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Snowden's Father Gets Visa to Visit Son in Russia — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's father has secured documents to visit his son in Russia and plans to discuss how he could fight espionage charges, Lon Snowden and his attorney said Sunday.
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Keith Laing / The Hill:
Obama cannot ‘have a blank check’ on NSA surveillance, Clyburn says — The House assistant Democratic leader said on Sunday that President Obama needed checks and balances on the National Security Agency's (NSA) controversial telephone surveillance program.
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Politico
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
How the Post Was Lost — MANY American newspapers were doomed to decline from the moment the Internet arrived on personal computers. But The Washington Post, just sold off unexpectedly to Amazon's Jeff Bezos, was never really one of them. — This is something the sentimental send-offs …
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Daily Kos
myFOXphoenix.com:
Loophole: People are being told to use “key words” to cross border — SAN DIEGO - — A loophole is allowing hundreds of immigrants across the Mexico border in to the United States. — Immigrants are being taught to use “key words and phrases” to be allowed to enter and stay in the country.
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iOwnTheWorld.com and The PJ Tatler
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Lee Stranahan / BREITBART.COM:
SUDDEN FLOOD OF ASYLUM REQUESTS AT U.S./MEXICO BORDER — At the Otay crossing near the San Diego border last Monday, about 200 people coming from Mexico gained entry to the United States all using the same key phrase; they claimed they had a ‘credible fear’ of drug cartels. According to KSAZ FoxPheonix:
Greg Botelho / CNN:
Suspect killed; teen safe — (CNN) — James DiMaggio — the California murder suspect who allegedly kidnapped 16-year-old Hannah Anderson — was shot and killed by an FBI agent in the Idaho wilderness, a sheriff said Saturday. — Authorities first spotted the pair's campsite from the air …
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Los Angeles Times, The Other McCain, The Hinterland Gazette and AL.com
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Rep. Peter King: 'I'm serious' about possible 2016 White House bid — Rep. Peter King says he's dead serious about exploring a bid for the White House, even as GOP strategists and consultants offer steep and potentially insurmountable odds for the New York Republican.
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Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
GOP Strategist Confronts Congressman For Bigoted Comments On Immigrants: You ‘Should Get Some Therapy’ — Rep. Steve King (R-IA) recently dove into hot water by saying that undocumented immigrants were “drug mules” with “cantaloupe-sized calves.” Sunday morning, King doubled down …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Raw Story
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Circle Sept. 10 on Your Calendar for Apple's Big iPhone Event — Apple is expected to unveil its next iPhone at a special event on Sept. 10, sources told AllThingsD. — D: All Things Digital — The launch comes at an important time for Apple, which continues to make a lot of money …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Kansas and Al Qaeda — SALINA, Kan. — I'VE spent the last few months filming a Showtime documentary about how climate and environmental stresses helped trigger the Arab awakening. It's been a fascinating journey because it forced me to look at the Middle East through the lens of Arab environmentalists instead of politicians.
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The Jawa Report
Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Priebus: Employer mandate delay a 2014 ‘tactic’ — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday the delay of the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate is just a tactic by President Barack Obama to help reelect Democrats in 2014. — “It's very obvious that it isn't a law …
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