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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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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
DNI denies NSA analysts can tap calls without a warrant
DNI denies NSA analysts can tap calls without a warrant
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americanthinker.com and Politico
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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Edward Snowden / Guardian:
Edward Snowden Q&A: NSA whistleblower answers your questions — The whistleblower behind the biggest intelligence leak in NSA history will be live online at 11am ET/4pm BST to answer your questions about the NSA surveillance revelations — Sort by: — 9.00am ET — Edward Snowden Q&A
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Dave Winer, FishbowlDC, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and New York Times
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
John Boehner won't back immigration bill without majority GOP support — House Speaker John Boehner is not going to bring a comprehensive immigration-reform plan to the floor if a majority of Republicans don't support it, sources familiar with his plans said.
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The Moderate Voice, Politico and National Review
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Fred J. Eckert / Politico:
House approach on Benghazi: Crazy — or plain stupid?
House approach on Benghazi: Crazy — or plain stupid?
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Connecting.the.Dots
Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
Republicans Get Their Chance to Reset Ties With Hispanics
Republicans Get Their Chance to Reset Ties With Hispanics
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Politico, Washington Post and The Hill
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.
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Graham predicts ‘breakthrough’ passage of immigration bill with over ‘70 votes’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday predicted overwhelming congressional passage of an immigration reform bill. — “I think we are going to have a political breakthrough, that Congress is going to pass immigration reform …
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Washington Monthly, Politico, The Gateway Pundit and Steve Deace
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
From Inner Circle of Iran, a Pragmatic Victor — TEHRAN — As Iranians responded to the victory of the cleric Hassan Rowhani in the country's presidential race over the weekend by erupting into street parties not seen in many years, it almost seemed as if some sort of reformist revolution could be under way.
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Weekly Standard, Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Policy, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, msnbc.com and Israel Matzav
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Judith Levy, Ed. : Who Is Hassan Rouhani?
Judith Levy, Ed. : Who Is Hassan Rouhani?
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Yahoo! News, National Review, TheTower.org and Power Line
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. Seems Eager for Nuclear Talks With Iran's New Leader
U.S. Seems Eager for Nuclear Talks With Iran's New Leader
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ThinkProgress and Taegan Goddard's …
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
GETTING TO MAYBE … - ARCHIVE - PHOTO BOOTH - DAILY SHOUTS - PAGE-TURNER - DAILY COMMENT - AMY DAVIDSON - JOHN CASSIDY - BOROWITZ - AUDIO
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Yahoo! News, Politico and Hot Air
Jade Walker / The Huffington Post:
Marissa Powell, Miss Utah USA, Fumbles Pageant Question On Income Inequality (VIDEO) — You're dressed to the nines. You're vying to become an icon of beauty and poise. The cameras are rolling and millions of people are waiting to hear your answer to this question about income inequality:
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Tania Branigan / Guardian:
Edward Snowden ‘not a Chinese spy’ - Beijing — Remarks follow accusation from Dick Cheney that whistleblower was a ‘traitor’ who may have had connection with China — China's foreign ministry has dismissed speculation that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden might have spied for Beijing as “completely groundless”.
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Politico, Blogs of War and The Hinterland Gazette
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 …
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Weekly Standard, Instapundit, Weasel Zippers, Real Clear Politics, The PJ Tatler, Reuters, National Review and The Daily Caller
Margery A. Beck / Associated Press:
Christian College Expels Woman for Lesbian Relationship, Charges Tuition — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Danielle Powell was going through a hard time in the spring of 2011, just months away from graduating from a conservative Christian college in Nebraska. She had fallen in love with another woman …
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ThinkProgress
Fox News:
IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized Tea Party groups' cases — WASHINGTON - A Washington-based IRS supervisor acknowledged she was personally involved in reviewing Tea Party applications for tax-exempt status as far back as 2010, Fox News confirms — a detail that further challenges …
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Examiner, Politico, Scared Monkeys, americanthinker.com, The Gateway Pundit and Jammie Wearing Fools
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fight the Future — Last week the International Monetary Fund, whose normal role is that of stern disciplinarian to spendthrift governments, gave the United States some unusual advice. “Lighten up,” urged the fund. “Enjoy life! Seize the day!” — O.K., fund officials didn't use quite those words …
Mike Dennison / Missoulian:
Some say Schweitzer already planning U.S. Senate run — HELENA - Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer is laying the groundwork to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Max Baucus in Montana, and looks very much like a candidate, sources have told the Missoulian State Bureau.
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
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Ed Driscoll and Atlas Shrugs