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9:45 AM ET, June 26, 2012

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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Homeland Security suspends immigration agreements with Arizona police  —  The Obama administration said Monday it is suspending existing agreements with Arizona police over enforcement of federal immigration laws, and said it has issued a directive telling federal authorities to decline …
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
The Romney camp's line on Arizona (Updated)  —  Mitt Romney released a statement earlier today emphasizing the right of states to enact immigration policies, but not actually commenting directly on the substance of today's Supreme Court decision on the Arizona immigration law.
Scott Lemieux / American Prospect:
Supreme Court Strikes Most of Arizona Immigration Law, Making Scalia Very Angry
Politico:
Issa escalates ‘Furious’ war  —  Rep. Darrell Issa escalated the legal war over Fast and Furious, directly accusing President Barack Obama of either abusing his power by withholding information or having his aides conspire with Justice Department officials to manage the aftermath of the failed ATF gun-walking program.
Discussion: Riehl World View
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
ATF leader's email could be Fast and Furious smoking gun and Holder admitted Obama can't shield it  —  A single internal Department of Justice email could be the smoking-gun document in the Operation Fast and Furious scandal — if it turns out to contain what congressional investigators have said it does.
Discussion: UrbanGrounds and The Hill
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Dems seek to recast Holder furor as GOP effort to suppress votes
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Eric Holder ‘Fast and Furious’ contempt vote to be held Thursday
Patterico's Pontifications:
Aaron Walker SWATted  —  No joke.  It happened around 6 p.m. Eastern.  I briefly talked with one of the police officers at the scene, who confirmed that someone had called saying he had shot his wife, and sent officers to Aaron's address.  —  I just got off the phone with Aaron and he and his wife are a little shaken up but OK.
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A.W. / Allergic to Bull:
What Happened Tonight  —  So anyone following along on twitter know the basics.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
A.W. / Allergic to Bull:
An Important Victory For Freedom of Expression
Wall Street Journal:
News Corp. Mulls Splitting in Two  —  News Corp. is considering splitting into two companies, separating its publishing assets from its entertainment businesses, say people familiar with the situation.  —  The split would carve off News Corp.'s film and television businesses …
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DealBook:
News Corp. Considers Dividing Itself in Two  —  Updated News Corporation is considering dividing itself in two, cleaving its publishing arm from its far larger entertainment division, a person briefed on the matter told DealBook early on Tuesday.  —  If News Corporation follows through …
Rachel Gordon / San Francisco Chronicle:
S.F. gay rights advocate arrested over child porn  —  San Francisco police have arrested veteran gay rights advocate Larry Brinkin in connection with felony possession of child pornography.  —  Brinkin, 66, who worked for the San Francisco Human Rights Commission before his retirement in 2010, was taken into custody Friday night.
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
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Erin Sherbert / The Snitch:
Larry Brinkin, S.F. Gay Rights Icon, Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Tami Luhby / CNNMoney.com:
Government wants more people on food stamps  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — More than one in seven Americans are on food stamps, but the federal government wants even more people to sign up for the safety net program.  —  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been running radio ads …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Condoleezza Rice: VP offer ‘not going to happen’  —  Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice looked to downplay speculation Tuesday that she could be inching up Mitt Romney's short list for vice president after a widely regarded policy briefing over the weekend to a meeting of the Republican presidential nominee's top donors.
Discussion: CNN
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Jeanne Marie Laskas / GQ:   Bob Dole: Great American
Whitson Gordon / Lifehacker:
Facebook Changed Everyone's Email to @Facebook.com; Here's How to Fix Yours  —  Facebook just removed everyone's email address from their profile and replaced it with an @facebook.com email address without asking you.  Here's how to easily fix the problem.  —  Facebook launched …
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Hans Nichols / Bloomberg:
Democrats May Drop Speedway Event At Charlotte Convention  —  Democrats are considering canceling their political convention's kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, as party planners grapple with a roughly $27 million fundraising deficit, according to two people familiar with matter.
Discussion: BizzyBlog and The PJ Tatler
Kelly Cernetich / PoliticsPA:
Turzai: Voter ID Law Means Romney Can Win PA  —  House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) told the Republican State Committee that Voter ID will allow Romney to win PA.  —  State Treasurer candidate Diana Irey Vaughan may have stolen the show at the Republican State Committee meeting …
BuzzFeed:
Romney Bus Circles, Honks Obama — Again Mitt Romney's campaign bus circled President Barack Obama's fundraiser tonight in Boston, the second time they've pulled the stunt in two weeks.  —  BOSTON — For the second time in as many weeks, Mitt Romney's campaign taunted President Barack Obama outside a speech.
Chicago Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. takes medical leave of absence  —  U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s office disclosed Monday that the veteran Democratic congressman has been on medical leave from Congress for the past two weeks and is being treated for exhaustion.  —  The 17-year Illinois congressman's …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. treated for exhaustion, takes medical leave
Discussion: CNN
Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
On Orbitz, Mac Users Steered to Pricier Hotels  —  Orbitz Worldwide Inc. has found that people who use Apple Inc.'s Mac computers spend as much as 30% more a night on hotels, so the online travel agency is starting to show them different, and sometimes costlier, travel options than Windows visitors see.
Miranda Leitsinger / msnbc.com:
Teen lesbian couple found shot in Texas park  —  Police are investing the shooting of two teenage girls in a small Texas community along the Gulf of Mexico.  KRIS reporter Lindsay Curtis has the story.  —  Two teenage girls in a relationship were found with gunshot wounds to the head in a south Texas park …
Roxana Tiron / Bloomberg:
Congress Said To Delay Automatic Budget Cuts Until March  —  Republican and Democratic congressional leaders are weighing whether to delay automatic federal spending cuts until March 2013, according to a House aide and industry officials who were briefed on the discussions.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Business Insider
Sasha Issenberg / The Atlantic Online:
Abolish the Secret Ballot  —  For the United States' first century, Americans elected their leaders in full view of their neighbors, gathering on courthouse steps to announce their votes orally or hand a distinctive preprinted ballot or unfolded marked paper to a clerk.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Betsy's Page
Anne Bayefsky / Jerusalem Post:
A Hamas victory at the UN Human Rights Council  —  A Hamas-affiliated organization and its supporters held an “informal parallel meeting” promoting the destruction of the Jewish state.  —  The Obama administration's political and financial backing of the UN Human Rights Council resulted …
 
 
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Paul Revoir / Daily Mail:
Our coverage of the Arab Spring was over-excited, admits BBC
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Jihad Watch
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
States' rights, no; corporate rights, yes
Discussion: Wonkette
Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
“Anti-Semitic Elmo” Handcuffed, Removed By Ambulance From New York's Central Park
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Green company creates three jobs in three years, gets another $80 million from DOE
Peter Spiegel / Financial Times:
EU plan to rewrite eurozone budgets
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
White House threatens polygraphs for leakers
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
Maurice Sendak died last month at the age of 83, and I was sad …
Discussion: Power Line, ABCNEWS, Gothamist and Moe Lane
 Earlier Items: 
Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
Thomas Friedman Writes His Only Column Again
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Steve Beck / CBS Philly:
Plane Tows Swastika Banner, Startles New Jersey Beachgoers
Discussion: New York Magazine
Saeed Kamali Dehghan / Guardian:
Iranian pair face death penalty after third alcohol offence
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Misha Glenny / New York Times:
A Weapon We Can't Control  —  THE decision by the United States …
Discussion: Salon and Outside the Beltway
 

 
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