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Isaac Chotiner / New Republic:
“What Part of ‘Politico’ Do You Not Understand?” — A conversation about the dark art of driving the conversation — The dominant mode of Washington journalism tends to both reflect and entrench the values of its era. The eminent writers and editors of the immediate postwar age …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Nate Silver: Politico Co-Founders Lack ‘Curiosity For The World Outside Of The Bubble’ — Nate Silver has some thoughts about Politico. Plenty of them. — In an email sent Tuesday to TPM (posted below), Silver — who nailed the 2012 presidential election by correctly forecasting the outcome …
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
THINGS IN POLITICO THAT MAKE ME WANT TO GUZZLE ANTIFREEZE, PART THE INFINITY — It's just that Drudge-whorish and link-baity. … Actually, the critique of Politico is, “Jesus H. Christ on a Jetski, you people are trivial.” You gave a column to Joe Fking Scarborough for pity's sake. To wit:
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The Impolitic
BuzzFeed:
Statement On Michael Hastings — BuzzFeed is saddened to report that Michael Hastings died in a car accident early this morning in Los Angeles. He was 33. — Ben Smith, BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief, said in a statement: — We are shocked and devastated by the news that Michael Hastings is gone.
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Politico, The Raw Story, KTLA 5, The Maddow Blog and Taylor Marsh, more at Mediagazer »
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Rolling Stone:
Michael Hastings, ‘Rolling Stone’ Contributor, Dead at 33 — The bold journalist died in a car accident in Los Angeles — Michael Hastings, the fearless journalist whose reporting brought down the career of General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone has learned.
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WorldViews and Hullabaloo, more at Mediagazer »
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House passes late-term abortion ban — The House voted Tuesday to impose a nationwide ban on abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy over Democratic objections that the bill represents a dramatic attempt by Republicans to restrict abortion rights. — As expected, the vote fell …
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Politico, Taylor Marsh, The Maddow Blog, AMERICAblog and New York Times
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
John Boehner is bluffing
John Boehner is bluffing
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The Maddow Blog, Politico, Wonkblog and Post Politics
Susan Davis / Associated Press:
House passes far-reaching bill to limit abortions
House passes far-reaching bill to limit abortions
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The Daily Caller and Hullabaloo
Rebecca Elliott / Politico:
Dana Rohrabacher warns John Boehner on speakership
Dana Rohrabacher warns John Boehner on speakership
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New Republic, Crooks and Liars, ABCNEWS, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Breaking: Full House committee transcripts shed new light on genesis of IRS targeting — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have just released a full transcript of testimony from a key witness in the investigation of IRS targeting of conservatives — and it appears to confirm …
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The Moderate Voice, The Huffington Post, The Maddow Blog, Daily Kos and Little Green Footballs
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Rory Sheehan / democrats.oversight.house.gov:
Manager Denies Republican Claims of White House Involvement or Political Motivation — Washington, DC (June 18, 2013)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released to Members of Congress and the American public the full transcript …
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Yahoo! News, Washington Wire, msnbc.com, Outside the Beltway and Committee on Oversight …
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Democrats defy Issa, release full transcript from IRS investigation
Democrats defy Issa, release full transcript from IRS investigation
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Pat Dollard
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Google challenges U.S. gag order, citing First Amendment — Google asked the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to ease long-standing gag orders over data requests it makes, arguing that the company has a constitutional right to speak about information it's forced to give the government.
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Pat Dollard, The Daily Caller, Techdirt, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Hit & Run, Engadget and Firedoglake, more at Mediagazer »
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Nina Totenberg / Law:
Why The FISA Court Is Not What It Used To Be
Why The FISA Court Is Not What It Used To Be
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Wall Street Journal and Hullabaloo
Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
FBI Looks for Leaks at Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
FBI Looks for Leaks at Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, Guardian, Politico, Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, emptywheel, Yahoo! News and blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
N.S.A. Chief Says Surveillance Has Stopped Dozens of Plots
N.S.A. Chief Says Surveillance Has Stopped Dozens of Plots
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The Moderate Voice, American Forces Press Service and emptywheel
RealClearPolitics:
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The Raw Story, Mediaite, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Post Politics, Hot Air, Birther Report, Twitchy, Outside the Beltway and The Daily Caller
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Bill Ayers: Obama Presidency Gets ‘Failing Grade,’ He Should Be Tried For ‘War Crimes’
Bill Ayers: Obama Presidency Gets ‘Failing Grade,’ He Should Be Tried For ‘War Crimes’
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Weasel Zippers
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO: Immigration bill will cut deficit $197B over 10 years — The CBO said the bill would increase spending by $262 billion between 2014 and 2023 by requiring new border security measures, but would increase revenue by $459 billion as those given legal status and newly admitted temporary workers pay taxes.
