memeorandum: After Senate vote, NSA prepares to shut down phone tracking program (Los Angeles Times)

6:40 AM ET, May 24, 2015

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Fiorina: Clinton ‘must not be president’ — GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina on Saturday accused President Obama and his former secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, of poorly representing America's interests on the world stage. — “The world is a dangerous and tragic place …

Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Politico

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

'Don't let the secular progressives drive God out,' Carson tells GOP — GOP presidential contender Ben Carson on Saturday urged conservatives to remain resolute when government challenges their religious liberties. — “Don't let the secular progressives drive God out of our lives,” …

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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:

Ben Carson: 'Don't Let The Secular Progressives Drive God Out Of Our Lives' — Ben Carson, the 2016 Republican presidential candidate and Tea Party darling, told Republicans on Saturday that they shouldn't allow the government to encroach on their religious liberties.

Discussion: Raw Story

Los Angeles Times:

After Senate vote, NSA prepares to shut down phone tracking program — Hours after the Senate balked at reauthorizing the bulk collection of U.S. telephone records, the National Security Agency began shutting down a controversial program Saturday that senior intelligence and law enforcement officials …

The Hill: Administration moves to end bulk data collection

National Journal:
How the Senate Fell Apart and Failed to Deal With the Patriot Act

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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Senate adjourns with no clear path forward on Patriot Act

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:

US court to hear suit accusing Adelson of graft in China — A judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit accusing casino magnate Sheldon Adelson of graft and ties to organized crime will be heard in a U.S. court. — Las Vegas Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez ruled that a hearing over the full case …

Discussion: Liberaland

Chris McGreal / Guardian:

Las Vegas tycoon Sheldon Adelson to face graft accusations in US court — The owner of Sands casino fails in his attempt to have allegations of links to Chinese organised crime aired in Macau — A judge in Las Vegas has ruled that a lawsuit involving accusations of graft and organised crime ties …

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Washington Post:

Cleveland officer acquitted in killing of unarmed pair amid barrage of gunfire — A Cleveland police officer was acquitted Saturday for his role in the 2012 fatal shooting of two unarmed people in a car after officers mistook the sound of the car backfiring as gunshots.

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CNN:
Cleveland officer not guilty in killing unarmed pair

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Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Cleveland Police Officer Acquitted of Manslaughter in 2012 Deaths

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Mediaite

CNN:

Early indications suggest Ireland voters back same-sex marriage referendum — Ireland counts ballots in same-sex marriage vote 01:49 — Story highlights — Dublin, Ireland (CNN)Early indications are that Ireland has voted in favor of same-sex marriage, Irish media reported Saturday …

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Chris Johnston / Guardian:
Ireland becomes first country to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote - live

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New York Times:
In Early Vote Count, Ireland Appears Headed Toward Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

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Emily Foxhall / Los Angeles Times:

Candlelight vigil, memorial walk to mark anniversary of Isla Vista shootings — A candlelight vigil and memorial walk are planned Saturday night in Isla Vista — one year after a young man embarked on a killing spree that left six UC Santa Barbara students dead and several more injured before taking his own life.

Discussion: 89.3 KPCC

Nafeez Ahmed / Medium:

Secret Pentagon report reveals West saw ISIS as strategic asset — Anti-ISIS coalition knowingly sponsored violent extremists to ‘isolate’ Assad, rollback ‘Shia expansion’ … A declassified secret US government document obtained by the conservative public interest law firm, Judicial Watch …

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Common Dreams and Instapundit

Phillip Inman / Guardian:

Secret Bank of England taskforce investigates financial fallout of Brexit — News of undercover project emerges after Bank staff accidentally email details to the Guardian including PR notes on how to deny its existence — Bank of England officials are secretly researching the financial shocks …

Discussion: The Week, Daily Mail and NPR

Julia Marsh / New York Post:

City orders Sharpton's daughter to save incriminating hiking pics — City lawyers warned Dominique Sharpton not to delete Instagram photos like this one atop an Indonesian mountain — where she trekked while claiming in a lawsuit that she has “permanent” injuries.

Discussion: Hot Air, Hinterland Gazette, Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers, BizPac Review and The Gateway Pundit

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

The GOP's Southern discomfort — As the 2016 Republican presidential campaign gets underway, the nation's most reliably red region finds itself yet again without a native son in a leading position. — OKLAHOMA CITY — It's the heartland of the modern Republican Party, the most reliably red region in presidential elections.

Discussion: ABC News