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9:00 PM ET, July 21, 2013

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Bob Ward / Aspen Times:
In Snowmass, Scalia says judges should not be policy makers  —  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia used the twin terrors of Nazi Germany and radical Islam to warn a Snowmass Village audience Saturday about the dangers of judicial activism.  —  Speaking to a gathering …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Peak Scalia  —  With his own claims to originalism fading fast, Scalia suggests liberal judicial activism, practiced by some of colleagues on the Court, is part of what brought about the Holocaust in Nazi Germany.  The speech was an address to the Utah State Bar Association.  —  From the Aspen Times ...
CBS News:
Violence continues in France over Islamic veil ban  —  Some 20 cars have been torched and four people detained in a second night of violence in suburbs west of Paris.  —  France's interior minister said Sunday that the incidents overnight targeted the town of Elancourt.
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RT:
Violence unveiled: Paris clashes sparked after police stop Muslim woman
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
The Time Obama Was Mistaken for a Waiter at a Tina Brown Book Party  —  He was a state senator then, and one of the few African Americans at the elite New York media event.  —  Obama's frank remarks on race and how he also has been seen as someone less than who he is led journalist Katie Rosman …
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
McCain calls for review of ‘stand your ground’ laws
Discussion: State of the Union and Yahoo! News
Juliet Lapidos / New York Times:
The 'Ender's Game' Boycott  —  The film “Ender's Game” tells the story of a gifted child sent to a military academy in space to prepare for an alien invasion.  It's catnip for the Comic-Con crowd, and Lionsgate Entertainment wants to position it as November's big-budget blockbuster.
Discussion: Hot Air
Ari Soffer / Arutz Sheva:
Hamas Mourns Helen Thomas  —  Islamist group posts its appreciation for veteran journalist's antisemitic comments  —  It might not be the way most high-profile journalists would like to be remembered.  —  Not long after the passing of veteran American journalist Helen Thomas yesterday …
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Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Helen Thomas, feisty scourge of presidents, dies at 92
Discussion: Post Politics
New York Post:
NY food stamp recipients are shipping welfare-funded groceries to relatives in Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Haiti  —  Food stamps are paying for trans-Atlantic takeout — with New Yorkers using taxpayer-funded benefits to ship food to relatives in Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Bill requiring warrants for email searches nears Senate vote  —  The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing to fast-track legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant before accessing emails and other private online messages.  —  Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) …
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Dem Rep. Rush, Gingrich spar over Trayvon Martin hoodie, urban violence  —  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) sparred Sunday over their commitment to ending gang violence and Rush's choice to wear a hooded sweatshirt on the House floor in honor of Trayvon Martin.
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Leading Black Caucus member not ready to call for Florida boycott
Discussion: Politico
Benjamin Bell / ABC News:
Ted Cruz Dismisses Talk of 2016 Presidential Bid While in Iowa  —  In an interview for “This Week” with ABC News' Jonathan Karl, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz dismissed talk of a potential 2016 White House bid, along with the question of whether he is ready to run for the highest office …
Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Gov. Rick Snyder: Government bailout is the wrong answer for Detroit  —  Gov. Rick Snyder, R-Mich., said Sunday on “Face the Nation” that granting Detroit a government bailout would be the wrong way to help the bankrupt city.  —  “I do not view that as the right answer,” Snyder told …
Discussion: Hot Air and Gawker
Paul Krugman:
The Great Pension Scare  —  OK, this is quite amazing: Dean Baker catches the WaPo editorial page claiming that we have $3.8 trillion in unfunded state and local pension liabilities.  Say it in your best Dr. Evil voice: THREE POINT EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS.  Except the study the WaPo cites …
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Balloon Juice
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CEPR:
Unfunded Pension Liabilities Are $1 Trillion, Not $3.8 Trillion: Never Take Anything …
Chicago Sun Times:
6 dead, 17 wounded in shootings since Friday night  —  Six men were killed and at least 17 people — including a 6-year-old girl — were wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night.  —  Asked Sunday about Chicago's reputation in the wake of another violent weekend …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and UrbanGrounds
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Boehner promises more House votes against ObamaCare  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) vowed Sunday to hold more House votes to thwart ObamaCare, a major priority for the GOP as the law is implemented.  —  “You're going to see a lot more,” Boehner told CBS's “Face the Nation.”
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Politico and Right Turn
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Sam Baker / The Hill:   Obama tries to regain ObamaCare edge after mandate delay setback
 
 
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By David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
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Mixed Messages: Where Does Rep. Hanabusa Stand on Social Security?
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Steve King: No Legal Status for DREAMers
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Japan's Ruling Bloc Secures Parliament in Big Election Win for Premier Abe
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Republican War on Obamacare Reaching Absurd New Heights
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Don Lemon Blasts Ben Ferguson Over Racial Profiling: 'Who Are You To Tell Us We're Not Having That Experience?'
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