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12:35 PM ET, June 1, 2015

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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  —  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.) …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Paul: Colleagues hoping for an attack to blame on him
Discussion: Washington Post
Julian Hattem / The Hill:   Senate advances NSA reform — but program to lapse at midnight
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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Joe Kovacs / WND:
KATHLEEN WILLEY: HILLARY A ‘MONEY-HUNGRY HYPOCRITE’  —  Joe Kovacs is an award-winning journalist and, since 1999, executive news editor of WND.  He is the author of two best-selling books: “Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You've Never Been Told” and its 2012 sequel …
Discussion: Truth Revolt
Nick Gass / Politico:
O'Malley on changing his mind about Clinton: ‘Times change’
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What's Next For The NSA?
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Challenging Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Gains Momentum in Iowa
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 …
Discussion: Politico
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Richard L. Hasen / SSRN:
Essay: Celebrity Justice: Supreme Court Edition
Discussion: Election Law Blog
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Get Out More, but Calendars Aren't Open to Just Anyone
Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog
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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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Lindsey Graham Announces Presidential Bid  —  CENTRAL, S.C. — Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on Monday returned to the neighborhood where he was raised and announced that he is running for president, injecting a hawkish foreign policy voice into a crowded field of Republican contenders.
John Fund / National Review:
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” …
Discussion: The Other McCain and Forbes
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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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette and CANNONFIRE
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.
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.
Discussion: Slantpoint, Guardian and Daily Mail
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CNN:
Oklahoma troopers fatally shoot man during high water response
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette
David / Crooks and Liars:
Fox Psychoanalyzes Joe Biden After Son's Death Using Keith Ablow — Who Said VP Was A Drunk  —  Fox News marked the death of Beau Biden, the son of Joe Biden, by psychoanalyzing the vice president with the help of Dr. Keith Ablow, who had once accused the vice president of having dementia and being a drunk.
 
 
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