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9:30 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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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 …
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.
Associated Press:   Obama: NSA secret data gathering “transparent”
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Do You Trust This Man?  —  Like Bush before him, President Obama faces …
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN Poll: Majority give Snowden thumbs down
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
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.
Discussion: 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 …
Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
COURT: ARIZ. CITIZENSHIP PROOF LAW ILLEGAL
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
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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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 …
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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Washington Post:
Republicans trying to use health-care law to derail Obama's immigration reform efforts
Discussion: Hit & Run and National Review
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Graduates from low-performing D.C. schools face tough college road
Discussion: NewsBusters and Achenblog
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
G.O.P. Pushes New Abortion Limits to Appease Vocal Base
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
TEHRAN — President-elect Hassan Rowhani of Iran, speaking …
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Public Split over Impact of NSA Leak, But Most Want Snowden Prosecuted
Chelsea Karnash / CBS Philly:
Sharyl Attkisson Shares Update On Computer Hacking Investigation
Discussion: Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
Julian Hattem / E2-Wire:
McCain: Secret email accounts fuel distrust
Discussion: Politico
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Michelle Obama: ‘It Is Good to Be Home’
Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Immigration Activists Mob Kansas Secretary of State's Home
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Erik Wasson / E2-Wire:
GOP bill would cut renewable energy spending in half
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
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
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Miss USA Erin Brady talks SCOTUS ruling to take crown
Discussion: Constitution Daily and ViralRead
 

 
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