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12:10 AM ET, July 4, 2013

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John Gregory / KABC-TV:

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi under house arrest - Al Hayat TV — CAIRO (KABC) — Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is reportedly under house arrest after the military ultimatum expired Wednesday, reports Al Hayat TV. — Morsi's spokesman denied the report, according to ABC News …

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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.

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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.

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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.

Discussion: Firedoglake

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.

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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 …

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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.

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New York Times:

Morsi and Egyptian Generals Edge Closer to Conflict — By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, BEN HUBBARD and ALAN COWELL — CAIRO — Egypt's top generals summoned civilian political leaders to an emergency meeting Wednesday just hours before the deadline they have set for President Mohamed Morsi to leave power.

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Guardian:
Egyptian army suspends constitution and removes President Morsi - as it happened

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Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
EGYPTIAN MILITARY OUSTS MORSI, SUSPENDS CONSTITUTION

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Nathan Brown / New Republic:
Where Does the Muslim Brotherhood Go From Here?

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Julian Pecquet / The Hill: Egyptian army deposes Morsi

Max Fisher / WorldViews:
Law says the U.S. is required to cut aid after coups. Will it?

Discussion: Guardian

Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post: Egypt's political turmoil puts Obama administration in precarious position

Leila ElMergawi / Wall Street Journal:
Morsi Ousted by Egypt's Military

Discussion: The Atlantic Wire, Hot Air, Washington Wire and Reuters

Mark Landler / New York Times:
Political Turmoil in Egypt Is Replay for White House

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.

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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?

Discussion: Guardian, The Atlantic Wire, Associated Press and Little Green Footballs

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 …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Washington Monthly

Reuters:
Snowden still in Moscow despite Bolivian plane drama

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

White House Memo Shows Obama Administration's Painful Efforts To Defend Valerie Jarrett — “Valerie is someone here who other people inside the building know they can trust. (need examples.)” As reported in the forthcoming book This Town . — Via: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP / Getty Images

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Texas Miscellany —John Cornyn's been in the US Senate for more than 10 years now, but he still hasn't made much of an impact on Texas voters. Our newest poll finds that only 36% approve of him to 33% who disapprove and 31% who don't have an opinion either way.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Daily Caller

Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Rubio to Introduce Senate Bill to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

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

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.

Discussion: Washington Monthly

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 …

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

Mike Sigov / Toledo Blade:

Central Toledo roads closed after sinkhole swallows car — The woman who was taken to a hospital after her car was swallowed by a sinkhole in central Toledo has been identified as Pamela Knox. — Ms. Knox, 60, of Toledo, was taken to Toledo Hospital to be checked out, officials said, however, she did not appear to be injured.

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Interview / National Review:

The Roe of Marriage — Maggie Gallagher is most recently the co-author, with John Corvino, of Debating Same-Sex Marriage, a book published by Oxford University Press whose time has certainly come. She talks about the future of the debate and the institution in culture and politics with National Review Online's Kathryn Jean Lopez.

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