memeorandum: The incredible shrinking President (NY Daily News)

8:30 AM ET, June 9, 2014

Top Items:

Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Hillary Clinton's book tour: What to look for — The first phase of Hillary Clinton's book bonanza — the chase to find out what's in it — is over. Now comes the stagecraft. — Clinton begins a frenetic, weeks-long round of interviews and public appearances to promote her State Department memoir …

Discussion: ABC News

Liz Kreutz / ABC News:

Hillary Clinton Defends High-Dollar Speaking Fees … Hillary Clinton defended the millions of dollars she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have earned giving paid speeches since leaving public office in an exclusive interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer ahead of Tuesday's release of her new memoir, “Hard Choices.”

Discussion: Mediaite, Taegan Goddard's … and Politico

The Hill:

Obama, Clinton start '16 dance — President Obama and Hillary Clinton have begun a delicate dance to 2016. — As the former Secretary of State edges toward a presidential run, she is putting some daylight between herself and the man she would succeed, on issues ranging from the release of Bowe Bergdahl to the civil war in Syria.

Discussion: Politico and ABC News

Chris Good / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Reveals 2016 Timetable, Won't Say Whether She'll Testify On Benghazi

Discussion: CNN, Gawker, Politico and Talking Points Memo

Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Your Introduction to a Full Week of Hillary Clinton

Discussion: Hot Air

Michael Quine / Las Vegas Review-Journal:

Shooters in Metro ambush that left five dead spoke of white supremacy and a desire to kill police — Two Metro officers shot in northeast Las Vegas identified Two Las Vegas police officers were killed Sunday in an apparent ambush attack in a pizza restaurant that spilled over to a nearby Walmart store …

Discussion: ABC News, The Raw Story, VICE, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Philly.com, Mediaite, Daily Kos and The New Civil Rights Movement

Natalie Cullen / 8 News NOW:

Dead police officers identified — LAS VEGAS — The two Metro Police officers killed while they ate lunch Sunday have been identified as Officers Alyn Beck, 42, and Igor Soldo, 32, Metro Police said. — The two were shot at a pizza restaurant Sunday near Nellis Boulevard and Stewart Avenue.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Hinterland Gazette and Scared Monkeys

Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:

Va. lawmaker to resign, paving way for jobs for self, daughter, according to associates — RICHMOND — Republicans appear to have outmaneuvered Gov. Terry McAuliffe in a state budget standoff by persuading a Democratic senator to resign his seat, at least temporarily giving the GOP control …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Outside the Beltway, The Reality-Based Community, Business Insider, Taylor Marsh, ThinkProgress and Balloon Juice

Eric Schmitt / New York Times:

As Bowe Bergdahl Heals, Details Emerge of His Captivity — WASHINGTON — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has told medical officials that his captors locked him in a metal cage in total darkness for weeks at a time as punishment for trying to escape, and while military doctors say he now is physically able …

Discussion: Guardian, The Week, Fox News, Mashable, his vorpal sword, The Dish, WAMC, The Daily Caller, Balloon Juice and National Review

Tim Cavanaugh / National Review:
Feinstein Shreds Obama Claims About Bergdahl Deal

Discussion: CNN

New York Times:
Critics of P.O.W. Swap Question the Absence of a Wider Agreement

Discussion: CNN, ABC News, Politico and The Democratic Daily

Wall Street Journal:
Bergdahl Has Declined to Speak to Family

Discussion: Blazing Cat Fur and Mediaite

Andrew Griffin / The Independent:

Computer becomes first to pass Turing Test in artificial intelligence milestone, but academics warn of dangerous future — Eugene Goostman, a computer programme pretending to be a young Ukrainian boy, successfully duped enough humans to pass the iconic test

Discussion: The Raw Story, Re/code, The Daily Caller and The Week

reading.ac.uk:
TURING TEST SUCCESS MARKS MILESTONE IN COMPUTING HISTORY

Discussion: Washington Post, Bloomberg View, Gawker and The Verge

Juan Williams / The Hill:

Cowed GOP leaders run from immigration reform — Where does the House Republican leadership stand on immigration reform? — Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (Va.), said last week he is “not aware” of any Republican plan to get an immigration deal through …

Rhodes Cook / Politico:

Will Obama Ever Be Popular Again? — History suggests it's a losing battle. — Barack Obama has had an unusual presidency, winning election twice with a majority of the vote, yet frequently saddled with a job approval rating below 50 percent. In fact, only during his “honeymoon” …

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Interests, Ideology And Climate — There are three things we know about man-made global warming. First, the consequences will be terrible if we don't take quick action to limit carbon emissions. Second, in pure economic terms the required action shouldn't be hard to take: emission controls …

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire

NY Daily News:

The incredible shrinking President — Hour by hour he gets smaller and smaller! — It wasn't supposed to be like this. — Less than two years after voters gave President Barack Obama a strong mandate for a second term, the White House is struggling against perceptions that it is losing its grip.

Discussion: Instapundit