memeorandum: In NSA-intercepted data, those not targeted far outnumber the foreigners who are (Washington Post)

12:55 PM ET, July 6, 2014

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Edward Klein / New York Post:

This means Warren: Obama backs challenger to Hillary — President Obama has bypassed Hillary Clinton, offering his support to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren if she runs for president. — President Obama has quietly promised Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren complete support if she runs …

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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:

For Obama, loss of the Senate could be freeing — The walls seem to be closing in on the Obama presidency. — Iraq and Syria are overrun with terrorists. Violence is flaring in Ukraine and on Israel's borders. A humanitarian crisis is developing on our own southern border …

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John Harwood / New York Times:
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Washington Post:

In NSA-intercepted data, those not targeted far outnumber the foreigners who are — Files provided by Snowden show extent to which ordinary Web users are caught in the net — Ordinary Internet users, American and non-American alike, far outnumber legally targeted foreigners …

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Politico:

Why liberals are abandoning the Obamacare employer mandate — Robert Gibbs' prediction that Obamacare's employer mandate would — and perhaps should — be jettisoned shocked Democrats back in April. — By July, the former aide and longtime confidant of President Barack Obama had a lot more company.

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George F. Will / Washington Post:

The Supreme Court reins in government bullies — Two 5 to 4 decisions this week, on the final decision day of the Supreme Court's term, dealt with issues that illustrate the legal consequences of political tactics by today's progressives. One case demonstrated how progressivism's achievement …

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New York Times:
Obama Weighs Steps to Cover Contraception

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Haaretz:

Beaten Palestinian youth is U.S. citizen, cousin of murdered kidnap victim — Video shows the boy being beaten by three policemen; U.S. State Department calls for a ‘credible investigation and full accountability for any excessive use of force.’ — The Palestinian youth who was caught …

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Andre Senior / WTSP.com:

Tampa teen beaten, jailed in Jerusalem — An official statement has been made on the detention of Tariq Khedir by the U.S. Department of State Spokesperson: — “We can confirm that Tariq Khdeir, an American citizen, is being held by Israeli authorities in Jerusalem.

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CNN:

Palestinian teen burned alive, autopsy shows — Jerusalem (CNN) — Mohammed Abu Khedair, a Palestinian teenager who was abducted and killed in Jerusalem this week, died from being burned alive and hit with a blunt object to the head, according to Palestinian General Prosecutor Mohammed al-Auwewy, sourcing the medical autopsy.

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John Boehner / CNN:

Why we must now sue the President — Editor's note: Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, is speaker of the House of Representatives. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. — (CNN) — Every member of Congress swore an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

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Tina Terry / WSOC-TV:

VIDEO: Teens attack, rob ice cream man in Charlotte — Outraged viewers reached out to Eyewitness News about a Facebook video they said showed three young people attacking and robbing an ice cream man in Northeast Charlotte. — A girl opens an ice cream cart in the beginning of the video.

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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:

Border Meltdown: Obama Delivering 290,000 Illegals To U.S. Homes — The vast majority of 50,000 unaccompanied youths and children who have illegally crossed the Texas border during the last few months have been successfully delivered by federal agencies to their relatives living in the United States …

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CBS News:

VIDEO: Calif. officer beating woman on roadside — Shares - — LOS ANGELES — A cellphone video depicting a California Highway Patrol office punching a woman along the side of a freeway Tuesday evening has the agency investigating accusations of excessive force.

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