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9:05 AM ET, June 18, 2012

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Eugene Scott / Arizona Republic:
MCSO arrests girl, 6, suspected of illegal immigration  —  Maricopa County Sheriff Office deputies arrested a 6-year-old suspected illegal immigrant Friday, the day President Barack Obama softened the country's deportation policy toward young illegal immigrants.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Arrests 6-Year-Old Undocumented Immigrant  —  Joe Arpaio, the controversial Arizona Sheriff from Maricaopa County, arrested a 6-year-old undocumented immigrant on Friday.  The move came the same day President Obama announced a new policy halting deportations for young undocumented immigrants.
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler:
Six-Year-Old Illegal Alien Gets Arrested. Whose Fault Is It?
Discussion: alicublog
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Greece as Victim  —  Ever since Greece hit the skids, we've heard a lot about what's wrong with everything Greek.  Some of the accusations are true, some are false — but all of them are beside the point.  Yes, there are big failings in Greece's economy, its politics and no doubt its society.
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
Greek election results: What they mean for Greece, the euro, the EU — and beyond
Guardian:
Greek elections: Greece returns to the polls - live coverage
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Opinion: Defeat of healthcare law would erode voters' trust in Supreme Court  —  Every political strategist working the fall elections sees a game changer coming by the end of the month.  —  That's when the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of President Obama's signature legislative accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act.
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and Prairie Weather
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Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Whitehouse: ‘Very Little’ Hope For Bipartisan Push To Roll Back Citizens United  —  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has warned that if Republicans don't join Democrats in reining in the Citizens United decision, Americans should brace for a new wave of corruption in politics.
Discussion: Campaign 2012 and CANNONFIRE
John Barrasso / CNN:
Lawmakers mum on health care contingency plans
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
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Daily Mail:
Obama's Harvard law professor says ‘President MUST be defeated in 2012’ …
Discussion: Mediaite
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama plays 100th round of golf as president  —  CHICAGO — President Obama is spending Father's Day in his hometown playing the 100th round of golf of his presidency.  —  After a late night at the wedding of senior adviser Valerie Jarrett's daughter Laura, the president was out of the house …
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Washington Post:
Egypt's military issues decree giving vast powers to armed forces, but few to president  —  CAIRO — Egypt's military leaders issued a constitutional decree Sunday that gave the armed forces sweeping powers and degraded the presidency to a subservient role, as the Muslim Brotherhood declared …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Egypt's Military Cements Its Powers as Voting Ends
Discussion: BBC, Rubin Reports, msnbc.com and Newsy
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney: No need to detail how I'll pay for massive tax cuts.  Just trust me.  —  There's a great deal to chew on in Mitt Romney's interview with Bob Schieffer, which just aired on CBS.  —  Romney repeatedly refused to say whether he'd repeal Obama's order to halt deportations of DREAM-eligible youth.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Top GOP Pundit Bill Kristol Praises Obama Immigration Order As ‘The Right Thing To Do’
Pema Levy / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Montana GOP Convention Features ‘Obama Library’ Riddled With Fake Bullet Holes  —  Outside the Montana state Republican Party convention this weekend was an outhouse labeled the “Obama Presidential Library” and covered in painted-on bullet holes.
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Gwen Florio / Helena Independent Record:
GOP convention features ‘Obama library’ outhouse with painted-on bullet holes
Discussion: Addicting Info, Jezebel and TBogg
WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Angus King Heavy Favorite To Replace Sen. Snowe  —  A new WBUR poll shows former Maine Gov. Angus King as the heavy favorite to replace retiring Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe.  Current poll numbers have King, who is running as an independent, with 50 percent of likely voters …
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
The Hill Poll: Voters fear US could slip into a double-dip recession  —  A massive majority of likely voters fear America could be slipping into a second economic downturn just four years after the Great Recession, according to a new poll for The Hill.  —  But people remain split …
Angie Nassar / Lebanon news:
Salafist group warns tomatoes are “Christian”  —  This makes perfect sense... because it makes no sense.  —  A Salafist group called the Popular Egyptian Islamic Association has come under fire after sending out a warning on Facebook urging its followers not to eat tomatoes because the vegetable (or fruit) is a Christian food.
Cristina Corbin / Fox News:
Conservative bloggers taking precautions over ‘SWAT-ing’ attacks  —  LAS VEGAS - Conservative bloggers are on heightened alert following a string of so-called “SWAT-ing” incidents and are taking precautionary measures to ensure they don't fall victim to the potentially dangerous prank …
CNN:
Rodney King dead at 47  —  Los Angeles (CNN) — Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved, was found dead in his swimming pool Sunday, authorities and his fiancee confirmed.  He was 47.
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Justin Worland / Roll Call:
Scott Walker Raises Washington Profile
Peter J. Boyer / The Daily Beast:
Chris Christie: Call Me, Mitt
Jason Burke / Guardian:
Iran was behind bomb plot against Israeli diplomats, investigators find
Discussion: World and Israel Matzav
David Catanese / Politico:
Josh Mandel kept afloat by outside cash
Discussion: Dayton Daily News and Power Line
Prof Niall Ferguson / BBC:
Viewpoint: Why the young should welcome austerity
Discussion: Firedoglake and Newsy
 Earlier Items: 
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Romney: President Has the Power to Act Unilaterally Against Iran
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite:
Fmr. Bush Atty General: Obama May Have Violated Oath Of Office With New Immigration Policy
CNN:
Romney sees bright side of rain-soaked campaign event
Discussion: Politico
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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