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Guardian:
Guardian journalist's partner detained at Heathrow airport for nine hours — David Miranda, partner of Guardian interviewer of whistleblower Edward Snowden, questioned under Terrorism Act — Glenn Greenwald: a failed attempt at intimidation — The partner of the Guardian journalist …
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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Detaining my partner: a failed attempt at intimidation — The detention of my partner, David Miranda, by UK authorities will have the opposite effect of the one intended — At 6:30 am this morning my time - 5:30 am on the East Coast of the US - I received a telephone call from someone …
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New York Times:
Britain Detains Partner of Reporter Tied to Leaks — WASHINGTON — The domestic partner of Glenn Greenwald, the journalist for The Guardian newspaper who has been publishing information leaked by the former National Security Agency contractor Edward J. Snowden, was detained for nine hours …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Peter King: Rand Paul ‘a grab bag of misinformation and distortion’ on NSA — In an appearance earlier on “Fox News Sunday,” Paul accused the spy agency of “looking at billions of phone calls every day” and said the constitutionality of the programs should evaluated by the Supreme Court.
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The Hinterland Gazette and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Rand Paul: 'I don't think shutting down the government is a good idea'
Rand Paul: 'I don't think shutting down the government is a good idea'
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Peter King: Rand Paul lying about NSA surveillance
Peter King: Rand Paul lying about NSA surveillance
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Washington Free Beacon
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Kelly: ‘No question’ people will die if stop-and-frisk ends — New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says there's “no question” more people would die if the city's next mayor ends the controversial stop-and-frisk policy, which a federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional.
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Benjamin Bell / ABC News:
Ray Kelly: ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Ruling Risks Reversing Downward Trend of Violent Crime in NYC
Ray Kelly: ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Ruling Risks Reversing Downward Trend of Violent Crime in NYC
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Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Scott Brown: I'm exploring a run for president … By: — Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown told the Herald he is exploring a possible 2016 presidential bid today as he hit a well-worn stomping ground for Oval Office hopefuls - the Iowa State Fair. — “I want to get an indication of whether there's …
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The Huffington Post:
Time Magazine Reporter's Shocking Julian Assange Tweet — A TIME magazine reporter caused ire on Twitter Saturday night when he said that he “can't wait to write a defense of the drone strike that takes out” Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. — Michael Grunwald's tweet, since deleted, was quickly met with outrage and bewilderment.
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David Sirota / Salon:
What if the president lied to us? — But he's too smart not to understand the truth — With the latest major revelation about National Security Agency surveillance, there's a huge taboo question that needs to be put out on the table: Has President Obama been deliberately lying about the NSA …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Money, Money, Money, Money, MONEY! — WASHINGTON — CLINTON nostalgia is being replaced by Clinton neuralgia. — Why is it that America's roil family always seems better in abstract than in concrete? The closer it gets to running the world once more, the more you are reminded of all the things that bugged you the last time around.
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Brenda Howard / Washington Post:
I left my job over a computer-desktop hoodie — A year and a half ago, a news story exploded out of Sanford, Fla. George Zimmerman, an armed, 28-year-old man of mixed white and Hispanic ancestry, followed and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old African American.
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Ben Fox / Associated Press:
Some of Guantanamo's hardest cases to get new look — GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — As the U.S. renews its effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, it will soon begin reconsidering the fate of prisoners such as Mohammed al-Shimrani. — The 38-year-old Saudi is in a special category among …
Carol E. Lee / Washington Wire:
Donor With Bain Ties Invited on Obama Golf Outing — EDGARTOWN, Mass.-President Barack Obama hit the golf course Sunday with a campaign donor who has represented the venture-capital firm he repeatedly attacked in the 2012 election. — Mr. Obama is spending some of the last hours of his eight …
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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
McCain charges U.S. lost ‘credibility’ on Egypt — The United States has “no credibility” in the Middle East due to the Obama administration's inaction in Egypt, Sen. John McCain said Sunday. — The administration previously threatened to cut off aid if there was a coup in Egypt …
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New York Times:
How American Hopes for a Deal in Egypt Were Undercut — CAIRO — For a moment, at least, American and European diplomats trying to defuse the volatile standoff in Egypt thought they had a breakthrough. — As thousands of Islamist supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi …
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