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1:05 PM ET, July 4, 2013

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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.
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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.
Max Fisher / WorldViews:
Law says the U.S. is required to cut aid after coups. Will it?
Discussion: Guardian and The Daily Beast
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Military ousts Morsi in Egypt
Discussion: Power Line and Hullabaloo
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Political Turmoil in Egypt Is Replay for White House
Discussion: Power Line and Washington Post
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.
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Washington Post:
Review of Mark Leibovich's ‘This Town’
Discussion: Politico, Weasel Zippers and Althouse
Zeina Karam / bigstory.ap.org:
ASSAD PRAISES EGYPT REVOLT AGAINST PRESIDENT  —  You are here  —  Home » Mohamed Morsi » Assad praises Egypt revolt against president  —  BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's embattled president on Wednesday praised Egypt's protests against their leader and said his overthrow by the military means the end of “political Islam.”
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Reuters:
Egypt army topples president, announces transition
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:   Egyptian army deposes Morsi
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Most in U.S. Still Proud to Be an American  —  But 71% say the signers of the declaration would be disappointed  —  PRINCETON, NJ — As the United States celebrates Independence Day, most of its adult residents continue to say they are proud to be an American, including 57% who are extremely proud and 28% who are very proud.
Ryan Parker / Denver Post:
Body of Sen. Mark Udall's brother, Randy, recovered in Wyoming  —  The body of Randy Udall, brother of Sen. Mark Udall, was located Wednesday after six days of searching by authorities.  —  Randy Udall, 61, never returned from a solo backpack trip to Wind River Range of Wyoming.
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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
Channel 4:
Revealed: the Rupert Murdoch tape  —  “Incompetent” cops, regrets over his own investigation, promises to protect Sun journalists: a secret recording reveals Rupert Murdoch's real attitudes to the scandal that has engulfed his empire.  —  Please wait while this video loads.
Joan Biskupic / Reuters:
Exclusive: Supreme Court's Ginsburg vows to resist pressure to retire  —  (Reuters) - At age 80, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, leader of the Supreme Court's liberal wing, says she is in excellent health, even lifting weights despite having cracked a pair of ribs again, and plans to stay several more years on the bench.
Discussion: The Hill and Taegan Goddard's …
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
McCain: Keep US troops in your prayers  —  Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) is asking Americans to keep U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan in their prayers this Fourth of July.  —  The Arizona Republican made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Wednesday, where he and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
GOP questions legality of mandate order  —  Republicans on Wednesday questioned whether the administration has the legal authority to delay the employer mandate under ObamaCare.  —  Two top GOP lawmakers expressed doubts that federal officials have the authority to defer major parts of ObamaCare without approval from Congress.
Discussion: Reuters and Daily Kos
Thisistwitchy / Twitchy:
Lib ‘journalist’ blasts Twitchy for ‘fake’ pro-abortion photo, ends up eating crow  —  In The Atlantic Wire, senior writer Elspeth Reeve has produced an execrable article entitled “The Conservative Meme of Satan-Loving Texas Pro-Choice Protesters Is a Bit Off.”  Why is the conservative meme off?
Discussion: BREITBART.COM and Yahoo! News
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.
The Independent:
Profiles: Adly Mansour and Mohamed ElBaradei - Egypt's incoming leaders  —  Adly Mansour only took up his job as chief justice of the country's Supreme Constitutional Court on 1 June, and now finds himself Egypt's interim President.  —  Born in 1945, Mansour was appointed to the court in 1992 …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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Reuters:
Snowden still in Moscow despite Bolivian plane drama
Discussion: Associated Press
 
 
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Listening In on Europe  —  There seems a touch of playacting …
Discussion: Balkinization
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