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2:40 AM ET, July 12, 2013

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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Harry Reid escalates nuclear threat in a big way  —  An important moment on the Senate floor just now: Harry Reid said he would be filing cloture today on a whole bunch of executive nominations, and challenged Republicans to act on them — a major escalation of the threat to change the Senate rules …
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Mitch McConnell's problem: How can he threaten to obstruct the Senate even more?  —  There's a reason the Senate majority rarely goes through with filibuster reform: The minority can make the aftermath hellish.  —  Will Harry Reid actually change the rules?  (Michael Reynolds/EPA)
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Reid: McConnell Broke His Word On Filibuster, So The Nuclear Option Is On The Table  —  Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) launched a barn-burner of a speech Thursday on the Senate floor, excoriating Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for continued obstruction when it comes to presidential nominees.
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
One Senate staffer's theory: Mitch McConnell actually wants to get nuked
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
McConnell: Reid will be ‘worst’ Senate leader in history if he goes nuclear
Discussion: CNN
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
House approves farm bill in big win for Boehner, GOP leaders  —  The House approved a stripped-down farm bill Thursday in a tight 216-208 vote, giving a huge boost to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and other Republican leaders after the embarrassing failure of an earlier bill last month.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Yahoo! News
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Brad Plumer / Wonkblog:
House Republicans finally pass a farm bill — with no money for food stamps  —  After a failed attempt earlier, the House GOP has finally passed legislation to fund U.S. farm policy for the next five years.  The only catch?  This new legislation is missing the $743 billion for food stamps that had been in previous bills.
New York Times:
House Republicans Push Through Farm Bill, Without Food Stamps
Ed O'Keefe / Post Politics:
Farm Bill passes in House, without food stamp funding
David Edwards / The Raw Story:   Gohmert repeatedly shouts ‘Objection!’ to silence claims food stamp cuts hurt hungry families
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
House Passes Farm Bill, Now Without Food Stamp Cuts
Guardian:
Revealed: how Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages  —  • Secret files show scale of Silicon Valley co-operation on Prism  —  • Outlook.com encryption unlocked even before official launch  —  • Skype worked to enable Prism collection of video calls
CNN:
Jay-Z says he texts with Obama  —  (CNN) - It's no secret that Jay-Z is close with President Barack Obama.  The hip hop artist held big fundraisers for the president, and his megastar wife, Beyoncé, performed at Obama's second inauguration.  —  But Jay-Z said this week their friendship …
Discussion: Politico
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Eliot Spitzer submits signatures in NYC race  —  Eliot Spitzer submitted 27,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot in the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller tonight, an effort completed less than four days after a rocky start.  —  Spitzer delivered the signatures …
Discussion: CNN
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Marist Poll:
7/11: A Second Chance for Spitzer? Takes Lead in NYC Comptroller's Race
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Post Politics
CBS News:
Could “North Colorado” be America's 51st state?  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  There's a growing effort to create a 51st state out of parts of northeast Colorado and southwestern Nebraska.  —  Ten counties started talking about seceding last month.  Now some people in Lincoln and Cheyenne counties …
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Jeff G. / protein wisdom:   “Effort To Create New State Called ‘North Colorado’ Grows”
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Pelosi Draws Her Bright Lines On Immigration Reform  —  After a two-hour meeting Wednesday in the Capitol basement, House Republicans were no closer to an immigration reform consensus other than that they don't like the Senate bill, they don't like big bills, and they don't like a …
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Dr. Milton R. Wolf / Washington Times:
Obamacare's panicked Democrats
Discussion: Megan McArdle and Power Line
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Is Doubling Down on White Voters a Viable Strategy for the Republican Party?  —  Alan I. Abramowitz and Ruy Teixeira, Guest Columnists July 11th, 2013  —  Perhaps the key question in American presidential politics is how the growing and overwhelmingly Democratic nonwhite vote will affect future elections.
Emily Swanson / The Huffington Post:
Abortion Poll Finds Support For 20-Week Ban  —  Most Americans would favor sweeping new national restrictions on abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll.  But the poll also shows many Americans remain conflicted in their views on abortion.
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life:
Public Esteem for Military Still High  —  Clergy in the Middle, Lawyers at the Bottom  —  Navigate this page:  —  Americans continue to hold the military in high regard, with more than three-quarters of U.S. adults (78%) saying that members of the armed services contribute “a lot” to society's well-being.
Sheelah Kolhatkar / Businessweek:
Hedge Funds Are for Suckers  —  At the height of the financial crisis in 2008, a group of famous hedge fund managers was made to stand before Congress like thieves in a stockade and defend their existence to an angry public.  The gilded five included George Soros, co-founder of the Quantum Fund …
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Robertson: ‘We Are Not Anti-Gay’ Since Gays Are Just Confused Straight People  —  Pat Robertson is disturbed that people, for whatever reason, might believe that he is somehow anti-gay.  After all, how could blaming gays for 9/11, warning that gay rights will destroy America, using anti-gay slurs …
Tony Perry / Los Angeles Times:
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner apologizes, admits ‘I need help’  —  SAN DIEGO — Facing calls for his resignation amid sex harassment claims, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner issued an apology Thursday for his treatment of women and vowed to change his behavior, admitting “I need help.”
Discussion: Yahoo! News
 
 
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CNN:
John Kerry's wife to leave hospital
Discussion: The Hill
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Christians Targeted for Retribution in Egypt
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton keeps busy giving paid speeches to industry groups
New York Times:
In 2011 Murder Inquiry, Hints of Missed Chance to Avert Boston Bombing
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Cecile Richards Can't Explain Difference Between Gosnell Killings and Elective Late-Term Abortions
Discussion: LifeNews.com and Weasel Zippers
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Mitchell hits immigration opponents
Fox News:
Prosecution paints Zimmerman as angry vigilante in closing arguments
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Power Line and The Week
 Earlier Items: 
David Dayen / Alternet:
Oregon Students Fight Back Against Debt, And Win
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Rand Paul Stands By His ‘Southern Avenger’
Ezra Klein / Bloomberg:
Obama's Big Problem Is Obama