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3:30 PM ET, June 5, 2013

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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Rice to Replace Donilon in the Top National Security Post  —  WASHINGTON — In a major shakeup of President Obama's foreign-policy inner circle, Tom Donilon, the national security adviser, is resigning and will be replaced by Susan E. Rice, the American ambassador to the United Nations, White House officials said late Tuesday.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Susan Rice to be new NSA, Samantha Power to replace her at U.N.  —  National Security Adviser Tom Donilon is stepping down after four years on the job and will be replaced by United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice — the latest in a series of defiant appointments likely to rile the GOP and fire up the Democratic base.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Two Liberal Voices for Intervention, but Not in Syrian War
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Tom Donilon resigning as national security adviser; Susan Rice to replace him
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Power called Hillary Clinton ‘a monster’
Peter Wallsten / Post Politics:
Michelle Obama confronts protester, threatens to leave fundraiser  —  First Lady Michelle Obama experienced a rare face-to-face encounter with a protester late Tuesday - approaching the activist and threatening to leave a fundraiser if the person did not stop interrupting her speech.
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Meet the lesbian who heckled Michelle Obama
Discussion: AMERICAblog and The Dish
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Audio of Michelle Obama Being Interrupted by Heckler
Discussion: Hot Air, The Other McCain and The Dish
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Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Grassley: Obama hasn't called me in four years  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley, a pivotal deal-maker in Congress, said Tuesday that he has not received a phone call from President Obama in four years.  —  The lack of communication between the Iowa Republican and the president is an indication that Obama's new …
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Poll: Controversies raising doubts about White House ‘honesty’
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, CNN and Hot Air
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
John Cornyn's big ideas on immigration
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Rubio threatens to vote against immigration bill
Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Is there ACA rate shock in California?  —  I wasn't going to weigh in on this, but enough of you have asked me what I think of Avik Roy's claim that California insurance premiums, under ACA, will go up 64% to 146%.  Let me start by telling you this: based on a reading of the secondary commentary …
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Megan McArdle / Asymmetrical Information:
Are Young, Single Adults Expecting Obamacare to Cost So Much?  —  Obamacare will raise insurance costs, not lower them, for a lot of young, childless adults.  What will happen when they find out?  —  There's been some pretty fierce back and forth in the preceding week over the question of …
Discussion: New Republic and ThinkProgress
WPVI-TV:
9 injured, more feared trapped in Center City collapse  —  center city, philadelphia, collapse, local/state  —  A building collapsed at the corner of 22nd and Market streets in Center City Philadelphia, trapping a number of a people under the rubble.  —  The 4-story building …
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Philadelphia News, Local News, Weather …:
Philly Building Collapses, People Trapped
Discussion: WWBT-TV, Mediaite and Daily Kos
Jordan Smith / Austin Chronicle:
Judge Edith Jones: Blacks and Hispanics More Violent  —  Complaint filed over Jones's discriminatory and biased comments  —  A complaint filed today by several civil rights groups, including one funded entirely by the government of Mexico, alleges that federal Judge Edith Jones has violated …
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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Complaint Accuses U.S. Judge in Texas of Racial Bias
Discussion: Yahoo! News and The Maddow Blog
ESPN:
MLB seeks to suspend A-Rod, Braun  —  Major League Baseball will seek to suspend about 20 players connected to the Miami-area clinic at the heart of an ongoing performance-enhancing drug scandal, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, possibly within the next few weeks, “Outside the Lines” has learned.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Report: Leon Panetta revealed classified SEAL unit info  —  Former CIA Director Leon Panetta revealed the name of the Navy SEAL unit that carried out the Osama Bin Laden raid and named the unit's ground commander at a 2011 ceremony attended by Zero Dark Thirty filmmaker Mark Boal …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Martin Di Caro / pro.wmal-af.tritonflex.com:
WMAL EXCLUSIVE: 11-Yr-Old Suspended From School For Merely TALKING About Guns  —  OWINGS, MD — The father of a middle schooler in Calvert County, Md. says his 11-year-old son was suspended for 10 days for merely talking about guns on the bus ride home.  —  Bruce Henkelman of Huntingtown says his son …
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Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
“11-Yr-Old Suspended From School For Merely TALKING About Guns”
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Corey Hutchins / Columbia Free-Times News:
Are Bloggers Journalists?  —  Graham Pushes Media Shield Law — And Questions Who Should Be Covered By It  —  “Who is a journalist is a question we need to ask ourselves,” said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, addressing reporters from the corner of his second-floor office on Hampton and Huger streets.
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Brian Fung / NationalJournal.com:   Lindsey Graham Isn't Sure If Bloggers Deserve ‘First Amendment Protection’
Katharine Weymouth / Ask The Post:
Publisher's letter: How the paywall will work  —  On June 12, we will begin phasing in our metered subscription model.  It will take us a few weeks to get everyone into the system, but doing that will allow us to ensure that you have the best possible experience.
CNN:
John Edwards looking to open new law firm  —  (CNN) - Former Sen. John Edwards is looking to open a new law firm this September, a source told CNN's Chris Cuomo.  —  The firm will be based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and will focus on plaintiff work, the source said.
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
David Plouffe's big gamble  —  David Plouffe has helped win two national elections, written a bestselling political how-to book and earned the undying affection of Obama supporters by the millions.  —  But Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), President Barack Obama's high congressional inquisitor …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Republican party acts like it's 1999  —  It's beginning to feel like the late '90s all over again.  —  Then, congressional Republicans howled themselves hoarse about Clinton administration scandals.  But the indicators kept pointing to a booming economy, and support …
 
 
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Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Secret Man Caves Found in EPA Warehouse
Discussion: Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Ricardo Lopez / Los Angeles Times:
UCLA Anderson Forecast paints dismal picture of economic recovery
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
Possible Poisoning  —  An al Qaeda terrorist stated …
Discussion: ViralRead
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Joint Chiefs' Answers on Sex Crimes Dismay Senators
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
It still looks like Holder lied to Congress
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Report Says T.S.A. Screening Is Not Objective
Discussion: National Review
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Chris Christie: The most popular politician in America?
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Rep. Price to unveil bill to replace ObamaCare
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Social Security should be expanded, not cut
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Elizabeth Mendes / Gallup:
U.S. Job Creation Best in Five Years
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Cut the Strings to George III
Discussion: msnbc.com and Althouse
 

 
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