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8:50 AM ET, June 27, 2012

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Charles McGrath / New York Times:
Nora Ephron |  1941-2012: Nora Ephron, Essayist, Screenwriter and Director, Dies at 71  —  Nora Ephron, an essayist and humorist in the Dorothy Parker mold (only smarter and funnier, some said) who became one of her era's most successful screenwriters and filmmakers, making romantic comedy hits like …
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Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
Nora Ephron, prolific author and screenwriter, dies at age 71  —  View Photo Gallery — Nora Ephron dies: Ephron, who emerged over the past four decades as one of America's warmest and most acute chroniclers of contemporary culture and society, has died.  She was 71.
Liz Smith / wowowow:
Liz Smith on Nora Ephron  —  I am sitting here with an open box of mail from and to Nora Ephron between the years of the early 60s and a month ago.  It should be crammed but I realize from reading my own answers to Nora that there is a plethora of her witty responses.
Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
Some Democrats may follow NRA and support contempt  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that the politically potent National Rifle Association is keeping score, some Democrats may join House Republicans if there's a vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress in a dispute …
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Investor's Business Daily:
Issa's Right: Tougher Gun Laws Fast And Furious Goal  —  Scandal: The head of the House oversight panel suggests the real reason for the administration's invoking executive privilege in the Fast and Furious case is to hide proof that the operation was part of a push for gun control.
Matt Canham / Salt Lake Tribune:
Matheson: Holder should be held in contempt  —  • Rep. Jim Matheson will vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for withholding documents pertaining to a failed Justice Department sting that let guns get into the hands of drug runners.
LZ Granderson / CNN:
Don't be nosy about Fast and Furious
Discussion: Hot Air and Hit & Run
First Read / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama, Romney remain in dead heat  —  By NBC News Senior Political Editor Mark Murray  —  President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney remain locked in a tight contest, with each candidate displaying significant strengths and weaknesses four months …
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Quinnipiac University:
Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania Swinging To Obama, Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Finds; Voters Back President On Immigration, Split On Economy  —  This compares to the results of a May 3 Swing State Poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University, showing Obama …
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Clings to a Narrow Lead  —  New Poll Shows Him Doing Better Than Romney in Swing States; Both Candidates Face Challenges  —  President Barack Obama has managed to retain a narrow lead in his race for re-election despite a spate of bad economic news and surging GOP optimism …
Discussion: Ballot Box and Washington Examiner
Bryce Williams / WDBJ-TV:
Carter Machinery owner says Obama administration has hurt his business
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Rand Paul Fetal Personhood Amendment Stalls Flood Insurance Bill … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Harry Reid , Rand Paul, Video, Floods, Floods, Flood Insurance Bill, Rand Paul Abortion, Rand Paul Abortion Amendment, Rand Paul Fetal Personhood, Rand Paul Personhood, Politics News
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid, McConnell say they have a deal on student loan interest rates
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Flood insurance bill snag: Abortion
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Raw Story
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Reid vows to block vote on Paul's ‘life at conception’ amendment to flood bill
Discussion: Rumproast, Wonkette and Guardian
Pema Levy / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Claire McCaskill Will Not Attend Democratic National Convention  —  Claire McCaskill will not be attending the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, a McCaskill aide confirmed to TPM Tuesday.  McCaskill joins a list of vulnerable Democratic politicians whose home districts …
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Samuel P. Jacobs / Reuters:
Democratic campaign chair tells candidates to avoid convention
Mj Lee / Politico:
Jan Brewer: Obama says ‘drop dead’ to Arizona  —  Just hours after hailing the Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona's immigration law as a “legal victory” for her state, Gov. Jan Brewer changed her tone, accusing the Obama administration of telling her state to “drop dead.”
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Liz Goodwin / Yahoo! News:
Arizona implements immigration law as feds push back
Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE POLL: Women's Health Issues Create Surprising Vulnerability For Eric Cantor's Reelection Bid  —  New polling from Virginia's 7th Congressional District, one of the more reliably conservative districts in the country, shows surprising vulnerabilities for Republican House Majority …
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama Hails The ‘Miami Heats’  —  Unfazed by a partisan spat sparked by his comment on former Red Sox player Kevin Youkilis, President Obama tonight again opined on a professional sports team, publicly praising the NBA champion Miami Heat at a campaign fundraiser in the city.
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Natashajaynesmith / natasha smith:
“Please God.  Please make it stop.”  —  I have been forced to leave Cairo prematurely following a horrific sexual and physical attack in Tahrir Square.  —  The atmosphere was one of jubilation, excitement, and happiness as I walked, accompanied by two male companions for safety along Kasr El Nil bridge.
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Romney “willing to risk being one-term president”: Portman  —  (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney would tackle tough debt and deficit problems if elected on November 6 in ways that could leave him at risk of being a one-term president, a potential vice presidential running mate, Senator Rob Portman, said on Tuesday.
Discussion: Business Insider
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Rangel Fends Off Challengers to Win Difficult Primary  —  Surviving one of the toughest re-election fights of his career, Representative Charles B. Rangel fended off four challengers on Tuesday to win the Democratic nomination for a 22nd term in Congress.  —  Mr. Rangel's victory capped …
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Mia Love for Congress  —  Today's Washington Post contains a front page story about Mia Love, the Republican candidate for Congress in Utah's Fourth Congressional District.  Love, age 36, is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, a rapidly growing Utah town of about 18,000.  She is also Black, Mormon, and quite conservative.
Discussion: heraldextra.com
Rachel Rose Hartman / ABCNEWS:
Incumbents Rangel, Hatch win primary elections  —  Two very different sitting incumbents— New York Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel and Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch— defied the odds Tuesday night and won re-election despite strong primary challenges in their respective states.
Marimer Matos / Courthouse News Service:
Rape Victim Can Sue for Denied Contraception  —  (CN) - A Tampa rape victim can sue the Hillsborough County Sheriff for allowing a jail guard to refuse to give her a prescribed emergency contraception pill because it was against the guard's religious beliefs, a federal judge ruled.
 
 
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
New York Attorney General Enters Campaign Finance Fray
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Barack Obama, Outsourcer
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Stockton braces for possible bankruptcy as key vote looms
Helen Gao / The Atlantic Online:
The Education System That Pulled China Up May Now Be Holding It Back
Steve Bousquet / Tampa Bay Times:
State won't release larger list of possible noncitizen voters
DAWN.COM:
US drone strike ‘kills at least five’ in North Waziristan
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Stephanie Gaskell / Politico:
SCOTUS to rule on military lying
BuzzFeed:
Did Arizona Senate Candidate Jeff Flake Lobby For Apartheid In South Africa?
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Rate of Killings Rises 38 Percent in Chicago in 2012
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