memeorandum: Dem quits Hispanic Caucus to protest Senate immigration bill border measures (Mike Lillis/The Hill)

6:20 PM ET, July 2, 2013

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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: Politico, Hot Air, his vorpal sword, Yahoo! News, No More Mister Nice Blog, Business Insider, Texas Politics, Trail Blazers Blog, Washington Wire, The Hill and Taegan Goddard's …

Kirsten Powers / The Daily Beast:

I Don't Stand With Wendy Davis — Stand with the pink-sneakered Texas legislator and her fight to allow mothers to abort babies past the 20th week of pregnancy? Never—and most women wouldn't either, says Kirsten Powers. — Eric Gay/AP — It's amazing what is considered heroism these days.

Discussion: LifeNews.com, Politico, Hot Air, US News, New York Times, Ross Douthat, The Huffington Post and msnbc.com

CNN:

First on CNN: Perry to announce political future on Monday — Washington (CNN) - Rick Perry is inviting close friends and supporters to an event next Monday in San Antonio where he is expected to announce if he plans to seek an unprecedented fourth full term as Texas governor, CNN has learned.

Discussion: The Hill, Post Politics, Trail Blazers Blog and The Fix

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: Speakeasy, New Republic, Constitution Daily and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Washington Post:
Plugging the leaks in the Edward Snowden case

Discussion: PolicyMic, Yahoo! News, New Republic, Hit & Run, Lawfare, The Reaction and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »

Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
The Washington Post Is a Bitter, Jealous Little Newspaper

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

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

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

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: RT, Los Angeles Times, Vox Popoli, Taylor Marsh, LLC, The Moderate Voice, 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: Gawker and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

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, Mediaite, Gawker, Taegan Goddard's …, Outside the Beltway, The Hill and Shakesville

Lois Romano / Politico:
Dan Balz book: Christie a wanted man in 2012

Discussion: CNN

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: Crooks and Liars, First Read, American Prospect, Booman Tribune, Washington Monthly, NBC Latino, The Daily Caller, Balloon Juice, The Raw Story and Talking Points Memo

Matt Barreto / Latino Decisions:
2016 forecast: Rubio, Bush, Ryan have chance to win over 40% of Latino vote

Discussion: ViralRead, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Politico

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
G.O.P. Groups Offering Cover for Lawmakers on Immigration

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

Mike Lillis / The Hill:

Dem quits Hispanic Caucus to protest Senate immigration bill border measures — A Texas lawmaker has quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) to protest the group's tacit endorsement of a Senate-passed immigration proposal. — Rep. Filemon Vela, a freshman Democrat representing …

Discussion: Politico

Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Senate-approved immigration legislation could give billions to federal contractors

Discussion: Firedoglake, Washington Post and Prairie Weather

Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Boehner's immigration win-win

Discussion: PostPartisan, msnbc.com, Yahoo! News, Power Line, The Hill, CNN and Hot Air

Bloomberg:

Health-Law Employer Mandate Said to Be Delayed to 2015 — Businesses won't be penalized next year if they don't provide workers health insurance after the Obama administration decided to delay a key requirement under its health-care law, two administration officials said.

Discussion: U.S. Department …, ThinkProgress and American Spectator

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 and PolicyMic

Reuters:
Egypt on the edge after Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum

Discussion: The Heritage Foundation, New York Times, Reuters, The Week, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, LLC, The Hill and Firedoglake

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

Discussion: Right Turn, Los Angeles Times, msnbc.com, Politico, ThinkProgress, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Reuters, Via Meadia and The PJ Tatler

Ben Golliver / The Point Forward:

Dennis Rodman to Sports Illustrated: I should be considered for Nobel Peace Prize — Dennis Rodman appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated's. ‘Where Are They Now?’ issue. (Clay Patrick McBride for Sports Illustrated) — Sports Illustrated's annual “Where Are They Now?” …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill, The Week, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Caller, Politico, Bleacher Report and The PJ Tatler

Bryan Koenig / CNN:
Dennis Rodman, Nobel Laureate?

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Daily Caller

Michael Pearson / CNN:

Snowden's asylum options dwindle — (CNN) — Edward Snowden's hopes of finding asylum from U.S. prosecution on espionage charges appeared to dim Tuesday as country after country denied his request or said he would have to find a way to travel to their territory to apply.

Discussion: The Hill, PolicyMic, The Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Associated Press, New Republic and Guardian

WikiLeaks:
Edward Snowden submits asylum applications

Jonah Goldberg / National Review:

And They Wonder Why Everyone Isn't with Them — Here's just two of the super-classy, super-clever signs abortion rights activists are carrying around in Texas. — More here. — This is a fundamental disadvantage that pro-choice activists have in the public debate.

Discussion: BuzzFeed

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

FBI trailed Al-Awlaki to hookers, NPR, Bertucci's — In the weeks after the September 11 attacks, the FBI tailed Muslim cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki around the Washington area, following him to an NPR interview and watching him as he munched on pizza at Bertucci's, according to documents obtained …

Discussion: PolicyMic and Washington Free Beacon

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, The Mahablog, Booman Tribune, Right Wing News, msnbc.com, Weasel Zippers, Taegan Goddard's … and Shakesville

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, Israel Matzav and Washington Free Beacon

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

Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:

Michael Bloomberg Will Host Fundraiser For Joe Manchin — The New York City mayor and staunch gun control advocate hosts Manchin at his home later this month. — Via: Dave Martin, File / AP — Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the gun control movement's most active and affluent advocate …

Discussion: Ballot Box

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Bill O'Reilly Blows Up At Juan Williams Over SCOTUS DOMA Ruling: States Rights Excuse Is ‘B.S.!’ — Bill O'Reilly returned to The Factor after a one-week absence, and immediately tackled one of the biggest news stories of the past week: the Supreme Court rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8.

Discussion: The Raw Story and The Huffington Post

Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Senate committee vote on ENDA set for July 10

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Advocate, Taylor Marsh, LLC and Towleroad News #gay

The Huffington Post:

Family Research Council To Hold ‘Ex-Gay Pride Month’ Dinner; Michele Bachmann Invited — The “traditional marriage"-touting Family Research Council plans to usher in the first annual “Ex-Gay Pride Month” dinner in an attempt to promote “ex-gay” rights. The event is scheduled for the end of July …

Discussion: American Power, Daily Kos and Towleroad News #gay

Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:

Paula Deen Cites Prop 8 Ruling To Defend Herself Against Racism Lawsuit — Paula Deen, the disgraced celebrity chef now mired in allegations of racism from a former employee, is seeking solace from an unusual source — the recent Supreme Court decision that effectively killed California's anti-gay Proposition 8.

Discussion: Deadline.com and BobCesca.com