memeorandum: Sebelius Brings Health Care Talk to Town (Andy Meek/The Memphis Daily News)

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NSA files decoded: Edward Snowden's surveillance revelations explained — Produced by FEILDING CAGE and GREG CHEN — When Edward Snowden met journalists in his cramped room in Hong Kong's Mira hotel in June, his mission was ambitious. Amid the clutter of laundry, meal trays and his four laptops …

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Mark Steyn / National Review:

A Phalanx of Lies — CNN has been pondering what they call “a particularly tough few days at the White House.” “Four out of five Americans have little or no trust in their government to do anything right,” says chief political analyst Gloria Borger. “And now Obama probably feels the same way.”

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Alison Smale / New York Times: Snowden Asks U.S. to Stop Treating Him Like a Traitor

James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:

Under socialism, there's no such thing as consumer protection. — Several readers responded to yesterday's column with emails criticizing us for stopping short of using the L-word—lie—to characterize President Obama's repeated statements to the effect that “If you like your plan, you can keep it.”

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LAX terminal remains closed after shooting — Los Angeles (CNN) — It was unclear early Saturday when Los Angeles International Airport's terminal 3 would reopen after the bloodshed and panic. — Also not clear was why a 23-year-old man, identified by the FBI as Paul Anthony Ciancia, stormed that area Friday.

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Associated Press:
GUNMAN KILLS TSA OFFICER AT LAX, WOUNDS 2 OTHERS

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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
NBC News' Pete Williams: LAX Shooter Paul Anthony Ciancia Had ‘Strong Anti-Government Views’

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CBS News:
LAX shooting kills TSA officer, wounds others

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Andy Meek / The Memphis Daily News:

Sebelius Brings Health Care Talk to Town — Forty-eight hours after a congressional committee grilled her over problems related to the new health insurance website, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was in Memphis, flanked by defenders.

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Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:

WHAT THE HELL IS CHRIS CILLIZZA TALKING ABOUT? — The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, like a lot of mebers of the “liberal media,” is giddy at the thought of Chris Christie's likely big victory in the New Jrsey governor's race. Yesterday Cillizza wrote the following in a post titled …

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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Is Chris Christie the Republicans' Bill Clinton?

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Scott Shane / New York Times:

No Morsel Too Minuscule for All-Consuming N.S.A. — The N.S.A.'s Evolution: The National Security Agency was founded in 1952, and its surveillance capabilities were limited by legislation in 1978. But with the attacks of September 2001 came a new sense of urgency.

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As President Obama pushed for a new health law in 2009, he made a simple pledge: If you like your insurance plan, you can keep it. Behind the scenes, officials discussed whether that was a promise they could keep. — As President Obama pushed for a new federal health law in 2009 …

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EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Jesse Jackson says Ronald Reagan wanted to ban blacks from playing football with whites — Reverend Jackson claimed President Reagan would have enforced segregation in professional football in Wednesday night speech. — Deceased Republican President Ronald Reagan sought …

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Associated Press:

Pakistani Taliban confirm leader killed by drone — DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban confirmed the death of their leader in a U.S. drone strike Saturday, a day after he was killed, as the group's leadership council met to begin the process of choosing a successor.

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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

Republican Rivalry Simmers as Paths and Styles Diverge — DES MOINES — Senator Ted Cruz calls his colleague Rand Paul a “good friend.” The two men are the stars of the Tea Party movement, propelled to Washington by activist fervor and allied in their effort to restrain the reach of the federal government.

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:

Lies of Obamacare, Documented — Over the last day or two, the major breaking story has really been a throwback: in 2010, the Obama administration promulgated rules governing what plans that pre-existed Obamacare would be “grandfathered” under that statute, and allowed to continue.

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Jonathan Martin / The Caucus:

Republican Campaign Committee Pushes Back Against Conservative Group — In a warning shot to outside conservative groups, the National Republican Senatorial Committee this week informed a prominent Republican advertising firm that it would not receive any contracts with the campaign committee …

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