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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of N.S.A. — WASHINGTON — In more than a dozen classified rulings, the nation's surveillance court has created a secret body of law giving the National Security Agency the power to amass vast collections of data on Americans while pursuing not only terrorism suspects …
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Health insurance marketplaces will not be required to verify consumer claims — The Obama administration announced Friday that it would significantly scale back the health law's requirements that new insurance marketplaces verify consumers' income and health insurance status.
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Yuval Levin / National Review:
Obamacare's Invitation to Fraud — When the Obama administration announced last Tuesday that they would be delaying Obamacare's employer mandate and its associated reporting requirements by a year, many observers (myself included) noted that this could create problems for verifying eligibility for subsidies in the Obamacare exchanges.
Avik Roy / Forbes:
Not Qualified For Obamacare's Subsidies? Just Lie — Govt. To Use ‘Honor System’ Without Verifying Your Eligibility — If you thought the delay in the employer mandate was bad news for Obamacare, just wait. On Friday, Sarah Kliff and Sandhya Somashekhar of the Washington Post discovered …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
McCain calls Morsi ouster a coup d'etat — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi a coup d'etat and pressed the Obama administration to suspend aid to the country on Sunday. — “It was a coup and it was the second time in two and a half years …
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McCain: After thinking ‘long and hard,’ US should suspend aid to Egypt — Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain is calling on President Obama to suspend aid to Egypt after its military overthrew the country's government. — McCain, a member of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee …
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Hamza Hendawi / bigstory.ap.org:
EGYPT: ELBARADEI'S APPOINTMENT PUT ON HOLD — You are here — Home » Mohamed Morsi » Egypt: ElBaradei's appointment put on hold — CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's new president moved to assert his authority and regain control of the streets Saturday even as his Islamist opponents declared …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In Wyoming, a Cheney Run Worries G.O.P. — LUSK, Wyo. — A young Dick Cheney began his first campaign for the House in this tiny village — population 1,600 — after the state's sole Congressional seat finally opened up. But nowadays, his daughter Liz does not seem inclined to wait patiently for such an opening.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
NTSB chief Hersman: San Francisco crash could have been worse — National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Deborah Hersman on Sunday said investigators were in the initial stages of their probe into the deadly crash of a Boeing 777 at San Francisco International Airport …
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Perry vows Texas will pass abortion bill — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) on Sunday promised his state will push through a law restricting abortion rights, which has gained national attention, within the next 10 days. — “We have a special session with some important issues in front of us.
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James Atlas / Opinionator:
Class Struggle in the Sky — The choice of “snacks” on my New York to Miami flight includes blue potato chips, a Luna bar, a packet of trail mix and — a selection I haven't been offered before — popcorn. But it makes sense: the cabin already feels like a movie theater at the end of a showing …
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Jordan Weissmann / The Atlantic Online:
Please Don't Be Satisfied With This Jobs Report — The labor market continues to be consistently, maddeningly mediocre. — Another month, another jobs report that's good, but not quite good enough. — Employers beat expectations in June by adding 195,000 new workers to their payrolls.