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Ben Wedeman / CNN:
Egyptian military ousts Morsy  —  Photos: Protests in Egypt … Cairo (CNN) — Egypt's military deposed the country's first democratically elected president Wednesday night, installing the head of the country's highest court as an interim leader, the country's top general announced.
The White House:
Statement by President Barack Obama on Egypt  —  As I have said since the Egyptian Revolution, the United States supports a set of core principles, including opposition to violence, protection of universal human rights, and reform that meets the legitimate aspirations of the people.
Discussion: Firedoglake
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Obama launches ‘review’ of aid to Egypt in wake of military coup  —  President Obama late Wednesday declared himself “very concerned” by the Egyptian military's overthrow of the country's democratically elected president and said his administration was reviewing U.S. military aid as a result.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Egypt Independent:
Jihadists vow struggle against army if Morsy removed  —  The brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who lives in Egypt, has vowed to engage in armed struggle if President Mohamed Morsy is forced to step down in response to massive protests demanding early presidential elections.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Military ousts Morsi in Egypt  —  Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was forced out of office Wednesday by the Egyptian military and opposition leaders, just a couple of hours after the Obama Administration voiced its first public doubts about Morsi's handling of the massive street protests that spread across the country in recent days.
Discussion: Power Line, Reuters and Hullabaloo
The Daily Beast:
Obama Offers a Revisionist History of His Administration's Approach To Egypt  —  Despite its claims now, the Obama administration has done little to press Morsi's administration to support human rights.  Josh Rogin and Eli Lake report.  —  President Obama said Monday his government makes decisions …
Max Fisher / WorldViews:
Law says the U.S. is required to cut aid after coups. Will it?
Discussion: Guardian
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:   Egyptian army deposes Morsi
New York Times:
Morsi and Egyptian Generals Edge Closer to Conflict
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Political Turmoil in Egypt Is Replay for White House
Discussion: Power Line
Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
Egypt's political turmoil puts Obama administration in precarious position
Discussion: Power Line
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement  —  WASHINGTON — Leslie James Pickering noticed something odd in his mail last September: A handwritten card, apparently delivered by mistake, with instructions for postal workers to pay special attention to the letters and packages sent to his home.
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Obama Lets Loose on Evo Morales  —  I'm late to this and I don't really have anything substantive to add, but just for the record:  —  Did we really, seriously, strong-arm the governments of France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy to deny the president of Bolivia permission to fly over their airspace?
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Jonathan Watts / Guardian:
Bolivian president's treatment stirs up fury in Latin America  —  Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay join in condemnation as Bolivia denounces ‘kidnap’ of Evo Morales  —  Forced to land in Vienna, left waiting for 13 hours and only allowed to leave after agreeing to a search …
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Udall family: Body of senator's brother found  —  Rescue workers have located the body of Sen. Mark Udall's (D-Colo.) brother, the senator's family announced late Wednesday.  —  James “Randy” Udall, 61, had been missing since last week.  He had gone hiking alone in Wyoming.
Discussion: Politico and CNN
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Ryan Parker / Denver Post:
Body of Sen. Mark Udall's brother, Randy, recovered in Wyoming
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
North Carolina Abortion Bill Passes Senate Despite GOP Governor's Rebuke  —  The North Carolina state Senate quickly voted Wednesday to pass a package of anti-abortion amendments attached to a bill that would ban Sharia law, despite Republican Gov. Pat McCrory's concern that the Senate …
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hrw.org/rss/news:
Egypt: Epidemic of Sexual Violence  —  At Least 91 Attacks in 4 Days; Government Neglect Means Impunity Rules  —  (New York) - Egyptian officials and political leaders across the spectrum should condemn and take immediate steps to address the horrific levels of sexual violence against women in Tahrir Square.
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
Review of Mark Leibovich's ‘This Town’  —  Carlos Lozada is Outlook editor of The Washington Post.  Follow him on Twitter: @carloslozadaWP  —  Mark Leibovich toyed with several titles for his new book on self-interest, self-importance and self-perpetuation in the nation's capital.  “Suck-Up City” was one.
New York Times:
Listening In on Europe  —  There seems a touch of playacting in the outrage that France, Germany and other European governments have been venting since the online edition of Der Spiegel, the German newsmagazine, reported last weekend that the National Security Agency had bugged diplomatic offices …
Discussion: Balkinization and The Week
Patrick Gavin / Politico:
Novel imagines Sarah Palin presidency  —  The McCain/Palin ticket lost in 2008, right?  Fiction can change that.  —  “Christian Nation” is a new novel from lawyer Fred Rich that wonders what would happen if the Republican ticket won in 2008.  But Rich goes even further than that …
 
 
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