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Vanity Fair:
Introducing Caitlyn Jenner — See Vanity Fair's July 2015 cover. Shot by Annie Leibovitz, the cover features the first photo of Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce. — Meet Caitlyn Jenner, Vanity Fair's July cover star. Pulitzer Prize-winning contributing editor and author …
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Politico:
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
McCain, Paul scuffle amid NSA debate
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Rand Walks Back Saying Some In DC ‘Secretly Want’ A Terrorist Attack (VIDEO)
Rand Walks Back Saying Some In DC ‘Secretly Want’ A Terrorist Attack (VIDEO)
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NBC News, Truth Revolt and Washington Free Beacon
Nick Gass / Politico:
Paul walks back charge that some ‘secretly’ hoping for terrorist attack
Paul walks back charge that some ‘secretly’ hoping for terrorist attack
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Bloomberg View, Hot Air, ABC News, The Week and Hit & Run
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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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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Mark Sherman / ABC News:
Justices Rule for Muslim Denied Job Over Headscarf
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Supreme Court rules against Abercrombie in hijab case
Supreme Court rules against Abercrombie in hijab case
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Richard L. Hasen / SSRN:
Essay: Celebrity Justice: Supreme Court Edition
Essay: Celebrity Justice: Supreme Court Edition
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New York Times and Election Law Blog
Journalism.org:
Millennials and Political News — Social Media - the Local TV for the Next Generation? — When it comes to where younger Americans get news about politics and government, social media look to be the local TV of the Millennial generation. About six-in-ten online Millennials (61%) …
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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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Rebecca Leber / The New Republic:
Lindsey Graham: A Republican That Environmentalists Can Love
Lindsey Graham: A Republican That Environmentalists Can Love
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Washington Monthly and Washington Post
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Lindsey Graham Announces Presidential Bid
Lindsey Graham Announces Presidential Bid
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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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Jonathan Heaf / GQ:
True Detective's Vince Vaughn covers British GQ — Forget the Frat Pack's fast-talking “so money” man: instead, he's America's plain-speaking superstar. From calling time on the “assembly-line comedies” to his career-redefining role in TV's darker-than-noir detective thriller, True Detective …
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Lauren French / Politico:
Hill intern arrested for allegedly trying to bring unloaded pistol into House building — Capitol Police arrested a 25-year-old congressional intern on Monday after he allegedly attempted to bring an unloaded handgun into the Longworth House office building.
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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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Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Once Taboo, Some Behaviors Now More Acceptable in U.S. — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — While a select few actions remain deeply taboo for much of the country, there has been an increasing shift to moral acceptability for some of these over time.
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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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 …
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Hinterland Gazette and CANNONFIRE
Facebook:
Securing Email Communications from Facebook — It's very important to us that the people who use Facebook feel safe and can trust that their connection to Facebook is secure; for instance this is why we run connections to our site over HTTPS with HSTS and why we provide a Tor onion site …
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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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