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12:15 PM ET, July 5, 2013

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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.
Discussion: 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 …
Wall Street Journal:
After the Coup in Cairo  —  The U.S. shouldn't cut off aid to a new Egyptian government.  —  The latest military coup in Egypt stops a slide into one abyss but is hardly a guarantee that it will avoid a future one.  A better future will depend on the wisdom of the kind of generals who have not proven to be very wise in the past.
BBC:
Protests in Egypt over Morsi ousting
Discussion: Guardian, Business Insider and NPR
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Egypt orders arrests of Muslim Brotherhood leaders as interim president takes office
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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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 …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Job Growth Posts Large Gain in June; Rate Holds  —  U.S. job growth accelerated in June thanks to a big jump in hospitality and service workers, according to a report that is likely to trigger more debate about how aggressively the Federal Reserve will begin pulling back on monetary easing.
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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 …
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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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.
Alan B. Krueger / White House.gov Blog:
The Employment Situation in June  —  While more work remains to be done, today's employment report provides further confirmation that the U.S. economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression.  It is critical that we remain focused on pursuing policies …
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Michelle Malkin
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 …
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The Lord of U.S. Labor Policy  —  Lafe Solomon, acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, defies Congress and the courts on behalf of Big Labor.  —  For a true expression of the imperious and extralegal tendencies of the Obama administration, there is little that compares with the Wisdom of Solomon.
Discussion: Power Line
 
 
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
McCain, House GOP headed for clash on immigration reform
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