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3:20 AM ET, August 7, 2013

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Evan Perez / CNN:
First criminal charges filed in Benghazi attack probe  —  Demonstrators set the U.S. Consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, on fire on September 11, 2012.  The U.S. ambassador and three other U.S. nationals were killed during the attack.  The Obama administration initially blamed a mob inflamed …
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Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Files Charges in Benghazi Attack
Discussion: Politico
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:   Obama's Watergates  —  The truth about Benghazi, the Associated …
Bill Clinton / CNN:
Bill Clinton comments on Weiner, NYC mayoral race  —  (CNN) - Former President Bill Clinton said he and his wife, Hillary Clinton, have many “personal friends” in the New York City mayoral race and added that he shouldn't talk about the contest.  —  His comments came in an interview with CNN in Kigali …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP tries to damage Hillary Clinton ahead of expected 2016 presidential bid
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Prairie Weather
Andrew Johnson / National Review:
Priebus: DNC Banned Fox from Debates, Why Can't We Avoid CNN, NBC?
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Obama tells Leno: 'We don't have a domestic spying program'  —  President Obama on Tuesday defended the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance programs in a wide-ranging interview on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” arguing that the agency doesn't target U.S. civilians.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Obama Says He Has “No Patience” For Anti-LGBT Laws Or Poor Treatment At Olympics
New York Post:
Weiner allegedly hurls ‘grandpa’ remark during AARP forum  —  At an AARP-Univision mayoral forum this morning, mayoral contender Anthony Weiner pulled out the age card to taunt his most vocal challengers, 69-year-old Doe Fund founder George McDonald.  Weiner is 48.
Discussion: Gawker and Taegan Goddard's …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Weiner to 69-year-old at AARP event: “What are you going to do about it, grandpa?”  —  If you can't win, you might as well go down swinging.  —  At senior citizens. … A mild overreaction by McDonald, but in his defense, who knows where that hand has been?
Bloomberg:
Jeff Bezos Bets $250 Million on Reviving Washington Post  —  Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos to Buy Washington Post  —  The Washington Post (WPO) will be sold for $250 million to Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, who is betting he can apply his success in e-commerce to the struggling newspaper industry.
Discussion: Businessweek, Firedoglake and Politico
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama housing plan: Rehab vacant lots; wind down Fannie and Freddie  —  President Obama on Tuesday outlined a series of policies he said would save home ownership for the middle class.  —  In a speech Tuesday in Arizona, one of the states hit hardest by the housing crisis that precipitated …
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Washington Wire:
Text of Obama Speech on Homeownership
Discussion: AL.com and Hot Air
The News Star:
U.S. Rep. Alexander won't run for re-election  —  Six-term 5th District U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander won't run for re-election next year, the congressman told The News-Star in an exclusive interview this afternoon.  —  Alexander, R-Ruston, who hadn't yet drawn serious opposition for 2014 …
Sydney Leathers / xoJane:
Anthony Weiner's Sexting Partner Sydney Leathers Reveals Her 10 Secrets For Seducing a Politician  —  Bottom line: Don't ever let the politician know how pathetic you think they really are.  —  I know a lot of people judge me (shout-out to MSNBC's Thomas Roberts who went on air and called me …
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
America Still Isn't Rid Of The White Economic Supremacy That Drove The March On Washington  —  When Americans talk about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic March on Washington, they often neglect to say the event's title in full: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Discussion: Dissent and The PJ Tatler
Sharon Begley / Reuters:
Obamacare months behind in testing IT data security: government  —  (Reuters) - The federal government is months behind in testing data security for the main pillar of Obamacare: allowing Americans to buy health insurance on state exchanges due to open by October 1
Discussion: Forbes and Wonkblog
On Point with Tom Ashbrook:
Rand Paul And More On Libertarianism  —  With John Harwood in for Tom Ashbrook.  —  Rand Paul and others on Libertarianism and the future of the Republican Party.  —  The Republican Party needs a new formula for winning national elections, and Libertarians like Sen. Rand Paul think they have it …
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep Grilled By Tea Party At Town Hall Over Obamacare Funding (VIDEO)  —  Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC) received an earful Monday at a town hall after he said that he will not be backing efforts to defund Obamacare and risk a government shutdown.  —  The exchange was captured and posted …
Discussion: The Raw Story
Politico:
Donald Trump, John Boehner hit the links  —  Speaker John Boehner played golf with businessman and failed presidential candidate Donald Trump Tuesday in New Jersey.  —  The Ohio Republican is in the midst of his annual August fundraising swing — he raised money for Rep. Scott Perry in Harrisburg …
Discussion: Post Politics
The Star-Ledger Editorial Page:
Gov. Christie's shameless $2M self-promotion: Editorial  —  Gov. Chris Christie appears with his family in a TV commercial, “Stronger Than the Storm, ” promoting tourism to the Jersey Shore.  The ad is part of this season's $25 million state tourism campaign funded by the federal disaster aid package approved …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
First on CNN: Iowa's Steve King heading to South Carolina  —  Washington (CNN) - Iowa Rep. Steve King, whose hard line immigration rhetoric has angered some of his fellow Republicans and delighted Democrats eager to keep Hispanic voters in their fold, is quietly planning meetings …
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Expected To Thwart Obamacare Fix For Churches  —  An effort by Democrats to fix a glitch under Obamacare that harms small churches is widely expected to be blocked by Republicans, in what would be the latest example of GOP efforts to undermine President Obama's signature legislative achievement …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ross Douthat:
Republicans, White Voters and Racial Polarization  —  This National Journal piece, the latest to misread Sean Trende's columns on the “missing white voters” of 2012 as an argument that the G.O.P. should try to build a “whites-only” majority, reminds that I've been meaning to write …
Centers for Disease Control:
Vital Signs: Obesity Among Low-Income, Preschool-Aged Children — United States, 2008-2011  —  Abstract  —  Background: The prevalence of obesity among U.S. preschoolers has doubled in recent decades.  Childhood obesity increases the risk for adult obesity and is associated with negative health consequences.
Discussion: Wonkblog, msnbc.com and Yahoo! News
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
PolitiFact finds its pants on fire  —  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) appeared on Fox News on Sunday, and when the discussion turned to a possible self-imposed budget crisis, the Virginia Republican said lawmakers should be “focused on trying to deal with the ultimate problem, which is this growing deficit.”
US Department of State:
Terrorist Designation of Bahawal Khan  —  Media Note  —  Washington, DC  —  The Department of State has designated the Commander Nazir Group leader, Bahawal Khan as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support …
 
 
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Carter Evans / CBS News:
Ariz. Hotshot widow Juliann Ashcraft fighting for denied benefits
Discussion: The Raw Story and Daily Kos
Eric W. Dolan / The Raw Story:
Four dead, two injured as gunman opens fire on town hall meeting in Pennsylvania
Wall Street Journal:
Larry Schweikart and Burton Folsom: Obama's False History of Public Investment
Discussion: AEIdeas
Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley:
White House publishes preliminary list of cybersecurity incentives
Discussion: The White House
Associated Press:
President George W. Bush Has Stent Procedure
Discussion: Daily Kos
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
HBO Developing Comedy Series From Larry Wilmore & Issa Rae To Star Rae
Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Former NSA chief warns of cyber-terror attacks if Snowden apprehended
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Obama reportedly to meet with Muslim Brotherhood officials in the White House
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
The One Thing Wendy Davis Said She Knew About Gosnell Is Wrong
Bloomberg:
Summers's Critics Distort His Regulatory Views
Washington Post:
Wishful thinking on the war on terror