her 20s, Avril Haines held erotica readings at the Baltimore bookstore and restaurant she co-owned at the time.  Ben Jacobs and Avi Zenilman report.  —  The former host of “Erotica Night” …
Gallup:
Americans' Confidence in Congress Falls to Lowest on Record  —  Congress ranks last on list of 16 institutions; military earns top spot again  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' confidence in Congress as an institution is down to 10%, ranking the legislative body last on a list of 16 societal institutions for the fourth straight year.
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
GOP's Jackson discusses past drug use, bankruptcy  —  No. 2 on GOP ticket also acknowledges that he filed for bankruptcy in the past  —  E.W. Jackson, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor acknowledged Wednesday that he used marijuana and experimented with other controlled substances in his youth.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
E.W. Jackson meditates on yoga, Satan
Discussion: The Raw Story
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Jeff Duncan questions IRS rifle usage  —  Rep. Jeff Duncan wants to know why IRS law enforcement agents are training with AR-15 rifles.  —  As chairman of the House Homeland Security oversight subcommittee, Duncan (R-S.C.) toured a federal law enforcement facility in late May and noticed agents training …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Scowling face of the state  —  As soon as the Constitution permitted him to run for Congress, Al Salvi did.  In 1986, just 26 and fresh from the University of Illinois law school, he sank $1,000 of his own money, which was most of his money, into his campaign to unseat an incumbent Democratic congressman.
Politico:
Obamacare?  We were just leaving ...  Dozens of lawmakers and aides are so afraid that their health insurance premiums will skyrocket next year thanks to Obamacare that they are thinking about retiring early or just quitting.  —  The fear: Government-subsidized premiums will disappear …
Tyler Kingkade / The Huffington Post:
Danielle Powell, Grace University Student Kicked Out For Being Lesbian, Must Repay Thousands  —  Danielle Powell was close to getting her bachelor's degree when she was kicked out of her university for being gay in 2012, and now says the only way the school will transfer her credits to another school is if she agrees to pay $6,300.
New York Post:
State Department has hired agents with criminal records, memo reveals  —  WASHINGTON — The State Department has hired an alarming number of law-enforcement agents with criminal or checkered backgrounds because of a flawed hiring process, a stunning memo obtained by The Post reveals.
Rochester, NY News:
Former WHAM radio personality fired for controversial blog post  —  He said it was written with a tone of humor, but many people saw it as offensive, racist and sexist.  And now, it's left him without a job.  —  Radio personality Craig Schaller worked at WHAM 1180 for 16 years …
James Bamford / Wired:
THE SECRET WAR  —  INFILTRATION.  SABOTAGE.  MAYHEM.  FOR YEARS FOUR-STAR GENERAL KEITH ALEXANDER HAS BEEN BUILDING A SECRET ARMY CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING DEVASTATING CYBERATTACKS.  —  Illustrations by Mark Weaver  —  INSIDE FORT MEADE, Maryland, a top-secret city bustles.
Discussion: The Week, Boing Boing and Yahoo! News
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Merkley waves Verizon phone, demands NSA chief share grounds for seizing data
Discussion: Politico
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Trent Franks: ‘The Incidence Of Rape Resulting In Pregnancy Are Very Low’  —  During a House Judiciary hearing on his abortion bill Wednesday, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said that he opposes an exemption for rape victims because “the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low.”
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
No, Trent Franks Is Not Todd Akin
 
 
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Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
What's Your Hurry?  —  Every Supreme Court decision day that goes …
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Althouse
Teddy Wayne / Salon:
“One and Only” author: “It's like I'm suggesting that people should have aborted their own children”
Alex Wayne / Bloomberg:
Obamacare Shows Hospital Savings as Patients Make Gains
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Report: Asians fastest growing group
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Census Benchmark for White Americans: More Deaths Than Births
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
The Best (And Worst) Cities for Newspapers
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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White House Makes Moves to Bolster Gun Safety
Mark Drajem / Bloomberg:
Obama Quietly Raises ‘Carbon Price’ as Costs to Climate Increase
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Media, administration deal with conflicts
Liberty Unyielding:
Flashback: Sen. Biden says Americans shouldn't trust a president who spies on them
 

 
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