memeorandum: Michelle Obama: Being First Lady is like living in a ‘really nice prison’ (Charlie Spiering/Washington Examiner)

2:00 PM ET, July 2, 2013

Top Items:

Hadas Gold / Politico:

Glenn Greenwald: New bombshell coming — Another big National Security Agency scoop is coming soon, Glenn Greenwald said on Monday. — “I will say that there are vast programs, both domestic and international spying, that the world will be shocked to learn about, that the NSA is engaged …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

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.

Washington Post:

Plugging the leaks in the Edward Snowden case — THE COSTS of the Edward Snowden affair continue to mount for the Obama administration — though so far the visible damage is primarily political, rather than national security-related. On Monday, President Obama and Secretary …

Discussion: Yahoo! News, Gawker, Hit & Run, New Republic, Politico, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, New York Times and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »

WikiLeaks:
Edward Snowden submits asylum applications

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post, The Week, msnbc.com, BBC, Blogs of War, RT, The Monkey Cage, RIA Novosti, The Hinterland Gazette, The Daily Banter, New York Times, Taegan Goddard's …, Business Insider and Alan Colmes' Liberaland, more at Mediagazer »

Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Don't fear the leaker: Column

Discussion: Hit & Run, Samizdata, Patterico's Pontifications, TomDispatch, ParaPundit and Crooks and Liars

Rory Carroll / Guardian:
Rafael Correa not considering Snowden asylum: helping him was a ‘mistake’

Discussion: Gawker, Little Green Footballs, The Independent, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Balloon Juice, Washington Post, The Hinterland Gazette and The Agonist, more at Mediagazer »

CNN:
Kremlin: Snowden has given up on plan to stay in Russia

Discussion: The Jawa Report, TechCrunch and New Republic

Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Greenwald Slams Obama On Fox & Friends: Targeting Snowden ‘To Intimidate Future Whistle Blowers’

Discussion: The Raw Story, Smartypants and The Gateway Pundit

Kathy Lally / Washington Post:
Snowden withdraws request for asylum in Russia

Discussion: Speakeasy, Lawfare, TechPresident and Outside the Beltway

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Snowden withdraws Russian asylum bid

Discussion: RT, Guardian and The Hinterland Gazette

Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
REVEALED: Here Are The Countries Where Edward Snowden Has Requested Asylum

Discussion: americanthinker.com, Reuters and RT

Reuters:
Snowden's search for asylum is fruitless so far

Discussion: WorldViews, msnbc.com, Reuters, Business Insider and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

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.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, New York Times, The Week, Weasel Zippers and Hot Air

Committee to Protect Journalists:

Journalist dead, 1 raped, more attacked in Egypt — The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about the security of journalists covering ongoing mass protests in Egypt. One journalist was killed and seven others were injured, including one raped, while covering demonstrations …

Discussion: Guardian, PolicyMic and Ricochet Conversations Feed

New York Times:
Foreign Minister Quits as Egypt Braces for Further Protests

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Reuters, The PJ Tatler and Via Meadia

Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Egypt's presidency defies threat of military coup

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Informed Comment, The Dish, WorldViews, Business Insider, The Lede, CBS News, Quartz, Atlas Shrugs and FP Passport

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Obama urges Morsi to be ‘responsive’ to protesters' demands

Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Firedoglake, Politico and ThinkProgress

Ashley Collman / Daily Mail:

‘All he did was love me’: Heartbreaking moment police shoot and kill dog that was defending owner when officers arrested him for FILMING them — Leon Rosby, 52, was walking his dog and video-tapping a police scene when he was arrested for obstruction of justice

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Taylor Marsh, Vox Popoli, The Dish, CBS Los Angeles and BuzzFeed

Larry Altman / Daily Breeze:
Hawthorne police kill dog during arrest of owner, video of shooting goes viral

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Gawker

Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:

Michelle Obama: Being First Lady is like living in a ‘really nice prison’ — ANALYSIS WHITE HOUSE BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday described living in the White House as like being in a “really nice prison.” — Obama's comment came during her discussion …

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Twitchy, JustOneMinute, Weekly Standard, The Hinterland Gazette, The Jawa Report, TheBlaze.com and Mediaite

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Appears With Bush at Site of Tanzania Terror Blast

Discussion: Post Politics

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Obama, Bush honor embassy bombing victims in Tanzania

Discussion: Politico and CNN

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.

Discussion: American Prospect, Daily Kos, Taegan Goddard's …, The Hill, Mediaite, Outside the Beltway and Gawker

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 …

Discussion: Hot Air, Booman Tribune, Taegan Goddard's …, msnbc.com, Weasel Zippers and Shakesville

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 …

Discussion: PolicyMic, Instapundit and American Thinker

Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
CNN BROADCASTS ZIMMERMAN SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, Twitchy and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Davis popular, but Gubernatorial bid a long shot — PPP's new Texas poll finds that Wendy Davis made a good impression on voters in the state last week- but that Rick Perry has also enhanced his political standing considerably over the last five months, making him tough to beat for reelection.

Discussion: The Hill, Yahoo! News, Washington Wire, Trail Blazers Blog, Texas Politics and Taegan Goddard's …

Lee Habeeb / National Review:

Guilty of Being Southern — Media and academic elites prefer to focus on the old South while a new one marches on. — Over the years, my African-American friends have shared with me stories of the senseless traffic stops they've endured for nothing more than driving while black.

Discussion: Washington Monthly and The Hugh Hewitt Show

Benjy Sarlin / msnbc.com:

How the GOP stopped worrying about Latinos and learned to love the base — In a June 23, 2012 photo, Mauricia Horta Fuentes, 36, at the fence marking the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico. (Photo by Gregory Bull/AP) — If the 2012 election was a wakeup call for Republicans to address …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, American Prospect, The Daily Caller, Booman Tribune, NBC Latino, Taegan Goddard's …, Balloon Juice, The Raw Story, Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo

Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:

John Kerry's Bid for Mideast Peace Is Doomed — It's a testament to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's grit, determination and self-assurance that he refuses to give up in his quest to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. But I wish that he would …

Discussion: American Spectator

New York Times:
Chaos in Middle East Grows as the U.S. Focuses on Israel

Discussion: Power Line, Right Turn and Israel Matzav

Eric W. Dolan / The Raw Story:

LeVar Burton explains his ritual to prevent being shot by police — He's not exactly known for bad behavior, but even the former host of the children's show Reading Rainbow fears he will be mistreated by police because of his skin color. — Actor and director LeVar Burton explained Monday …

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Colorlines

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 …

Discussion: Right Turn, Hot Air, The Plum Line, The Daily Caller, msnbc.com, Taegan Goddard's …, Washington Free Beacon and Ross Douthat

Tara Palmeri / New York Post:

Talk dirty to me! Joe Lhota asks women to come forward with dating horror stories on Anthony Weiner — If you've ever dated Anthony Weiner, please stand up. — Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota yesterday called on the disgraced former congressman's ex-girlfriends to come forward and talk about any dirty deed he may have done.

Discussion: Runnin' Scared, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Capital New York, Politicker and Taegan Goddard's …