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3:20 AM ET, June 6, 2013

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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Revealed: NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily  —  Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama  —  • Read the court order in full here  —  The National Security Agency …
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David A. Graham / Reuters:
Forget the Charm, Keep the Offensive: Obama's Aggressive New Strategy  —  Appointing Susan Rice as a top aide, attacking Darrell Issa, and fighting for judicial nominees show Obama and his allies don't want to make nice.  —  No more Mr. Nice President.  For a brief few weeks this spring …
Discussion: The Impolitic
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K.T. McFarland / Fox News:
The real reason Obama tapped Susan Rice for national security adviser  —  President Obama tapped UN Ambassador Susan Rice Tuesday to serve as our nation's next national security adviser.  —  Tuesday morning my reaction was why appoint Susan Rice as national security adviser?  She will be a DISASTER.
Discussion: Mediaite and VodkaPundit
Josh Kraushaar / NationalJournal.com:
In Scandal's Wake, Obama's Hardball Tactics Could Backfire
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Two Liberal Voices for Intervention, but Not in Syrian War
Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Ex-Rep. Allen West: Holder is bigger threat than al-Qaeda  —  Former congressman Allen West (R-Fla.) says Attorney General Eric Holder is more dangerous than al-Qaeda.  —  In a new fundraising e-mail for his political action committee, the Allen West Guardian Fund, West pictures Holder next …
Discussion: Politico
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Holder to GOP: I meant no disrespect  —  Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday told Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee that he meant no disrespect by allowing a deputy to respond to their requests for information on a leak investigation.  —  By responding personally …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Allen West: Holder a ‘bigger threat to our republic’ than al Qaeda
Discussion: Reuters and Weasel Zippers
Brett Norman / Politico:
Sarah Murnaghan lung transplant case: Sebelius ordered to make exception on transplant  —  A federal judge has ordered HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to allow Sarah Murnaghan, a 10-year-old in Pennsylvania dying of cystic fibrosis, to be moved to the adult lung transplant list.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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JoNel Aleccia / Vitals:
Judge orders girl added to adult lung transplant list
Jim Avila / ABCNEWS:
House Talks on Immigration Reform Near Collapse  —  Rep. Raul Labrador is one of the members of the House Gang of Eight involved in immigration reform.  Image credit: Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images  —  Bipartisan meetings in the House of Representatives on a comprehensive immigration reform bill …
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
House GOP ‘Highly Unlikely’ To Accept Path To Citizenship
Discussion: The Fix, Daily Kos and The Plum Line
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Top IRS Official For Obamacare Implementation Placed On Administrative Leave  —  Sources say a key official in charge of overseeing health reform implementation, as well as another staffer, have been put on leave for accepting more than $1,000 in free meals and other items at a 2010 conference.
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Politico:
Daniel Werfel's IRS discipline wins praise on Hill
Discussion: The Hill
Brian Fung / NationalJournal.com:
Lindsey Graham Isn't Sure If Bloggers Deserve ‘First Amendment Protection’  —  Of course they do.  But the question at hand is whether a media shield law should protect them as well.  —  Whether bloggers count as journalists has mostly been a matter of esoterics for reporter types.
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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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Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Secret Man Caves Found in EPA Warehouse  —  A warehouse maintained by contractors for the Environmental Protection Agency contained secret rooms full of exercise equipment, televisions and couches, according to an internal audit.  —  EPA's inspector general found contractors used partitions …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Ohio Group Has Decided To Take Same-Sex Marriage To State's Voters In 2014  —  “We have decided to be on the ballot in 2014 to allow for a continuing dialogue with voters across Ohio about why marriage matters,” activist says.  Update: Other groups attending a Wednesday meeting, however, said no timing decision was made.
Dylan Matthews / Wonkblog:
Yes, Europe really is in the throes of austerity  —  Senate Budget Committee chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) is skeptical of the case for austerity.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)  —  Two years ago, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) was on the supercommittee, trying to hash out a multi-trillion-dollar deficit reduction package.
Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
DEA: Soccer Mom Ran Massive Pot Grow Operation  —  Budding equestrian, 45, is facing federal narcotics trafficking rap  —  JUNE 4—A suburban mom—and budding equestrian—has for years maintained a secret life as the alleged head of a multimillion-dollar marijuana grow operation …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Carey Mulligan Eyed to Play Hillary Clinton in Biopic (Exclusive)  —  Though Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Chastain and Emma Stone have been rumored to be in the “Rodham” mix, the Brit actress has emerged as the top choice.  —  Carey Mulligan has emerged as the front-runner to play Hillary Rodham Clinton …
Discussion: Reuters and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
IRS Staff Cite Washington Link  —  Two Workers Tell Congress That Agency Officials Helped Direct Tea-Party Reviews  —  Two Internal Revenue Service employees in the agency's Cincinnati office told congressional investigators that IRS officials in Washington helped direct the probe of tea-party groups that began in 2010.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Vince Chadwick / The Age:
Tick for same-sex families  —  The Greens release their first advertisement for the upcoming election, focusing on marriage equality.  —  Children of same-sex parents are doing as well or better than the rest of the population on a number of key health indicators.
United States Senator John Cornyn, Texas:
Cornyn RESULTS Amendment to S.744  —  Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety, & Upgrading Legitimate Trade and travel Simultaneously  — Strengthens Border Security, national security, and public safety.  — Requires DHS Secretary and GAO Comptroller General to jointly certify …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
IMF Admits Mistakes on Greece Bailout
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John Watson / The Age:
Japan's radiation disaster toll: none dead, none sick
Discussion: Hit & Run
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Ex-Miss America Erika Harold's campaign plan
Discussion: Power Line
Josh Richman / Mercury News:
Obama in San Jose to speak on ‘Obamacare’ on Friday
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Biden, Clinton praise Lautenberg's work ethic, values in upbeat eulogies
Discussion: Politico
New Republic:
Why the Democrats Still Need Working-Class White Voters
Keith Laing / The Hill:
TSA shelves plan for knives on planes
Discussion: Politico
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Max Pizarro / Politicker NJ:
Sources: Holt will run for US Senate seat
Ricardo Lopez / Los Angeles Times:
UCLA Anderson Forecast paints dismal picture of economic recovery
Discussion: NewsBusters
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
Possible Poisoning  —  An al Qaeda terrorist stated …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and ViralRead
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Chris Christie: The most popular politician in America?
 

 
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