memeorandum: U.S. bugged EU offices, computer networks: German magazine (Reuters)

Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:

Emergency stay of California same-sex marriages sought (updated 6:05pm) — Attorneys for the parties who sought to defend Proposition 8 in federal court have filed an emergency motion in the Supreme Court seeking to block same-sex marriages from proceeding in California. The filing (via Jess Bravin) is available here.

Discussion: Joe. My. God., AMERICAblog, his vorpal sword, Outside the Beltway and American Power

Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:

Sponsors of Prop. 8 file petition to stop same-sex marriages — ProtectMarriage, the sponsors of Proposition 8, filed an emergency petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday to stop same-sex marriages from continuing in California. — The petition says the decision by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court …

Discussion: Advocate, The Raw Story, The Reaction and msnbc.com

Spiegel Online:

NSA Spied on European Union Offices — America's NSA intelligence service allegedly targeted the European Union with its spying activities. According to SPIEGEL information, the US placed bugs in the EU representation in Washington and infiltrated its computer network.

Discussion: The Hill, Guardian, The Agonist and Informed Comment

Reuters:

U.S. bugged EU offices, computer networks: German magazine — (Reuters) - The United States has bugged European Union offices and gained access to EU internal computer networks, according to secret documents cited in a German magazine on Saturday, the latest in a series of exposures of alleged U.S. spy programs.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Verge

Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:

Glenn Greenwald's Speech to the Socialism Conference - with transcript — At the annual Socialism Conference in Chicago last night, The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald delivered a speech where he talked about connecting with and meeting National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden for the first time.

Discussion: RT and American Power

Edith M. Lederer / bigstory.ap.org:
SUSAN RICE: SNOWDEN LEAKS HAVEN'T WEAKENED OBAMA

Discussion: Associated Press, Mediaite and The Hill

Jonathan Karl / ABC News:

Obama Compares Nelson Mandela to George Washington — Although President Obama will not get a chance to see Nelson Mandela on his trip to South Africa, he is using his historic visit to pay tribute to the man he calls a hero to the world and will meet today with the Mandela family.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, ABC News and Booman Tribune

Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:

The Real John Roberts Emerges — This time a year ago, the conservative chief justice whose vote saved President Obama's health care law was a figure of mystery. In fact, “The Mystery of John Roberts” was the title I gave to one of my Opinionator columns for The New York Times last summer.

Sarah Palin / Facebook:

Sarah Palin · 3,552,984 like this — Please take a look at the article linked below to understand how the amnesty bill the Senate passed yesterday is a sad betrayal of working class Americans of every ethnicity who will see their wages lowered and their upward mobility lowered too.

Discussion: Hot Air, Conservatives4Palin and Twitchy

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

The Hinderaker-Ward Experience, Episode 49: Men On Strike — This morning Brian Ward and I recorded Episode 49 of the Hinderaker-Ward Experience. It was a busy week in the news: Supreme Court decisions, immigration, the George Zimmerman trial. We covered it all.

Discussion: Ricochet Conversations Feed

Chicago Tribune:

Where's the special prosecutor? — The IRS scandal demands an independent investigation … “It's inexcusable, and Americans are right to be angry about it, and I am angry about it. I will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially in the IRS, given the power …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Hot Air

Bob Lewis / ABC News:

Biden Rouses Va Dems, Gives GOP a Tea Party Label — Vice President Joe Biden is telling Virginia Democrats at a party fundraiser that if they want to know what their state's government would look like under a tea party governor, look no further than a dysfunctional Congress.

Discussion: Associated Press

Ellen Barry / New York Times:

While N.S.A. Leaker Stays in Hiding, Russian TV Builds a Pedestal for Him — MOSCOW — While Edward J. Snowden has remained mysteriously hidden from sight during his visit to Russia this week, Russian television has been making him a hero. — On programs that were hastily arranged …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Verge