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Edward Joseph Snowden / WikiLeaks:
Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow — One week ago I left Hong Kong after it became clear that my freedom and safety were under threat for revealing the truth. My continued liberty has been owed to the efforts of friends new and old, family, and others who I have never met and probably never will.
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Guardian, Reuters, Taylor Marsh, The Daily Banter, AMERICAblog, Politico, BBC, Corrente, Gin and Tacos, Firedoglake, The Democratic Daily, The Verge, Informed Comment, The Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Hinterland Gazette, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mashable, ABC News and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
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Rory Carroll / Guardian:
Rafael Correa not considering Snowden asylum: helping him was a ‘mistake’ — Ecuador's president reveals the whistleblower was granted a temporary travel card at 4am ‘without authorisation or validity’ — Ecuador is not considering Edward Snowden's asylum request and never intended …
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Reuters, Business Insider, Gawker, The Hinterland Gazette, The Agonist, The Raw Story and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
WikiLeaks:
Edward Snowden submits asylum applications — On 30th June 2013 WikiLeaks' legal advisor in the Edward Snowden matter, Sarah Harrison, submitted by hand a number of requests for asylum and asylum assistance on behalf of Edward J. Snowden, the NSA whistleblower.
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
Edward Snowden breaks silence to threaten new U.S. disclosures — (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has broken his silence for the first time since he fled to Moscow eight days ago to say he remains free to make new disclosures about U.S. spying activity.
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Reuters, Hot Air, Business Insider, Mediaite, Politico and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
REVEALED: Here Are The Countries Where Edward Snowden Has Requested Asylum — The anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks has submitted 19 additional requests for asylum on behalf of National Security Agency leak source Edward Snowden, the organization announced Monday night.
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americanthinker.com, RT and New York Times
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Appears With Bush at Site of Tanzania Terror Blast — DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Two presidents who spent much of their time in office fighting terror stood solemnly next to each other Tuesday morning as a United States marine placed a wreath to mark the memory of those killed here by a terrorist bomb 15 years ago.
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Post Politics
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Ryan Kierman / CNSNews:
Obama: ‘Planet Will Boil Over’ If Young Africans Are Allowed Cars, Air-Conditioning, Big Houses — (CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama said at a town hall event in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday that unless we find new way of producing energy “the planet will boil over” …
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Scared Monkeys, Right Wing News, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, TheBlaze.com and The White House
Ben Geman / E2-Wire:
Obama: ‘Power Africa’ energy plan a ‘win-win’ — President Obama promoted his new, multi-billion dollar “Power Africa” initiative to expand electricity access in Africa on Tuesday, calling it a benefit to Africans and the U.S. alike. — He spoke in Tanzania after touring …
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CNN
Reuters:
Egypt on the edge after Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum — (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation.
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New York Times and The Week
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New York Times:
Foreign Minister Quits as Egypt Braces for Further Protests
Foreign Minister Quits as Egypt Braces for Further Protests
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Los Angeles Times, Reuters and Via Meadia
Los Angeles Times:
Obama urges ‘restraint’ in Egypt
Obama urges ‘restraint’ in Egypt
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Israel Matzav, News Desk and The Daily Caller
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Obama urges Morsi to be ‘responsive’ to protesters' demands
Obama urges Morsi to be ‘responsive’ to protesters' demands
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Politico and ThinkProgress
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
What if Hillary Clinton passes on 2016? — For Democrats, there is no fallback: It's Hillary Clinton or probably a long bout of depression ahead of 2016. — With expectations hitting a fever pitch three-and-a-half years out that Clinton is running for president again, every move she makes …
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Booman Tribune, Hot Air, msnbc.com and Weasel Zippers
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Dan Balz Book: Mitt Romney Voted Against 2012 Run In Family Poll — WASHINGTON — Over the Christmas break of 2010, Mitt Romney and his family took an internal poll on whether he should run for president once more. Twelve family members cast ballots. Ten said no. One of the 10 was Mitt Romney himself.
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The Hill, Gawker and Outside the Beltway
Department of Homeland Security:
Implementation of the Supreme Court Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act — Statement from Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano: — “After last week's decision by the Supreme Court holding that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional …
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BuzzFeed, Advocate and ImmigrationProf Blog
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Support for gay marriage hits high after ruling
Poll: Support for gay marriage hits high after ruling
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The Hill, Pew Research Center …, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, Hot Air, CNN, Good As You and Taegan Goddard's …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
A racial turnabout in the George Zimmerman trial. — “It's not about racial profiling,” said lawyer Daryl Parks about the murder trial of George Zimmerman. “We never claimed this was about race.” — What makes these statements “head-scratching,” as New York's Daily News describes them …
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Instapundit and American Thinker
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
G.O.P. Groups Offering Cover for Lawmakers on Immigration — WASHINGTON — Fox News viewers in Florida will see a new commercial in the coming weeks urging them to call Senator Marco Rubio. “Thank him for keeping his promise, and fighting to secure the border,” a narrator says in the ad …
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The Daily Caller
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Poll: Clinton tops Bush, Rubio among Hispanic voters for 2016
Poll: Clinton tops Bush, Rubio among Hispanic voters for 2016
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Hot Air
Breanna Edwards / Politico:
Mark Udall brother missing after hike — Sen. Mark Udall's brother, James Udall, is missing after going on a solo hike in Wyoming, the senator's office confirmed to POLITICO. — The 61-year-old, who goes by Randy, was trekking in the Wind River Range and was supposed to come out of the mountains last Wednesday but never did.
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Scared Monkeys
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Sarah Desprat / Twitchy:
‘Future lawsuit’: CNN broadcasts George Zimmerman's Social Security number — CNN viewers were shocked to see George Zimmerman's personal information, including his Social Security number, broadcast live on TV. … A screenshot of the information shown on CNN, with the confidential information redacted by Twitchy:
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Ed Driscoll, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and The Hinterland Gazette
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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Braley has $2M on hand for U.S. Senate run — Democrat Bruce Braley has an impressive $2 million in cash on hand for his campaign for U.S. Senate, an aide told The Des Moines Register on Monday. — Braley will announce today that he raised $1.25 million in the second quarter, from April 1 to June 30, senior adviser Jeff Link said.
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Yahoo! News and Ballot Box
Gabrielle Giffords / USA Today:
Gun rights come with responsibilities — I'm a patriot who believes in 2nd Amendment. My 7-state tour will promote common-sense action. — July 4 gets the parades and the celebrations, as it should. But I'm going to start my celebration of American independence early.
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ABC News, Politico and NBC Politics