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5:20 PM ET, July 6, 2013

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Boston Herald:
Experts: John Kerry's credibility could sink with boat flap  —  By:  —  John F. Kerry's credibility took on more water on the second day of his Nantucket vacation flap, as the State Department backed off its initial denial the embattled secretary of state was yachting during the Egyptian military coup …
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
ElBaradei named Egyptian prime minister  —  CAIRO — Former U.N. nuclear agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei has been appointed Egypt's interim prime minister, one of his top aides said Saturday, giving a liberal and secular direction to a country that until three days ago was led by Islamists.
Bloomberg:
Obama Call for Muslim Brotherhood Role Overtaken in Egypt  —  The Obama administration's call for an “inclusive” political process in Egypt with a role for the Muslim Brotherhood has been overshadowed by deadly clashes between security forces and supporters of the Islamist group.
KTVU-TV:
Boeing 777 crashes while landing at SFO  —  Sponsored Links  —  SAN FRANCISCO —  An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 arriving from a flight South Korea crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport Saturday morning, bursting into flames, authorities said.
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Jamapro / CBS San Francisco:
Korean Passenger Plane Crashes At SFO; 2 Dead, 61 Injured  —  SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashed and burned at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 61 others.  —  The deadly crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Saturday …
CNN:
Boeing 777 crashes at San Francisco International Airport  —  Plane crash at San Francisco airport  —  (CNN) — An Asiana Airlines' Boeing 777 crashed and burned Saturday while landing at San Francisco International Airport, sending up a large plume of dark smoke from an aircraft that lost its tail and much of its roof.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Passenger jet crash lands at San Francisco International Airport
Discussion: Associated Press
BBC:
‘Dozens dead’ in school attack in Nigeria's Yobe state  —  At least 29 pupils and a teacher have been killed in a pre-dawn attack by suspected Islamists on a school in northeastern Nigeria, reports say.  —  Eyewitnesses said some of the victims were burned alive in the attack, in Mamudo town, Yobe state.
Brad Plumer / Wonkblog:
Can libertarian populism save the Republican Party?  —  The dream of the '90s is alive in the conservative movement.  There's a new name being floated around as the solution to the current electoral woes of the GOP: Ross Perot.  —  Reform party presidential candidate Ross Perot gives a thumbs up to supporters in 1996 in Dallas.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Prairie Weather
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Obama's never-mind presidency  —  At this intermission in the immigration debate, with House Republicans preparing to look askance at the Senate's handiwork, the argument is becoming ever stranger.  It has reached a boil, especially concerning border security, at a moment when illegal entries …
Discussion: Power Line
MariAn Gail Brown / CTPost.com:
Political rival claims assault by handshake  —  EASTON — Most of the time, a handshake shows good manners, serves as a greeting or demonstrates gratitude at the end of a sports match for a well-played game.  —  Robert “Bert” Webbe, an Easton Republican, says a handshake from First Selectman Tom Herrmann …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
What a new poll does and doesn't tell us.  —  When Rasmussen Reports asked some of its polling subjects to conduct an odd exercise in racial stereotyping, the results were counterintuitive, or at least counterstereotypical:  —  Before we dig deeper into the poll's findings …
Reuters:
President of Venezuela Offers Asylum to Snowden  —  CARACAS — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday he had decided to offer asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who has petitioned several countries to avoid capture by Washington.
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Reuters:
Venezuela's Maduro offers asylum to U.S. fugitive Snowden
Discussion: The Hill and Firedoglake
 
 
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
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After Ruling, States Rush to Enact Voting Laws
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Shifting Stance to Back Immigration Overhaul, Reid Reaps Benefits
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Defense industry hatches new plot to kill the sequester
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Keith Laing / The Hill:
Foxx settles in for bumpy ride at DOT
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Catherine Rampell / Economix:
Yes, the Sequester Is Affecting the Job Market
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

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A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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