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8:30 AM ET, June 21, 2013

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Emma Dumain / Goppers:
Farm Bill's Failure Poisons Well in House  —  Updated 6:23 p.m. |  The House's stunning defeat of the farm bill Thursday dealt another blow to Speaker John A. Boehner's leadership and set off a poisonous round of partisan finger-pointing that raised questions about the ability of the chamber …
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House rejects farm bill, 195-234  —  In a blow to House GOP leaders, the House on Thursday rejected a five-year farm bill.  —  Members voted down the $940 billion bill in a 195-234 vote that only won 24 Democratic votes.  Most Democrats voted against the bill because it cut food stamp programs by more than $20 billion.
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
House Rejects Farm Bill as Food Stamp Cuts Prove Divisive  —  WASHINGTON — Opposition by Democrats to huge cuts in the food stamp program helped lead to the defeat of the House farm bill on Thursday, raising questions about financing for the nation's farm and nutrition programs this year.
Jonathan Strong / National Review:
The Tuesday Group Still Lives
Guardian:
Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant  —  Fisa court submissions show broad scope of procedures governing NSA's surveillance of Americans' communication  —  • Document one: procedures used by NSA to target non-US persons
Peter Hamby / CNN:
On the left, Howard Dean open to presidential bid  —  San Jose, California (CNN) - Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor who electrified anti-war liberals during the 2004 presidential race, said Thursday he would consider another run for the White House - a statement that will surely be met …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, LifeNews.com and The Hill
Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman trial: Jury selected, opening statements begin Monday  —  SANFORD - A jury has been seated and sworn for the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, after more than a week of intensive jury selection in the high-profile case.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:   Zimmerman jury seated after Judge rejects State serial striking of white women
Telegraph:
WikiLeaks says Michael Hastings contacted it just before his death.  Are they implying he was murdered?  —  WikiLeaks just threw some gasoline onto the conspiracy fire.  On Wednesday night, they Tweeted: “Michael Hastings contacted WikiLeaks lawyer Jennifer Robinson just a few hours before he died …
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Un Bylined / Bangor Daily News:
LePage slips ‘Vaseline’ jab toward Democratic senator  —  AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday said a Democratic lawmaker, Sen. Troy Jackson of Aroostook County, “claims to be for the people but he's the first one to give it to the people without providing Vaseline.”
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WMTW-TV:
“Vaseline” comment sparks controversy at State House
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Howard Kurtz Joining Fox News To Anchor New Version Of Fox News Watch  —  Mediaite has learned that Fox News is expected to announce today that Howard Kurtz will join the network.  —  Kurtz is currently the anchor of CNN's Sunday morning media criticism show Reliable Sources.
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
CNN Media Critic Going to Fox
David Welna / NPR:
How Ted Cruz's Father Shaped His Views On Immigration … As the Senate debates a massive overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, one of its newest members has emerged as a leading opponent of the bill's most controversial feature: a path to citizenship for millions living in the country unlawfully.
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Andy Pasztor / Wall Street Journal:
FAA to Relax Rules for Gadgets in Flight  —  Airline passengers irritated at having to turn off their devices could soon see some reprieve, with regulators set to allow wider use of gadgets in flight.  —  The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to relax the ban on using some types …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Verge
Simon Akam / Slate:
George W. Bush's Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was a Slave Trader  —  A surprising new discovery about the notorious Thomas “Beau” Walker.  —  BUNCE ISLAND, Sierra Leone—Twelve American presidents owned slaves, eight while serving in office, and at least 25 presidents count slave owners among their ancestors.
Discussion: The Raw Story and UrbanGrounds
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Obama hits a wall in Berlin  —  The question of whether Barack Obama's second term will be a failure was answered in the affirmative before his Berlin debacle, which has recast the question, which now is: Will this term be silly, even scary in its detachment from reality?
Discussion: Power Line
WMUR:
Controversial GOP NH Rep. Tremblay resigns  —  Tremblay alleges Marathon bombing may have been faked  —  Controversial state Rep. Stella Tremblay, R-Auburn, resigned from the New Hampshire House of Representatives Thursday, moments before lawmakers were poised to pass a two-year …
Steven Rattner / Opinionator:
The New Economic Risk: Complacency  —  With each month of steady employment growth — in May, 175,000 jobs were created — the feeling of lassitude around the issues facing the American economy takes hold a little bit more.  —  Amid the gathering drumbeat of pronouncements of economic optimism …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Adam Bryant / New York Times:
In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal  —  This interview with Laszlo Bock, senior vice president of people operations at Google, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.  —  Q. How is Big Data being used more in the leadership and management field?
United States Department of Health and Human Services:
Consumers saved $3.9 billion on premiums in 2012  —  Health care law will provide families an average of $100 back in premium rebates  —  Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces that nationwide, 77.8 million consumers saved $3.4 billion up front on their premiums …
Richard Gunderman / The Atlantic Online:
The Incarceration Epidemic  —  About one-fourth of all incarcerated people on Earth is in the U.S. That constitutes a public health problem.  —  The U.S. incarceration rate has more than quadrupled since 1980.  It's now the highest in the world, just ahead of Russia and Rwanda.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
GOP leader steps down after rant on ex-Miss America  —  WASHINGTON — The local Illinois Republican Party official who called a biracial congressional candidate a “street walker” resigned Thursday, after his comments were widely denounced as offensive.  —  Jim Allen referred to Erika Harold …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
White House Offers Stealth Campaign to Support Immigration Bill  —  WASHINGTON — The hide-out has no sign on the door, but inside Dirksen 201 is a spare suite of offices the White House has transformed into its covert immigration war room on Capitol Hill.  —  Strategically located down the hall …
Katie McDonough / Salon:
Louie Gohmert advises LGBT people to hide who they are at work  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said on Wednesday that he wasn't “aware of exactly which one you're talking about” when a reporter asked him about his position on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, but his attempt to dodge …
 
 
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Chris Dieterich / Wall Street Journal:
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TIME:
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