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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.
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The Hill, LifeNews.com and Taegan Goddard's …
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.
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Washington Monthly, CNN, his vorpal sword, Scared Monkeys and 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.
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Mediaite, Deadline.com, The Huffington Post, New York Times, BBC and Telegraph, more at Mediagazer »
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Nitasha Tiku / Gawker:
Rupert Murdoch Caught on Tape: “We Will Hit Back” — ExaroNews a British investigative web site, has just published the full transcript of a secretly recorded meeting between media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the staff of The Sun, a U.K. tabloid owned by News Corp., in which Murdoch admitted …
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exaronews.com/feed/latest, Guardian, NewsHounds blog, Firedoglake and Deadline.com, more at Mediagazer »
Megan Gallegos / Courthouse News Service:
Police Commandeer Homes, Get Sued — LAS VEGAS (CN) - Henderson police arrested a family for refusing to let officers use their homes as lookouts for a domestic violence investigation of their neighbors, the family claims in court. — Anthony Mitchell and his parents Michael and Linda Mitchell sued …
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No More Mister Nice Blog
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?
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Ed Driscoll, The Atlantic Wire, BREITBART.COM and Washington Times
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 …
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The Gateway Pundit
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Zeina Karam / bigstory.ap.org:
ASSAD PRAISES EGYPT REVOLT AGAINST PRESIDENT
ASSAD PRAISES EGYPT REVOLT AGAINST PRESIDENT
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Weasel Zippers, Mediaite and The PJ Tatler
Ty McCormick / FP Passport:
Meet Adly Mansour, the Judge Who Is Now (Sort of) Running Egypt
Meet Adly Mansour, the Judge Who Is Now (Sort of) Running Egypt
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New York Times, The Monkey Cage and The Lede
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Obama launches ‘review’ of aid to Egypt in wake of military coup
Obama launches ‘review’ of aid to Egypt in wake of military coup
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Jihad Watch, Politico, The Hill and Weasel Zippers
Associated Press:
Body Of Sen. Mark Udall's Brother Found In Wyoming — CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Teams looking for the brother of Colorado Sen. Mark Udall in western Wyoming's Wind River Range have found his body, the family said Wednesday night. — James “Randy” Udall, 61, had left June 20 …
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Talking Points Memo and ThinkProgress
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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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Los Angeles Times and The Hinterland Gazette
Sarah Desprat / Twitchy:
Brilliant: James O'Keefe breaks through in interview with Rush Limbaugh [video] — Superstar guerilla journalist James O'Keefe spends a lot of time in the trenches, shining much-needed sunlight on leftist hypocrisy and fraud. But this afternoon, he shifted gears and took time out for an interview …
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Patterico's Pontifications
Washington Post:
Review of Mark Leibovich's ‘This Town’ — “The degree to which so many elite D.C. players stream to a single superlawyer cash redemption center is striking,” Leibovich notes, “even by the parochial standards of the ant colony.” — Yet, for all his wealth, connections and antique cuff links …
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Jezebel, Weasel Zippers and Althouse
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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.
Geoffrey Ingersoll / Business Insider:
4th Of July Sign In Public Park Sums Up The State Of ‘Independence’ In America — Check out this sign. — It's a set of rules put into effect by the Lakewood Ohio parks division of the municipal government for the day that local Lakewood residents celebrate America's independence.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
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.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland