memeorandum: Rogers: Benghazi suspect ‘compliant but not cooperative’ (Dana Davidsen/CNN)

1:10 PM ET, June 29, 2014

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Sara Fischer / CNN:

Controversy grows over prosecution of alleged Benghazi attack mastermind — (CNN) - While the suspected mastermind of the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi is now on U.S. soil, the political fallout related to his prosecution may just be beginning.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Booman Tribune and Politico

Dana Davidsen / CNN:

Rogers: Benghazi suspect ‘compliant but not cooperative’ — (CNN) — Rep. Mike Rogers, the chairman of the House intelligence committee, said Sunday the suspect in the Benghazi attacks “likely” did not provide useful intelligence during his two-week detention aboard a ship to the United States.

Discussion: Politico

ThinkProgress:

Facebook Conducted Psychological Experiments On Unknowing Users — The latest way that Facebook has been peeking into its users' personal lives may be the most surprising yet: Facebook researches have published a scientific paper that reveals the company has been conducting psychological experiments …

Discussion: Forbes, The Atlantic Online, The A.V. Club, The Raw Story, Business Insider and Althouse

Sophie Gilbert / The Atlantic Online:

Everything We Know About Facebook's Secret Mood Manipulation Experiment — It was probably legal. But was it ethical? — Updated, 7:45 p.m. Eastern. — Facebook's News Feed—the main list of status updates, messages, and photos you see when you open Facebook on your computer or phone—is not a perfect mirror of the world.

Discussion: Guardian, Forbes, The Raw Story, Marginal REVOLUTION, KDVR.com, PandoDaily and Telegraph

Julia Preston / New York Times:

Obama to Seek Funds to Stem Border Crossings and Speed Deportations — President Obama will ask Congress to provide more than $2 billion in new funds to control the surge of illegal Central American migrants at the South Texas border, and to grant broader powers for immigration officials …

Discussion: Right Wing News

David Nakamura / Washington Post:

Obama to ask for more than $2 billion in emergency funds to stem immigration influx — The Obama administration, in a dramatic escalation of its border-control strategy, will seek — more than $2 billion in emergency funds to help stem an influx of Central American women and children entering …

Discussion: Hot Air

ThinkProgress:

Arizona Professor Body Slammed By Police During Jaywalking Stop, Now Charged With Assaulting Officer — A new video shows Dr. Ersula Ore, a professor at Arizona State University, body slammed by a police officer after being stopped for jaywalking near campus.

Discussion: KASW-TV, Hinterland Gazette and The Raw Story

BREITBART.COM:

PELOSI ON THE BORDER: WE HAVE TO USE THIS ‘CRISIS’ AS AN ‘OPPORTUNITY’ — Saturday at a press conference from the Rio Grande Valley, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) discussed her tour of a border holding facility and addressed the humanitarian crisis of thousands unaccompanied minors flooding across …

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, Power Line and Weasel Zippers

Elizabeth Espinosa / Valley Central:
Pelosi: “It's not a crisis, it's an opportunity”

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

RT:

Target ISIS: First batch of Russian fighter jets arrives in Iraq — The first ten Russian Sukhoi fighter jets arrived in Iraq on Saturday, the country's Defense Ministry said. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is hoping the jets will make a key difference in the fight against ISIS.

Discussion: Liberaland and ParaPundit

CNN:
Iraq crisis: Kurdish region closes crossings to Iraqis fleeing Mosul conflict

Discussion: Hot Air and Associated Press

Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:

Guess Who Else Had Mysteriously Missing Emails: Sarah Palin — Like nearly every other conservative with a public platform, Sarah Palin has been using former IRS official Lois Lerner's missing emails as a tool to attack the Obama administration. But of all people, perhaps Palin …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Conservatives4Palin, Liberal Values and The Right Scoop

Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:

Hillary Clinton's money woes — Please consider this in the nature of a friendly intervention. You have a money problem. It's time to deal with it before it gets worse. — Actually, you have two money problems. The first is how you talk about it. The second is how you collect it …

Discussion: NewsBusters, Hot Air, JustOneMinute, The Moderate Voice and Wall Street Journal

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Clinton on pot laws: ‘I like where it is’ — Bill Clinton says the federal government should shy away from legalization of marijuana for now — but that states should continue to experiment with their own “Rocky Mountain high.” — The former president, in a taped interview in Denver …

Discussion: Mediaite