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Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
Good Riddance to Brotherhood's Fake Democrats — A few months ago, King Abdullah II of Jordan told me about his meetings with Mohamed Mursi, the now-deposed president of Egypt. The king wasn't fond of Mursi, both because the Egyptian was a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, and because Abdullah found Mursi exceedingly stupid.
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The Volokh Conspiracy
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New York Times:
For Islamists, Dire Lessons on Politics and Power — CAIRO — Sheik Mohamed Abu Sidra had watched in exasperation for months as President Mohamed Morsi and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood bounced from one debilitating political battle to another. — “The Brotherhood went too fast …
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Washington Post, BBC, The Week, The Daily Caller and Booman Tribune
New York Times:
Morsi Loyalists Clash With Soldiers in Cairo Protests — CAIRO — Islamist supporters of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's ousted president, held enormous demonstrations in Cairo on Friday, and thousands of them angrily confronted security forces guarding the compound where he was believed to be held.
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Washington Monthly, The Lede, Mediaite, The Jawa Report, Via Meadia and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
After the Coup in Cairo — The U.S. shouldn't cut off aid to a new Egyptian government.
David P. Goldman / PJ Media:
Dismiss the Egyptian People and Elect a New One
Dismiss the Egyptian People and Elect a New One
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Power Line and americanthinker.com
New York Times:
Morsi Aides Arrested in Widening Sweep
Morsi Aides Arrested in Widening Sweep
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National Review, Right Turn, FP Passport, Quartz, The Lede, The Week, Gawker, Daniel Pipes and Taegan Goddard's …
Fox News:
Egyptian military arrest top Muslim Brotherhood figures amid crackdown
Egyptian military arrest top Muslim Brotherhood figures amid crackdown
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Algemeiner.com, Weasel Zippers and Fox News Insider
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Egypt orders arrests of Muslim Brotherhood leaders as interim president takes office
Egypt orders arrests of Muslim Brotherhood leaders as interim president takes office
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Hot Air, The Week, New York Times and Guardian
Boston Herald:
Republicans: Put John Kerry on a plane — By: — U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry — who spent the Fourth of July on sun-splashed Nantucket even as the chaos from a military takeover rocked Egypt — drew fire from Republican critics who said it's a bad time for the nation's top diplomat …
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“The Lid”, Israel Matzav, Twitchy, Althouse and Betsy's Page
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Reversing denial, State says Kerry was briefly on boat — Secretary of State John Kerry was on his boat briefly on Wednesday, contrary to an earlier denial by the State Department, but was there only briefly and did not conduct official business while on board.
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The Greenroom and Weasel Zippers
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
I.R.S. Scrutiny Went Beyond the Political — WASHINGTON — In 2010, a tiny Palestinian-rights group called Minnesota Break the Bonds applied to the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status. Two years and a lot of prodding later, the I.R.S. sent the group's leaders a series of questions …
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Ballot Box, Yahoo! News, Gawker and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Obamacare Strikes: Part-Time Jobs Surge To All Time High; Full-Time Jobs Plunge By 240,000 — As a reminder: jobs have quantity and quality components. The quantity component was good enough to convince the 10 Year the taper is imminent (if not stocks, which continue to trade dislocated from any and all fundamentals).
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Michelle Malkin, protein wisdom, NewsBusters, The PJ Tatler and The Lonely Conservative
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
U.S. Adds 195,000 Jobs; Unemployment Remains 7.6% — The economy added 195,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department reported Friday morning, slightly more than analysts had been expecting and suggesting healthier growth. — Wall Street has been feverishly awaiting the June employment report.
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American Prospect, NationalJournal.com, Yahoo! News, Calculated Risk, The Week, Economix, Gawker and Outside the Beltway
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Job Growth Posts Large Gain in June; Rate Holds
Job Growth Posts Large Gain in June; Rate Holds
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Firedoglake, Daily Kos, BBC and NPR
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Ways to praise Valerie Jarrett in ‘This Town’ — A 33-point memo detailing ways to praise top White House aide Valerie Jarrett was sent out to staffers shortly after an unflattering profile of the adviser was published in the New York Times last year, the new book “This Town” by Mark Mark Leibovich says.
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Taylor Marsh and Yahoo! News
Reuters:
Russia increasingly impatient over Snowden's airport stay — (Reuters) - Edward Snowden should find another country to seek refuge in, a Russian official said on Thursday, signaling Moscow's growing impatience over the former U.S. spy agency contractor's stay at a Moscow airport.
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BBC, emptywheel, The Hinterland Gazette, No More Mister Nice Blog and bigstory.ap.org
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
E Pluribus Unum — It's that time of year — the long weekend when we gather with friends and family to celebrate hot dogs, potato salad and, yes, the founding of our nation. And it's also a time for some of us to wax a bit philosophical, to wonder what, exactly, we're celebrating.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
In U.S., 64% Want Their Child to Avoid Career in Politics — Little change over time in percentage favoring political career — PRINCETON, NJ — By a 2-to-1 margin, 64% to 31%, Americans would not like their child to go into politics as a career. The results are the same whether …
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The Fix, Politico, Outside the Beltway, CNN and ABC News
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
McCain, House GOP headed for clash on immigration reform — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is on a collision course with House conservatives over immigration reform. — Throughout his Senate career, McCain has clashed with House Republican lawmakers over high-profile issues …
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The PJ Tatler and Booman Tribune