memeorandum: Obama's Immigration Independence Day (Major Garrett/NationalJournal.com)

8:15 AM ET, July 6, 2014

Top Items:

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 …

Discussion: The Raw Story, Hinterland Gazette, Israel Matzav, Mediaite and Balloon Juice

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.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Weasel Zippers

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.

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Guardian and The Moderate Voice

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 …

Discussion: Liberaland, Business Insider, Prairie Weather and Eschaton

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 …

Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Kos, Power Line, Outside the Beltway, Booman Tribune, Liberaland, Liberal Values and The Week

Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
With Democrats split on inequality issues, Obama shifts talk away from income gap

Discussion: Politico, Hullabaloo and Weekly Standard

John Harwood / New York Times:
Shut Out of White House, G.O.P. Looks to Democrats of 1992

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Booman Tribune

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 …

Discussion: his vorpal sword and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

New York Times:

Obama Weighs Steps to Cover Contraception — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, reeling from back-to-back blows from the Supreme Court this week, is weighing options that would provide contraceptive coverage to thousands of women who are about to lose it or never had it because of their employers' religious objections.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Josh Blackman's Blog, Hot Air, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Right Wing News and Althouse

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.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Scared Monkeys

Jordan Ellenberg / Wall Street Journal:

The Summer's Most Unread Book Is... A simple index drawn from e-books shows which best sellers are going unread (we're looking at you, Piketty). — It's beach time, and you've probably already scanned a hundred lists of summer reads. Sadly overlooked is that other crucial literary category …

Discussion: Althouse and Marginal REVOLUTION

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 …

Discussion: CNN, KNSD-TV, Arizona Daily Star, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, Independent Journal Review, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit and Truth Revolt

Hassan Shaalan / Ynetnews:

Jews attacked in Israeli Arab town; 12 arrested, road closed — Jewish drivers trapped in Qalansawe inside their vehicles attacked by masked protestors; rioters force driver out of vehicle, set it alight. — A night of violent clashes in the Triangle area overnight Friday reached a peak …

Discussion: Israel Matzav, Algemeiner.com and Israpundit

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.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Associated Press, Mediaite and CBS Los Angeles