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CNN, First Read and Hot Air
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CBO's Publications:
The Economic Impact of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
The Economic Impact of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
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Yahoo! News and The World's Greatest …
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
CBO score brings good news for Gang of Eight
CBO score brings good news for Gang of Eight
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New York Times, The Week and Wonkblog
Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
WAS JUSTICE ROBERTS INTIMIDATED INTO VOTING FOR ‘OBAMACARE’? SENATOR MIKE LEE PRESENTS THE EVIDENCE — After Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as “ObamaCare,” many wondered if there could be a yet-unknown reason …
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Gov. Bobby Jindal / Politico:
GOP needs action, not navel-gazing — We've had enough. Yes, we just lost our second straight presidential election to Barack Obama. Yes, losing is painful and has consequences. Yes, when you lose, you make adjustments. Enough already. Let's get on with it. — Yes, we have plenty of changes to make.
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Bobby Jindal Has Completely Lost Touch With Reality
Bobby Jindal Has Completely Lost Touch With Reality
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Washington Monthly, Wonkblog and The Dish
CNN:
CNN Poll: You hired them but disapprove of their work — Washington (CNN) - It's nothing to brag about. — According to a new national poll, just 16% of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job, with 83% of those questioned in a CNN/ORC International survey saying they disapprove.
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The Hill
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Did White House order IRS targeting?
CNN Poll: Did White House order IRS targeting?
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Politico, Questions and Observations, Weasel Zippers, The Hill, Hot Air, National Review, Conservatives4Palin and The College Fix
Benny Johnson / BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: Confidential Administration Document Details Plan To Sell Obamacare Through Social Media
Exclusive: Confidential Administration Document Details Plan To Sell Obamacare Through Social Media
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Politico and Pat Dollard
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell To Reid: If You Go Nuclear On Nominations, I'll Go Nuclear On Everything When I'm Majority Leader — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday starkly warned Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) not to eliminate the filibuster on presidential nominations …
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Washington Monthly, ProfessorBainbridge.com, The Impolitic and Daily Kos
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Gen. Helms and the Senator's ‘Hold’ — An Air Force commander exercised her discretion in a sexual-assault case. Now her career is being blocked by Sen. Claire McCaskill. Why? — Lt. Gen. Susan Helms is a pioneering woman who finds her career stalled because of a war on men …
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ThinkProgress, Yahoo! News, The Week, Mediaite and The Raw Story
Robert Stacy McCain / ViralRead:
Federal Budget Cuts Blamed for Girl's Rape, Mother's Murder — At least one probation officer has been fired and another demoted in the horrifying New York case of a federal child pornography suspect who raped a 10-year-old and murdered the girl's mother while the suspect was under court-ordered supervision.
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Thomas Hogan.jpg / Syracuse Post-Standard:
U.S. probation officers in Syracuse fired, demoted over handling of David Renz case
U.S. probation officers in Syracuse fired, demoted over handling of David Renz case
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American Spectator
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M over viral sharing model — A photographer says BuzzFeed should pay copyright damages not only for an unauthorized photo that appeared on its site — but for the dozens of other sites on which the photo appeared. — An Idaho photographer, Kai Eiselein …
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Guardian, American Spectator and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »
ABCNEWS:
How the Fed Will Wean America From Cheap Money — One of the main reasons for the soaring stock market is the current low cost of capital for public companies. This cost is far lower than it otherwise would be because of a program undertaken by the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) …
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The Agonist
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Rubio calls Heritage study ‘flawed’ — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Tuesday criticized a Heritage Foundation study on the immigration reform legislation introduced in the Senate, calling the think tank's report “flawed.” — “Their argument is based on a single premise, which I think is flawed …
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