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5:15 PM ET, June 17, 2013

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Edward Snowden / Guardian:
Edward Snowden Q&A: Dick Cheney traitor charge is ‘the highest honor’  —  The whistleblower behind the biggest intelligence leak in NSA history answered your questions about the NSA surveillance revelations  —  Sort by:  —  12.43pm ET  —  Final question from Glenn Greenwald:
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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.
Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
NSA leaker vows: ‘The truth is coming ...’  —  Edward Snowden takes extraordinary precautions in a live blog.  —  NSA leaker Edward Snowden, answering questions in a live blog on his revelations about the top-secret agency, said Monday that the U.S. government “is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me.”
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Edward Snowden blames Obama  —  NSA leaker Edward Snowden criticized President Barack Obama for empty promises in an online Q-and-A on Monday, saying the president's alleged failings influenced his decision to release the secret information on surveillance.  —  “Obama's campaign promises …
USA Today:
3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you so
Discussion: Hit & Run and Gawker
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:   NSA leaker: Being called traitor by Dick Cheney is high honor
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN Poll: Majority give Snowden thumbs down
Discussion: Mediaite
U.S. News:
Supreme Court strikes down Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote  —  The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law that requires people to submit proof of citizenship when they register to vote.  —  The vote was 7-2.  Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Supreme Court knocks down Arizona law requiring voters to prove citizenship
Discussion: Politico
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Public Remains Opposed to Arming Syrian Rebels  —  Six-in-Ten Say Opposition May Be No Better than Current Government  —  OVERVIEW  —  Broad majorities continue to oppose the U.S. and its allies sending arms and military supplies to anti-government groups in Syria.
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Disapprove of U.S. Decision to Arm Syrian Rebels
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Why Sarah Palin actually matters again  —  With a new Fox contract and sharp words on immigration, the former Alaska gov. is the smiley face of white backlash  —  Sarah Palin is back!  Not only did she get another Fox News contract, she was the star of Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Conference …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and ABCNEWS
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Julian Hattem / E2-Wire:
McCain: Secret email accounts fuel distrust
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
State photo-ID databases become troves for police  —  The faces of more than 120 million people are in searchable photo databases that state officials assembled to prevent driver's-license fraud but that increasingly are used by police to identify suspects, accomplices and even innocent bystanders …
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.
Bill O'Boyle / Philly.com:
McD's worker sues: Don't pay by debit card  —  All Natalie Gunshannon wanted was to be paid a fair wage for her work, she said.  —  Gunshannon, 27, of Dallas Township, worked at McDonald's Restaurant on the Dallas Highway from April 24 to May 15.  When she received her first paycheck …
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Do You Trust This Man?  —  Like Bush before him, President Obama faces a credibility crisis.  —  There is a common element to the so-called Obama scandals—the IRS targeting of conservatives, the fatal attack in Benghazi, and widespread spying on U.S. journalists and ordinary Americans.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Miss USA Erin Brady talks SCOTUS ruling to take crown  —  The Supreme Court-watching pundit class has a new member: one who wears bikinis and sports stilettos on national television.  —  Erin Brady of Connecticut captured the Miss USA crown on Sunday after weighing in about a recent decision …
Discussion: Constitution Daily and ViralRead
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 …
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
GETTING TO MAYBE … - ARCHIVE - PHOTO BOOTH - DAILY SHOUTS - PAGE-TURNER - DAILY COMMENT - AMY DAVIDSON - JOHN CASSIDY - BOROWITZ - AUDIO
David Brody / CBN.com:
Jeb Bush: 'I'll Run for President on My Own Record'  —  WASHINGTON — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and other potential 2016 presidential contenders spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's “Road to Majority” meeting this weekend in Washington.  —  The meeting had the look …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Michelle Obama: ‘It Is Good to Be Home’  —  Speaking at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, at a performance by of “Riverdance” by Irish youth, First Lady Michelle Obama thanked the crowd and said, “It is good to be home.”  —  “My goodness!  (Applause.)  That's wonderful!  You did it!
 
 
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Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Immigration Activists Mob Kansas Secretary of State's Home
Discussion: The Raw Story and Right Wing Watch
Erik Wasson / E2-Wire:
GOP bill would cut renewable energy spending in half
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Republicans trying to use health-care law to derail Obama's immigration reform efforts
Discussion: National Review and Hit & Run
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is the Gang of Eight really tough on immigrants with criminal records?
John Fund / National Review:
Watching the NSA Watchers
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
New York Times:
U.S. Seizes 14 7-Eleven Stores in Immigration Raids
Discussion: Red Alert Politics and ViralRead
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Margery A. Beck / Associated Press:
Christian College Expels Woman for Lesbian Relationship, Charges Tuition
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Roll Call:
Texas Members May Face Remap Redux
Discussion: Hawkings Here
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fight the Future  —  Last week the International Monetary Fund …
Discussion: Economix and Washington Monthly
 

 
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Athena Stavrou / The Independent:
More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza

Devin Gordon / New York Times:
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Ben Jacobs / Slate:
A profile of John Avlon, former CNN anchor, former Daily Beast EIC, former speechwriter for Rudy Giuliani, and now a congressional candidate running in New York

 
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