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3:55 PM ET, June 22, 2014

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Edward Klein / New York Post:

Inside the jealous feud between the Obamas and ‘Hildebeest’ Clintons — In his new book, “Blood Feud,” journalist Edward Klein gets inside the dysfunctional, jealous relationship between Bill and Hillary Clinton and Barack and Michelle Obama — and how it could explode in 2016.

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Ed Pilkington / Observer:

Hillary Clinton interview: will she or won't she run for president in 2016? — The former secretary of state talks about life as a female politician, grandchildren, dynasties - and the question on everyone's lips — ne of the most telling passages in Hard Choices, Hillary Clinton's …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Business Insider, Hot Air, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Week, Washington Free Beacon and Twitchy

Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:

IRS CANCELLED Contract with Email-Storage Firm Weeks After Lerner's Computer Crash — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cancelled its longtime relationship with an email-storage contractor just weeks after ex-IRS official Lois Lerner's computer crashed and shortly before other IRS officials' computers allegedly crashed.

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ABC News:

Obama: Threat From Iraq Militants Could Grow — Al-Qaida-inspired militants who have violently seized territory in Iraq could grow in power and destabilize other countries in the region, President Barack Obama warned Sunday. — The Iraqi public will ultimately reject the Islamic State …

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CNN:

Four western Iraqi towns fall to advancing ISIS militants — Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — A strategic border crossing and three other towns in western Iraq fell Saturday to the control of ISIS militants, a senior Iraqi security official said. — In addition to their offensives in northern Iraq …

Discussion: Hot Air

Kamal Namaa / Reuters:
Iraq militants take Syria border post in drive for caliphate

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Stephen M. Walt / Foreign Policy:

Being a Neocon Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry — These guys were wrong about every aspect of Iraq. Why do we still have to listen to them? — GOOGLE +

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Associated Press:

CORRECTION: IRELAND-CHILDREN'S MASS GRAVES STORY — DUBLIN (AP) — In stories published June 3 and June 8 about young children buried in unmarked graves after dying at a former Irish orphanage for the children of unwed mothers, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that the children …

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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:

U.S. faces ‘massive game’ against Portugal in World Cup — Both the U.S. and Portugal will go a long way toward determining their World Cup fates when they meet Sunday in the heat and humidity of the Amazon. — For the U.S., it's win and go on. For Portugal, it's win or go home. — And a tie?

Discussion: MLSsoccer.com, The Moderate Voice, Washington Monthly and Salon

Katie Glueck / Politico:

Sotomayor on Clinton and Costco — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is offering the back story behind her run-in with Hillary Clinton at a Virginia Costco last weekend. — In an interview that aired Sunday on ABC's “This Week,” the justice said it was “not planned.”

Discussion: ABC News

Peter Lloyd / Telegraph:

Why anonymity for men accused of rape is imperative — The witch-hunt suffered by Oxford University's Ben Sullivan shows exactly why men need pre-conviction anonymity in rape trials, writes Peter Lloyd — Oxford University students are considered some of the most privileged people in the country.

Discussion: Hot Air

Politico:

How Davis wins by losing — Democrats are publicly rooting for Wendy Davis to turn Texas blue. — But privately, many of her supporters are resigned to her losing. And, already, some political operatives are pondering how she can stay politically relevant beyond November.

Henry M. Paulson Jr / New York Times:

Lessons for Climate Change in the 2008 Recession — THERE is a time for weighing evidence and a time for acting. And if there's one thing I've learned throughout my work in finance, government and conservation, it is to act before problems become too big to manage.

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