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9:40 AM ET, August 19, 2013

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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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Andrew Sullivan / The Dish:
Cameron Proves Greenwald Right  —  Readers know I have been grappling for a while with the vexing question of the balance between the surveillance state and the threat of Jihadist terrorism.  When the NSA leaks burst onto the scene, I was skeptical of many of the large claims made by civil libertarians …
Discussion: Guardian and Balloon Juice
New York Times:
Britain Detains the Partner of a Reporter Tied to Leaks  —  WASHINGTON — The partner of Glenn Greenwald, the journalist for The Guardian who has been publishing information leaked by the former National Security Agency contractor Edward J. Snowden, was detained for nine hours …
Wall Street Journal:
Confident Biden Team Sows Seeds For 2016  —  Backers Consider Steps for White House—Even If Hillary Clinton Enters Race  —  Political allies of Vice President Joe Biden have concluded that he can win the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination—even if Hillary Clinton enters the contest …
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Wall Street Journal:
She makes a polarizing pitch that ignores trends in voter turnout.  —  Hillary Clinton began her 2016 march to the White House last week, and it wasn't a promising debut.  The former first lady and Senator used her first big policy speech since leaving the State Department to portray American election laws as fundamentally racist.
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
If Hillary is a lock, what's a Democrat to do?  Campaign for veep  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL VICE PRESIDENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY HILLARY CLINTON 2016 ELECTIONS CAMPAIGNS  —  While several leading Republicans have visited Iowa to lay the groundwork for possible presidential runs …
Chicago Tribune:
How President Obama is flouting Obamacare  —  More reasons to delay and rewrite this ill-conceived law … Democrats strong-armed Obamacare into law three years ago.  Now they're busy flouting it.  —  The mandate that employers provide insurance next year or pay a penalty, as the law requires?
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:   One Reform, Indivisible  —  Recent political reporting suggests …
Avik Roy / Forbes:
Unpublished CRS Memo: Obama Administration Has Missed Half Of Obamacare's Legally Imposed Implementation Deadlines
Discussion: Mediaite and The PJ Tatler
Gideon Resnick / Politicker:
Susan Sarandon on the Mayor's Race: 'You Can't Just Vote Your Vagina'  —  Cynthia Nixon, Susan Sarandon and the entire de Blasio clan.  —  At first, actress Susan Sarandon expected to back Council Speaker Christine Quinn in her bid to become the city's first female mayor.
Discussion: Reuters and Taylor Marsh
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Abbott thanks ‘retard Barbie’ tweet writer  —  Texas gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott on Sunday drew a rebuke from a Democratic Governors Association representative after appearing to thank a supporter who called Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis “retard Barbie.”
Discussion: Brains and Eggs and Post Politics
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Associated Press:
Chris Christie to sign New Jersey ban on gay conversion therapy  —  TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to sign a bill Monday barring licensed therapists from trying to make gay minors straight.  —  New Jersey will be the second state to ban so-called conversion therapy, along with California.
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CNN:   New Jersey to outlaw gay conversion therapy for minors
New York Times:
Wanted: Another Green Mayor  —  New York has been a dirty, gritty city practically forever, but it has also had farsighted leaders who qualify as green visionaries, going back to the 19th century.  They preserved valuable real estate as irreplaceable public parkland; dreamed up an astonishing system …
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Ken Auletta / New Yorker:
What kind of city is the Mayor leaving to his successor?
Discussion: Politicker
Dallas Morning News:
Canada-born Ted Cruz became a citizen of that country as well as U.S.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz's birth certificate shows he was born in Canada in 1970.  It was released exclusively to The Dallas Morning News.
Kristen Chick / Christian Science Monitor:
In Egyptian village, Christian shops marked ahead of church attack (+video)  —  The Saint Virgin Mary Church in Al Nazla is one of 47 churches and monasteries that have been burned, robbed, or attacked in a new wave of violence against Christians in Egypt.  —  AL NAZLA, EGYPT
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Summer Months Unkind to Obama  —  Job approval rating has typically dropped during June, July, and August  —  PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama's job approval rating has shown a pattern of decline over the course of the summer months during his presidency.
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
Q&A: Harry Reid talks health law, Snowden, re-election … RENO — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., sat down in his Reno office with Reno Gazette-Journal political writer Ray Hagar to talk about current events.  Here is a slightly edited transcript of the interview:
Discussion: The Hill and Weasel Zippers
Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Scott Brown in Iowa tests presidential waters … By:  —  Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown told the Herald he is looking at 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 …
John Fund / National Review:
Time for Answers from the NSA  —  It's time to ask tough questions about the National Security Agency's surveillance activities — even for conservatives who have given the NSA the benefit of every doubt up until now.  —  The Washington Post opened a can of worms last Friday when it reported that …
Discussion: Right Turn
 
 
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Lone Arkansas Democrat Mark Pryor hangs on
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
It's Official: 2012 Deficit Was $1.087T; $1T+ All 4 Yrs of Obama's 1st Term
Billy Kenber / Washington Post:
In Martha's Vineyard, Obama takes some R&R — and we all take a look
Chris Frates / NationalJournal.com:
Manchin Unapologetic on Guns (But Still Playing Defense)
Discussion: ABC News
Sara Schaefer Muñoz / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Rice Farmers Cash In On Venezuelan Socialism
Discussion: Power Line and VodkaPundit
Lin Noueihed / Reuters:
Egypt's Mubarak will be freed soon, lawyer says
Discussion: New York Times, Mediaite and Hot Air
cbs8.com:
“Freedom From Filner Rally” kicks off recall effort
Discussion: CNN, Politico and KGTV-TV
 Earlier Items: 
Tamar Lewin / New York Times:
Master's Degree Is New Frontier of Study Online
Dustin Weaver / The Hill:
Regulation nation: Obama expands the regulatory state
Bruce W. Jentleson / Politico:
In Middle East, Obama misplays hand
Robert / Jihad Watch:
Attorney for Fort Hood jihad massacre victims: Obama and Army “twisted rules” …
Discussion: Pat Dollard and Atlas Shrugs
Garry Rayno / unionleader.com:
Former Sen. Bob Smith eyeing 2014 run
Discussion: Ballot Box
Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Palin: Hell is Breaking Loose and Obama's Having a ‘Gay Old Time’
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Bill Kristol: Palin can ‘resurrect herself’ with Alaska Senate run
Discussion: The Reaction and Mediaite
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

 
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