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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
DNI denies NSA analysts can tap calls without a warrant — The intelligence community on Sunday rejected claims from National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden and reports suggesting that intelligence analysts were able to listen to domestic phone conversations without warrants.
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Politico
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Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
Congressman denies report claiming NSA can listen to calls without warrants — Summary: CORRECTED: The senator who allegedly said the U.S. National Security Agency can listen to phone calls of both U.S. residents and foreign nationals without a court order debunks the original report. — Zack Whittaker
Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Dick Cheney: Edward Snowden Is A ‘Traitor’ And Possibly A Chinese Spy
Dick Cheney: Edward Snowden Is A ‘Traitor’ And Possibly A Chinese Spy
Discussion:
CANNONFIRE and Crooks and Liars
Barton Gellman / Washington Post:
U.S. surveillance architecture includes collection of revealing Internet, phone metadata
U.S. surveillance architecture includes collection of revealing Internet, phone metadata
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Cheney calls Snowden a ‘traitor,’ defends NSA surveillance programs
Cheney calls Snowden a ‘traitor,’ defends NSA surveillance programs
Discussion:
Steve Deace, CNN, Reuters, Scared Monkeys and Politico
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Cheney defends NSA surveillance
Cheney defends NSA surveillance
Discussion:
CNN, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Hinterland Gazette
Ben Geman / The Hill:
McDonough: Obama will speak about NSA
Guardian:
Revealed: how UK spied on its G20 allies at London summits — Exclusive: phones were monitored and fake internet cafes set up to gather information from allies in London in 2009 — Foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009 …
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AMERICAblog, The Week, New York Times, Telegraph, BBC, Boing Boing, Informed Comment, The Hinterland Gazette, The Verge, Mediaite, RT, Business Insider, TalkLeft, The Agonist and Washington Monthly
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Lindsey Graham Warns GOP: 'It Doesn't Matter Who We Run In 2016′ If Immigration Reform Fails — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — one of the Republican co-sponsors of an immigration reform bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11.1 million undocumented immigrations …
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The Political Carnival and The Moderate Voice
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NBC News:
June 14: Lindsey Graham, Saxby Chambliss, Mark Udall, Bobby Scott, David Ignatius, James Risen, Andrea Mitchell
June 14: Lindsey Graham, Saxby Chambliss, Mark Udall, Bobby Scott, David Ignatius, James Risen, Andrea Mitchell
Discussion:
Pressthink, Crooks and Liars and Hullabaloo
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Six amendments to watch in Senate immigration reform fight
Six amendments to watch in Senate immigration reform fight
Discussion:
The PJ Tatler
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Sen. Rubio says most of immigration reform bill in ‘perfect shape’
Sen. Rubio says most of immigration reform bill in ‘perfect shape’
Discussion:
Politico, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, CNN and National Review
CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama approval falls amid controversies — Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama's approval rating dropped eight percentage points over the past month, to 45%, the president's lowest rating in more than a year and a half, according to a new national poll.
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Taegan Goddard's …
Jason Miks / Global Public Square:
‘Everybody benefits from girls being educated’ — “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” Sundays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN — Fareed speaks with Egyptian-born columnist Mona Eltahawy about the situation in Turkey and her role in the upcoming documentary ‘Girl Rising,’ which is premiering this Sunday on CNN at 9 p.m. ET.
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Weasel Zippers
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Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
CNN CITES SUBWAY CENSOR ELTAHAWY AS AUTHORITY ON FREEDOM
CNN CITES SUBWAY CENSOR ELTAHAWY AS AUTHORITY ON FREEDOM
Discussion:
Ed Driscoll and Atlas Shrugs
Mike Allen / Politico:
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY — RYAN LIZZA: McCain chafes at Rubio — SCHUMER: Immigration needs 70 votes in Senate to give momentum for House — EMMETT BELIVEAU named director of White House Military Office — BULLETIN - Jennifer Epstein: “White House chief of staff Denis McDonough told Bob Schieffer …
Discussion:
National Review and The Daily Caller
Fred J. Eckert / Politico:
House approach on Benghazi: Crazy — or plain stupid? — Sometimes watching Speaker John Boehner and his House Republican “leadership” team in action calls to mind that scene from “Forrest Gump” in which Bubba's mother looks incredulously at Forrest and asks: “Are you crazy — or just plain stupid?”
Discussion:
Connecting.the.Dots and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Ynetnews:
Report: Iran to send 4,000 soldiers to Syria — Pro-Iranian sources tell The Independent Tehran now fully committed to preserving Assad's regime, may propose opening up new ‘Syrian’ front on Golan Heights against Israel — Ynet — The Israel. — According to the report …
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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
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Ramzy Mardini / New York Times:
Bad Idea, Mr. President
Bad Idea, Mr. President
Discussion:
Booman Tribune, The Daily Caller and Washington Monthly
ODNI Newsroom Feed:
ODNI Statement on the Limits of Surveillance Activities — The statement that a single analyst can eavesdrop on domestic communications without proper legal authorization is incorrect and was not briefed to Congress. Members have been briefed on the implementation of Section 702 …
Discussion:
TechCrunch and Weekly Standard
Ricochet Conversations Feed:
Judith Levy, Ed. : Who Is Hassan Rouhani? — Paul Rahe has written a thoughtful post, The Iranians Will One Day Be Free, in which he muses on Iran's long-term prospects in light of the election of a relative moderate following the long nightmare of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Discussion:
National Review, TheTower.org, Power Line and Gawker
Chicago Tribune:
Bloody weekend violence leaves 7 dead, 46 shot — Chicago Tribune reporter Peter Nickeas recaps the night's events, including more than two dozen people killed or injured in shooting incidents. — As she headed out the door Sunday morning, Adrianne Wilberton put on a brave face.
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Gawker, Guns Save Lives and Jammie Wearing Fools
Jerusalem Post:
Syria: Egypt's Morsi joining US, Israeli conspiracy — Damascus lashes out at Egyptian president, Muslim Brotherhood after Morsi severs ties with Bashar Assad's regime. — Syria on Sunday harshly criticized Cairo's decision to sever diplomatic relations with Damascus …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, Israel Matzav and Jihad Watch