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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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama: I'm not Dick Cheney — President Barack Obama used a television interview set to air Monday night to defend his administration's use of far-reaching surveillance programs as carefully supervised and controlled. — Obama also appeared to reject comparisons between himself …
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Reuters, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
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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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
NSA leaker vows: ‘The truth is coming ...’
NSA leaker vows: ‘The truth is coming ...’
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Guardian, Gawker, Hit & Run, TechCrunch, The PJ Tatler, The Huffington Post and The Hinterland Gazette
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Edward Snowden blames Obama
Edward Snowden blames Obama
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Mediaite, CNN, Business Insider and Washington Wire
CNN:
CNN poll: Obama numbers plunge into generation gap
CNN poll: Obama numbers plunge into generation gap
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Washington Monthly, Yahoo! News, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Lead with Jake Tapper
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Poll: Obama approval rating drops amid slew of controversies
Poll: Obama approval rating drops amid slew of controversies
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Weasel Zippers, The Hinterland Gazette, Jammie Wearing Fools, The Moderate Voice and The PJ Tatler
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Do You Trust This Man? — Like Bush before him, President Obama faces …
Do You Trust This Man? — Like Bush before him, President Obama faces …
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Outside the Beltway and Yahoo! News
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Opinion recap: One hand giveth.... Analysis — In a ruling that might easily be misunderstood if not read very closely, the Supreme Court on Monday simultaneously strengthened Congress's hand in expanding the ranks of eligible voters, and yet assured states that they retain the ultimate power to decide who gets to vote.
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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:
Cruz to introduce voter ID amendment to counteract Supreme Court ruling — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Monday said he would offer an amendment to the Senate immigration bill to counteract a Supreme Court decision striking down state laws requiring voters to prove their citizenship.
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ThinkProgress and Pat Dollard
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Block Law Requiring Voters to Prove Citizenship — WASHINGTON — Arizona may not require documentary proof of citizenship from people seeking to vote in federal elections there, the Supreme Court ruled in a 7-to-2 decision on Monday. — The decision was the third in as many terms …
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Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
COURT: ARIZ. CITIZENSHIP PROOF LAW ILLEGAL
COURT: ARIZ. CITIZENSHIP PROOF LAW ILLEGAL
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Ricochet Conversations Feed, Associated Press and The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Rohrabacher: Boehner ‘should be removed as Speaker’ if he moves Senate immigration bill — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) warned Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) would face a conference revolt that could threaten his Speakership if he allows a House vote on the immigration bill presently being debated in the Senate.
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
John Boehner won't back immigration bill without majority GOP support
John Boehner won't back immigration bill without majority GOP support
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Gaffe That Threatens Immigration Reform
The Gaffe That Threatens Immigration Reform
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The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler, The Dish, Business Insider, National Review, Wonkblog and The Monkey Cage
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
Americans Disapprove of U.S. Decision to Arm Syrian Rebels
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Washington Monthly, The Caucus, Post Politics and Outside the Beltway
BuzzFeed:
President Obama Defends NSA Spying — It's “transparent,” the president tells Charlie Rose in an interview. Here's a portion of that transcript, from PBS. — Via: Matt Dunham / AP — Barack Obama: Well, in the end, and what I've said, and I continue to believe, is that we don't have to sacrifice …
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Washington Monthly:
A Test of Republican Loyalties — How much do congressional Republicans hate Obamacare? How determined are they to see it fail? — We may soon find out. For the first time, a constituency group to whom the GOP normally pays close attention—religious institutions—is asking for a legislative …
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The Impolitic, The Plum Line and The Maddow Blog
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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 …
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Washington Monthly, Weasel Zippers, No More Mister Nice Blog and ABCNEWS
Reuters:
West scolds Putin over Syria before G8 meeting — (Reuters) - Western leaders rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting Syria's Bashar al-Assad in his battle to crush an uprising, setting the stage for what could be a tense two-day G8 summit. — U.S. President Barack Obama …
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Intervention in Syria Is a Very Bad Idea
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 …
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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 …
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Mansion spending records indicate improper billing by Virginia governor and his family — RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) and his wife, Maureen, have used taxpayer money for a range of small personal items they should have paid for themselves under state policy, according to spending records.
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Reuters and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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 …
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The Verge, The Gateway Pundit, Shakesville and Balloon Juice
Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:
GOP plan to appeal to millennials: “Make abortion funny” — Young Christian-right leaders think the answer to their problems with young voters lies in more snark — “How do you make abortion funny?” That was a key question mulled at a major conservative gathering Friday …
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Little Green Footballs, Daily Kos and Balloon Juice