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9:40 PM ET, June 9, 2013

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Guardian:
Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations  —  The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows  —  • Q&A with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden …
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Guardian:
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: ‘I do not expect to see home again’  —  Source for the Guardian's NSA files on why he carried out the biggest intelligence leak in a generation - and what comes next  —  Edward Snowden was interviewed over several days in Hong Kong by Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill.
Washington Post:
Edward Snowden identified as source of NSA leaks  —  Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old system administrator and former undercover CIA employee, unmasked himself Sunday as the principal source of recent Washington Post and Guardian disclosures about top-secret NSA programs, denouncing what he described …
Booz Allen Hamilton:
Booz Allen Statement on Reports of Leaked Information  —  Booz Allen can confirm that Edward Snowden, 29, has been an employee of our firm for less than 3 months, assigned to a team in Hawaii.  News reports that this individual has claimed to have leaked classified information are shocking …
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Paul weighs Supreme Court challenge to NSA surveillance programs  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday said he would examine ways to block the National Security Agency's surveillance programs before the Supreme Court.  —  “I'm going to be seeing if I can challenge this at the Supreme Court level,” vowed Paul on “Fox News Sunday.”
Guardian:
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things' - video  —  The source behind the Guardian's NSA files talks to Glenn Greenwald about his motives for the biggest intelligence leak in a generation
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What's the Deal with Hong Kong?
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
NSA leaker reveals self, has no apologies
Kelly Ayotte:
Op-ed: Why I'm backing legislation to fix our broken immigration system  —  Everybody agrees that America's immigration system is broken, threatening our security and holding back our economy.  The combination of porous borders and lax enforcement has made us a magnet for illegal immigration.
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Megan Wilson / The Hill:
Rand Paul says he's key to bridging Senate, House immigration gap
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Senators should have known about snooping, says McCain  —  (CNN) - Lawmakers who are now expressing outrage over the government's surveillance of phone records and Internet activity should have paid closer attention when they were voting to reauthorize provisions in the Patriot Act, Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said Sunday.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Voters give government leeway to snoop
Discussion: Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Peeping Barry  —  WASHINGTON — THE acid that corroded George W. Bush's presidency was fear — spreading it and succumbing to it.  —  You could see the fear in his eyes, the fear that froze him in place, after Andy Card whispered to W. in that Florida classroom that a second plane had crashed into the twin towers.
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
IRS Staff Undermine GOP Claims That White House Directed Targeting Of Conservative Groups, Top Democrat Says  —  Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) — the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee — pledged to release transcripts of interviews with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Cummings vows to release full IRS transcripts by week's end
Discussion: CNN
CNN:
Santa Monica shooting victim dies, bring toll to 5  —  Shooting at Santa Monica College  —  Santa Monica, California (CNN) — [Breaking News Update]  —  Marcela Franco, 26, has died from wounds suffered when she was shot, along with her father, in an SUV near Santa Monica College on Friday …
Senator Dianne Feinstein / ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Mike Rogers  —  A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday morning, June 9, 2013 on ABC News is below.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.  —  STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning and welcome to “This Week.”
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
 
 
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Peggy Noonan's Blog:
The Era of Metadata  —  Five blunt thoughts on the growing surveillance state:
Discussion: blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Clayton E. Cramer / American Thinker:
‘I Was Born This Way’  —  One of the more effective arguments used …
Discussion: The Other McCain
Rod Nordland / New York Times:
Attacker in Afghanistan Hid Bomb in His Body
Jessica Jaglois / WWBT-TV:
Virginia GOP asks for concealed gun permit holders personal information
Luke Harding / Guardian:
Turkey's protesters proclaimed as true heirs of nation's founding father
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Washington Post:
After Newtown shooting, mourning parents enter into the lonely quiet
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 Earlier Items: 
Mark Nicol / Daily Mail:
Harry saved me from gay hate attack: Prince in extraordinary showdown with troops who threatened gunner
Associated Press:
Vermont decriminalizes marijuana
Discussion: Hot Air
The Sunday Times:
Top Tory in new Lobbygate row
Discussion: Guardian, Spectator and BBC
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Dem senator skeptical call tracking needed to thwart terror threats
Discussion: CNN, Crooks and Liars and Politico
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
On the Sunday Morning Talk Shows, a Rather Familiar Cast of Characters
Alan M. Dershowitz / Jerusalem Post:
Analysis: Syria crisis shows why Israel must remain strong
Discussion: Israel Matzav