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Politico:
Obama in the doldrums — Not yet six months into his second term, Barack Obama's presidency is in a dead zone. — A combination of familiar Washington intransigence and a more recent run of bad news and political setbacks have left him with less influence over his circumstances …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Obama's hands-off approach to extraditing Snowden draws criticism — It was bright and sunny in Washington on Saturday as President Obama stepped out of the White House in flip-flops and khaki shorts to hit the golf course with his buddies. — At the same time, officials throughout …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, JustOneMinute, Wonkblog, Hot Air, WorldViews, Yahoo! News, Weasel Zippers, Post Politics and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
US-China relations chill over Snowden — Press secretary Jay Carney blasted China in unusually blunt terms as the administration hunted for Snowden, the leaker of National Security Agency documents who is now believed to be hiding out in Russia. — Carney dismissed Hong Kong's legal justification …
John Cassidy / News Desk:
Demonizing Edward Snowden: Which Side Are You On? — As I write this, a bunch of reporters are flying from Moscow to Havana on an Aeroflot Airbus 330, but Edward Snowden isn't sitting among them. His whereabouts are unknown. He might still be in the V.I.P. lounge at Sheremetyevo International Airport.
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Associated Press, CANNONFIRE, ABC, Althouse, Daily Kos and Politico
Guardian:
Edward Snowden never crossed border into Russia, says foreign minister
Edward Snowden never crossed border into Russia, says foreign minister
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BBC, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Huffington Post and Outside the Beltway
Reuters:
U.S. steps up pressure on Russia as Snowden stays free
U.S. steps up pressure on Russia as Snowden stays free
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New York Times, The Week, Mediaite, Yahoo! News and Infowars
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Snowden Says He Took Job With Contractor To Collect Evidence Of NSA Programs
Snowden Says He Took Job With Contractor To Collect Evidence Of NSA Programs
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
U.S. officials don't know how much secret material Snowden took
U.S. officials don't know how much secret material Snowden took
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Business Insider, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Associated Press
Fox News:
Why did China let Edward Snowden leave?
Why did China let Edward Snowden leave?
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Techdirt, The Raw Story and NewsHounds blog
Miriam Elder / Guardian:
Edward Snowden leaves reporters chasing shadows around an airport
Edward Snowden leaves reporters chasing shadows around an airport
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CNN, Quartz, Whiskey Fire, VodkaPundit and New York Times
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
‘Lookout List’ Not Much Broader Than Originally Thought, Contrary to Reports — Acting IRS commissioner Danny Werfel on Monday told reporters that the now-infamous “Be On The Lookout” list was far broader than was originally disclosed in the Treasury Department inspector general's report.
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Bloomberg:
IRS Look at Progressive Groups Complicates Controversy — The Internal Revenue Service used terms such as “progressive” and evidence of advocacy on Israel to flag groups' tax-exempt applications for extra attention, complicating what had been seen as targeted scrutiny for small-government groups.
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Taegan Goddard's … and National Review
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
IRS Targeted Progressive Groups, Too, Documents Reveal
IRS Targeted Progressive Groups, Too, Documents Reveal
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BizPac Review, msnbc.com, Jammie Wearing Fools and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Documents Show Liberals in I.R.S. Dragnet
Documents Show Liberals in I.R.S. Dragnet
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Yahoo! News, The Plum Line, Washington Post, msnbc.com and Wall Street Journal
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama to Outline Ambitious Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases — WASHINGTON — President Obama will propose a sweeping plan to address climate change on Tuesday, setting ambitious goals and timetables for a series of executive actions to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and prepare the nation for the ravages of a warming planet.
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Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Obama to lay out three-part plan for addressing climate change — With little to no hope on Capitol Hill for action on climate change, President Obama on Tuesday plans to bypass Congress and move forward with executive actions designed to reduce carbon emissions.
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Right Wing News
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
WH Climate Adviser: 'A War on Coal Is Exactly What's Needed'
WH Climate Adviser: 'A War on Coal Is Exactly What's Needed'
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Weasel Zippers, Conservatives4Palin, Jammie Wearing Fools and Washington Free Beacon
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Experts weigh in on climate plan
Experts weigh in on climate plan
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New Republic, ThinkProgress and Hot Air
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Justice Samuel Alito's middle-school antics — The most remarkable thing about the Supreme Court's opinions announced Monday was not what the justices wrote or said. It was what Samuel Alito did. — The associate justice, a George W. Bush appointee, read two opinions …
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Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
Justice Alito's Inexcusable Rudeness — A justice of the Supreme Court should not act like a high schooler on the bench; when the target is a fellow justice, the offense is even greater. — I suspect that the cause of cameras in the Supreme Court suffered a blow on Monday.
Jim Avila / ABC News:
Immigration Overhaul Clears Pivotal Vote in Senate — The Senate voted today to accept an amendment calling for stricter border security as part of comprehensive immigration reform. — The amendment that was at stake was the “deal” sponsored by Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and John Hoeven …
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Senate Vote on Border Gives Push to Immigration Overhaul
Senate Vote on Border Gives Push to Immigration Overhaul
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The Plum Line, First Read, OpenSecrets.org and The World's Greatest …
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Immigration reform passes key Senate test in 67-27 vote on border measure
Immigration reform passes key Senate test in 67-27 vote on border measure
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and ViralRead
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Immigration reform: Senate backs ‘border surge’ in test vote
Immigration reform: Senate backs ‘border surge’ in test vote
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Red Alert Politics, The Mahablog and Daily Kos
The Boston Globe:
Senate candidates make one last pitch for votes — Gomez-Markey Senate race may draw low turnout — Former US senator Scott Brown conferred with GOP US Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez during an election eve rally at the Common Market restaurant in Quincy.
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Ballot Box and Union-News
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Paula's Worst Ingredients — Paula Deen is where sass meets crass, where the homespun and folksy curdle into something with a sour aftertaste. — Her manner may be as sugary as her cooking, her smile as big as the hams she hawked for Smithfield. But she doesn't pause when she should.
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Bolton Plans a Tour of Early-Primary States — Watch out, Rand Paul. — As Paul, a Kentucky senator, plans for a 2016 presidential run, he is talking up his views on foreign policy, which, broadly speaking, include less intervention in foreign conflicts and a smaller military budget.
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Mike Hogan / The Huffington Post:
Was Hastings' Car Hacked? — The peculiar circumstances of journalist Michael Hastings' death in Los Angeles last week have unleashed a wave of conspiracy theories. — Now there's another theory to contribute to the paranoia: According to a prominent security analyst, technology exists that could've allowed someone to hack his car.
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Infowars, TBogg and No More Mister Nice Blog
Tor.com Frontpage Partial:
Richard Matheson, 1926-2013 — Tor.com is saddened and staggered to learn of the passing of Richard Matheson, the esteemed author of I am Legend, The Shrinking Man, What Dreams May Come, Hell House, the script for the Steven Spielberg film Duel, and many Twilight Zone scripts, among many more works.
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Los Angeles Times, The Moderate Voice and The Verge