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GOP senators tear into Paul — One fellow Republican accuses him of ‘lying’ about government surveillance to get more campaign donations. — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and U.S. Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) are pictured. Getty — The Rand Paul pile-on session began a few hours before sunset Sunday evening.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain, Paul scuffle amid NSA debate — Republican Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) faced off late Sunday afternoon, as the Kentucky Republican tried to speak from the Senate floor about expiring provisions of the Patriot Act. — McCain and Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Paul walks back charge that some ‘secretly’ hoping for terrorist attack — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Monday walked back his comments that some in Washington might be “secretly” hoping for a terrorist attack with the expiration of provisions of the PATRIOT Act, saying in an interview on Fox News that …
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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
NSA reform: Bush-era powers expire as US prepares to roll back surveillance
NSA reform: Bush-era powers expire as US prepares to roll back surveillance
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Al Weaver / The Daily Caller:
Rand Paul: My Opponents ‘Secretly Want’ Terror Attack ‘So They Can Blame It On Me’ [VIDEO]
Rand Paul: My Opponents ‘Secretly Want’ Terror Attack ‘So They Can Blame It On Me’ [VIDEO]
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Paul: Colleagues hoping for an attack to blame on him
Paul: Colleagues hoping for an attack to blame on him
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Supreme Court risks healthcare chaos — “This Congress, your honor?” — That snappy one-liner got a rare laugh from the packed crowd at the Supreme Court back in March. — Justice Antonin Scalia had asked Solicitor General Donald Verilli if there was any chance Congress could put aside politics …
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Richard L. Hasen / SSRN:
Essay: Celebrity Justice: Supreme Court Edition
Essay: Celebrity Justice: Supreme Court Edition
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
On the trail of Hillary Clinton, not everyone is allowed to jump into the press pool — When it comes to covering Hillary Rodham Clinton, some campaign reporters are feeling less equal than others. — Major news organizations have established their own press pool to cover the leading Democratic candidate …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
O'Malley on changing his mind about Clinton: ‘Times change’
O'Malley on changing his mind about Clinton: ‘Times change’
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Dick Cheney Ramping Up New Policy Push — Former vice president to release book and mount lobbying campaign that is likely to play into 2016 presidential election — CASPER, Wyo.—Few people noticed the 74-year-old in the tan Stetson at a high-school rodeo here. Dick Cheney was happy to blend in.
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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Defiant Tsipras threatens to detonate European crisis rather than yield to creditor “monstrosity” — The Greek prime minister has accused Europe's leaders of ‘issuing absurd demands’ — Greek premier Alexis Tsipras has accused Europe's creditor powers of issuing “absurd demands” …
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Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — June 1, 2015 - U.S. Voters Back Supreme Court Ok For Gay Marriage, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Less Support For Death Penalty - Except For Terrorism — American voters say 56 - 38 percent they would support a U.S. Supreme Court decision granting same-sex couples …
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Joe St. George / WTVR-TV:
Family says dog died after being left in drying cage at Petco — POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. - A Powhatan family blames human error by a groomer at Petco for their young dog's tragic death. Family members said Allison Marks dropped Colby, a two-year-old golden retriever, off at the Petco at Westchester Commons in Chesterfield County Friday.
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JJ Burton / KOKI-TV:
Wife of man shot by state trooper wants to see dash cam footage — OKMULGEE COUNTY, Okla. — Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said the man who was shot and killed by a state trooper Friday night is Nehemiah Fischer, 35. — Officials said he and his brother, Brandon Fischer, 40, attacked the troopers.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Lindsey Graham, in announcing White House run, gets personal — The veteran lawmaker has started talking more about his humble beginnings — CENTRAL, S.C. — He's spent a third of his life in Congress and is a fixture on the Sunday morning news show circuit, making nearly 70 appearances in the last five years.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Bush: Retirement age should be phased in to ‘68 or 70’ — Jeb Bush wants to push back the retirement age for Social Security by as many as five years. — Instead of allowing Americans to collect full benefits at age 65, the former Florida governor and likely GOP presidential candidate suggested …
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Dan Pfeiffer joins CNN as contributor — Washington (CNN)Dan Pfeiffer, a long-time top aide to President Barack Obama, is joining CNN as a contributor, network president Jeff Zucker announced Monday. — The 39-year-old Pfeiffer is a Wilmington, Delaware, native and a graduate of Georgetown University.
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Fox News:
Qatar extends travel ban on ex-Guantanamo detainees ‘Taliban 5’ — Qatar has agreed to temporarily extend travel bans on five senior Taliban leaders released last year from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a State Department official confirmed to Fox News Sunday.
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