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9:55 AM 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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BBC:
Protests in Egypt over Morsi ousting  —  Supporters of Egypt's ousted president are gathering for protests in the capital to demand his reinstatement.  —  The army, which removed Mr Morsi and detained him in response to widespread unrest, has said it will allowed peaceful protests.
Discussion: NPR
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 …
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 …
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.
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
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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Steve Pond / The Wrap:
Oliver Stone Blasts Obama's ‘Bush-Style Eavesdropping Techniques’; Says Edward Snowden Is a Hero  —  The politically-charged filmmaker spoke out during an appearance at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival  —  Edward Snowden is “a hero” and the rest of the world should stand …
Paul Pirie / Washington Post:
The American Revolution was a flop  —  Paul Pirie, a former historian, is a freelance writer in Ontario.  —  The easiest way of assessing whether the United States would have been better off without its revolution is to look at those English-speaking countries that rejected the American Revolution …
Discussion: The Week
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Rasmussen Poll Says Blacks Are More Racist Than Whites  —  The right-leaning polling firm Rasmussen Reports dove into America's views of race on Wednesday with a bizarre survey that concluded most of the nation thinks blacks are more likely to be racist than whites.
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 …
Boston Herald:
Kerry vacationing on Nantucket amid Egypt turmoil  —  By:  —  Secretary of State John Kerry is spending a sun-splashed Fourth of July on Nantucket, even as a chaotic overthrow of the government rocks Egypt and continues to test diplomatic relations in Washington.
Discussion: Twitchy, Mediaite and American Power
 
 
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Michael A. Walsh / New York Post:
Celebrating liberty as it slips away
Discussion: National Review
Ryan Jones / Israel Today:
Arab Christians: Israel only state worth fighting for
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Moms ‘moo-ving’ on gun control push
Discussion: KDVR.com
Associated Press:
Body Of Sen. Mark Udall's Brother Found In Wyoming
Geoffrey Ingersoll / Business Insider:
4th Of July Sign In Public Park Sums Up The State Of ‘Independence’ In America
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
McCain: Keep US troops in your prayers
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Thisistwitchy / Twitchy:
Lib ‘journalist’ blasts Twitchy for ‘fake’ pro-abortion photo, ends up eating crow
Discussion: Ed Driscoll and Yahoo! News
Washington Post:
Review of Mark Leibovich's ‘This Town’
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
GOP questions legality of mandate order
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