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9:50 AM ET, June 24, 2013

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Max Seddon / bigstory.ap.org:
FLIGHT TO CUBA FOR WHICH SNOWDEN BOOKED DEPARTS  —  You are here  —  Home » United States government » Flight to Cuba for which Snowden booked departs  —  MOSCOW (AP) — A plane took off from Moscow Monday headed for Cuba, but the seat booked by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden …
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New York Times:
Plane for Havana Leaves Moscow Without Snowden  —  MOSCOW — Edward J. Snowden, the former national security contractor accused of espionage, did not leave Moscow as expected on a flight to Havana on Monday, raising questions about what, if any, alternative travel plans he may have made.
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Why Obama can't stop Snowden from traveling  —  Edward Snowden's globe-trotting is the latest international headache for President Barack Obama, with no relief in sight.  —  The former National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified documents about top secret electronic surveillance programs …
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
You Don't Have To Like Edward Snowden
The Huffington Post:
David Gregory's Shocking Question To Glenn Greenwald
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Support snowballs ahead of Senate vote on immigration bill  —  Immigration reform has gotten a new burst of life as a growing number of Senate Republicans have embraced the 1,000-page-plus legislation, setting up President Obama for a big victory this week.  [WATCH VIDEO]
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Millarworld New Topics:
JIM CARREY CONDEMNS KICK-ASS 2 VIOLENCE!  —  First off, I love Jim Carrey.  When producer Matthew Vaughn and director Jeff Wadlow called me up and suggested we do a conference call with him to talk about the sequel to the 2010 original I was genuinely excited.  Like you, I love Eternal Sunshine, Man on the Moon and The Truman Show.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Et Tu, Bernanke?  —  For the most part, Ben Bernanke and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve have been good guys in these troubled economic times.  They have tried to boost the economy even as most of Washington seemingly either forgot about the jobless, or decided that the best …
Associated Press:
Obama to tout economic impact of immigration  —  photo provided by CBS News Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., an outspoken critic of the currently proposed immigration reform bill, speaks on CBS's “Face that Nation” in Washington.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Chamber ad uses GOP voices to push for immigration reform
Discussion: CNN and Post Politics
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Half in U.S. Support Publicly Financed Federal Campaigns  —  Vast majority supports limiting campaign spending and contributions  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Half of Americans say they would personally vote for a law that establishes government funding of federal campaigns, while 44% would vote against it.
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Test Track for Tuning Up Supreme Court Arguments  —  WASHINGTON — On a Friday afternoon in April, a lawyer from California took his Supreme Court argument for a test drive, trying out themes and soliciting advice from five lawyers and law professors pretending to be justices.
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
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Eliana Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
The IRS's Best Friend in Congress  —  Rep. Elijah Cummings says the House investigation is a ‘witch hunt.’ Yet revealing evidence keeps coming.  —  The House Oversight Committee's investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's discrimination against conservative groups continues …
Discussion: Hot Air and Power Line
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gomez: If I lose ‘I shall return’  —  GOP Massachusetts Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez on Sunday said he was “confident” the he could pull out a victory in Tuesday's special election, but hinted at a second race if he fell short.  —  “I'm confident I'm going to win,” said Gomez.
Andrew Bender / Forbes:
One Problem With Nik Wallenda's Grand Canyon Walk: It Isn't At The Grand Canyon  —  When I heard that daredevil Nik Wallenda will attempt to be the first person to cross over the Grand Canyon on a tightrope, I thought “That's crazy.”  Not because it's 1,500 feet up and a quarter-mile across …
Dan Frosch / New York Times:
Rights Unit Finds Bias Against Transgender Student  —  DENVER — A Colorado school district discriminated against a transgender first grader when it refused to let her use the girl's bathroom, the state's civil rights division has determined, a decision gay and transgender advocates …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Climate Plans Face Yearslong Fight
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Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
States Reined In by 1965 Voting Act Await a Decision
Discussion: The Caucus and msnbc.com
Des Moines Register:
Trump's Iowa trip sparks speculation on presidential bid
Bill Friskics-Warren / New York Times:
Bobby (Blue) Bland, Soul and Blues Balladeer, Dies at 83
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Why Immigration Reform Is The Panama Canal Treaty Redux
Hemant Mehta / Friendly Atheist:
Time Cover Story Wrongly Attacks Atheists for Not Helping Out Victims of Oklahoma Tornadoes
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Hugh Muir / Guardian:
Boat Race protester Trenton Oldfield ordered to leave UK
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Stephen Lawrence family and friends targeted by police ‘smear’ campaign
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Taliban kills foreign climbers in Pakistan
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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