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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 …
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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 …
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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
detaining my partner was a failed attempt at intimidation
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.”
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Texas AG Backtracks Thanks For Supporter Who Called Wendy Davis ‘Retard Barbie’
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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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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?
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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.
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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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Rod Nordland / New York Times:
Islamists Killed While in Custody, Egypt Confirms
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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.
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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:
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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 …
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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 …
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