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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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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 …
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:
Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Five Revelations From The Edward Snowden Live Chat
Discussion: Guardian and Politico
Associated Press:   Obama: NSA secret data gathering ‘transparent’
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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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
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Justices: Arizona voter registration rules go too far
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Washington Monthly
Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
COURT: ARIZ. CITIZENSHIP PROOF LAW ILLEGAL
Adele M. Stan / RH Reality Check:
Texas Congressman: Masturbating Fetuses Prove Need for Abortion Ban  —  As the House of Representatives gears up for Tuesday's debate on HR 1797, a bill that would outlaw virtually all abortions 20 weeks post fertilization, Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) argued in favor of banning abortions …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
G.O.P. Pushes New Abortion Limits to Appease Vocal Base  —  WASHINGTON — After Republicans lost the presidential election and seats in both the House and the Senate last year, many in the party offered a stern admonishment: If we want to broaden our appeal, steer clear of divisive social and cultural issues.
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Fat chance: At 24 pounds, immigration bill is too big for many to swallow
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Bloomberg:
Obama Joins G-8 Allies Isolating Putin Over Assad
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Pat Dollard
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:   Intervention in Syria Is a Very Bad Idea
Exclamation:
Our Commitment to Our Users' Privacy  —  We've worked hard over the years to earn our users' trust and we fight hard to preserve it.  —  To that end, we are disclosing the total number of requests for user data that law enforcement agencies in the U.S. made to us between December 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013.
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN Poll: Big generational divide in immigration battle  —  Washington (CNN) - While a small majority of Americans are in favor of the immigration bill currently before the U.S. Senate, according to a new national poll the old and young don't see eye to eye on the issue.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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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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Carol Rosenberg / MiamiHerald.com:
FOIA suit reveals Guantánamo's ‘indefinite detainees’  —  GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The Obama administration Monday lifted a veil of secrecy surrounding the status of the detainees at Guantánamo, for the first time publicly naming the four dozen captives it defined …
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Iran President-Elect Wants to Ease Strains With U.S., but Sees No Direct Talks  —  TEHRAN — President-elect Hassan Rowhani of Iran, speaking Monday for the first time since his election victory, said he wanted to reduce tensions with the United States but ruled out direct talks between the two estranged nations.
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Obama threatens to veto House farm bill  —  The White House on Monday threatened to veto the farm bill coming to the House this week.  —  President Obama is opposed to $20.5 billion in food stamp cuts in the bill, the White House said in an official policy statement.
Discussion: CNN
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Obama: ‘Iranian people rebuffed the hardliners and the clerics’  —  President Obama said Monday that the Iranian people have “rebuffed the hardliners and the clerics” in the country by electing a moderate president over the weekend.  —  “I think it says that the Iranian people want to move …
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 …
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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Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Immigration Bill Gives GOP A Pounding Migraine
Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
UT/TT Poll: Texans Favor Cruz Over Perry for President
CEPR:
Fred Hiatt is Holding Head Start Hostage Until Liberals Support Cuts to Social Security and Medicare
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Government compromises our trust: Column
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Dianne Feinstein: No NSA Senate hearing soon
John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
Exclusive: Whistleblower Says State Department Trying to Bully Her Into Silence
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Graduates from low-performing D.C. schools face tough college road
Discussion: NewsBusters and Achenblog
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
Washington Monthly:
A Test of Republican Loyalties
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McD's worker sues: Don't pay by debit card