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7:20 PM ET, June 14, 2013

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Daniel W. Drezner:
Why Obama is arming Syria's rebels: it's the realism, stupid.  —  Red line!!  RED LINE!!!  RED LINE!!!!: … Naturally, this will feed the “return of the liberal hawks” meme that's spreading in some quarters.  Other commentators will gnash their teeth or decry that this is the first ill …
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Micah Cohen / New York Times:
Polls Show Chemical Weapons Affect Public's View on Syria
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Obama to press Putin on Syria when they meet Monday
Erik Wemple:
CBS News confirms multiple breaches of Sharyl Attkisson's computer  —  CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson revealed in May that her computer had been compromised.  When asked about the situation, CBS News responded with a statement that it was conducting an investigation.
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CBS News:
CBS News confirms Sharyl Attkisson's computer hacked
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
James Hohmann / Politico:
Santorum: Why Romney didn't win  —  Rick Santorum ripped Mitt Romney's campaign Thursday for mishandling President Barack Obama's “you didn't build that” gaffe last summer.  —  The former Pennsylvania senator recalled all the business owners who spoke at the Republican National Convention.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Paul Ryan a Favorite of Republicans  —  Christie, Rubio more popular among all Americans than Ryan  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Of five recent Republican newsmakers also mentioned as potential 2016 presidential candidates, Wisconsin Rep. and 2012 vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is rated …
Discussion: Politico and Mediaite
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Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Paul Ryan explains GOP's 2012 loss
Discussion: Daily Kos
Josh Margolin / ABCNEWS:
Christie, Bill Clinton Warm to Latest Bipartisan Presidential ‘Bromance’
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: Obama's $100M Africa trip ‘great bang for our buck’  —  President Obama's $100 million trip to African offers “great bang for our buck,” the White House said Friday.  —  Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes defended the cost of Obama's upcoming trip to South Africa …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and TheBlaze.com
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: Obama will defend Internet spying to Europeans
Discussion: CNN
Rebekah L. Sanders / Arizona Republic:
Franks firestorm spurs fundraising
Discussion: Politico and Post Politics
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Bill Clinton: ‘I expect to support’ Hillary on ‘whatever’ she does in 2016  —  Former President Clinton said he would support his wife whether she decides to run for president in 2016 or do something else.  —  Asked in an interview with Bloomberg TV, Clinton said he did not know whether his wife …
Discussion: Politico
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Bill Clinton: Gun groups try to ‘terrify’
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Daily Kos
Will Weissert / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Texas gov. signs ‘Merry Christmas’ law; says religious freedom is not freedom from religion  —  AUSTIN, Texas — Surrounded by sleigh bell-ringing Santa Claus impersonators, Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday signed a law protecting Christmas and other holiday celebrations in Texas public schools …
Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
U.S. Agencies Said to Swap Data With Thousands of Firms  —  Thousands of technology, finance and manufacturing companies are working closely with U.S. national security agencies, providing sensitive information and in return receiving benefits that include access to classified intelligence, four people familiar with the process said.
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Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
Secret Court Ruling Put Tech Companies in Data Bind
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Some Questions For and About Edward Snowden  —  Via Andrew Sullivan, I see that a number of people are pushing back against Glenn Greenwald's insistence that the PRISM program allows “direct access” to servers from Google, Microsoft and other tech companies.  I'm glad to hear that, because it raises some questions that deserve answers.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Religion and Inequality  —  About a century ago, Walter Judd was a 17-year-old boy hoping to go to college at the University of Nebraska.  His father pulled him aside and told him that, though the family had happily paid for Judd's two sisters to go to college, Judd himself would get no money for tuition or room and board.
Pat Buchanan / Townhall.com:
The Bell Tolls for the ‘New Majority’  —  Next year should be a banner year for the GOP, and may yet be.  —  Obamacare, a “train wreck” about to happen, says Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, goes into full effect Jan. 1, with the popular IRS as enforcer.  —  The Obama media feel betrayed …
Reason:
Tap It: NSA Slow Jam (featuring Remy)  —  Government surveillance never sounded so smooth...  Government surveillance never sounded so smooth.  —  Song written and performed by Remy.  Produced by Meredith Bragg.  About 2:45 minutes.  —  Scroll below for downloadable versions and subscribe …
Discussion: TheBlaze.com and The Daily Caller
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
‘Cliff’ from ‘Cheers’ wants Allen West to spread his ‘gene pool’ across America  —  Conservative actor John Ratzenberger, who is best known as the character “Cliff” from the television sitcom Cheers, on Friday called for former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) to take “something from his gene pool” …
Discussion: Mediaite
IMF:
Concluding Statement of the 2013 Article IV Mission to The United States of America  —  1. The U.S. recovery has remained tepid over the past year, but underlying fundamentals have been gradually improving.  The modest growth rate of 2.2 percent in 2012 reflected legacy effects from the financial crisis …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Freedom: The Unfolding Revolution  —  'Why are there no libertarian countries?  In a much-discussed essay for Salon, Michael Lind asks: “If libertarians are correct in claiming that they understand how best to organize a modern society, how is it that not a single country in the world …
Discussion: Ed Driscoll
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
George Zimmerman's Father Says The ‘True Racists’ Are African-American  —  As the murder trial for George Zimmerman begins, his father has released an emotional and highly unusual e-book, publicly opining on all aspects of the case.  The book by Robert Zimmerman Sr., called “Florida v. Zimmerman …
Discussion: THEROOT.COM and Booman Tribune
Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Jeb Bush: U.S. economy needs immigrants because they're ‘more fertile’  —  Former Florida governor Jeb Bush (R) argued Wednesday that the United States should pass immigration reform because the U.S. economy needs the labor of young immigrants, and immigrants are “more fertile.”
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Jeb Bush touts ‘fertile,’ pro-family immigrants
Discussion: CNN and Politico
 
 
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Mark Drajem / Bloomberg:
Senator Warren Presses White House to Release Pacific Trade Text
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Sarah Fuss / TakePart:
Meghan McCain on Her Dad, Senator John McCain: 'There Aren't a Lot of Guys Out There Like That Anymore'
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Politico
Suzanne Goldenberg / Guardian:
Al Gore: NSA's secret surveillance program ‘not really the American way’
Discussion: Yahoo! News, The Hill and emptywheel
Guardian:
Iran presidential election: second round forecast after late flurry at polls
Discussion: Vocativ and Taylor Marsh
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Voters still mad about lack of gun legislation
Discussion: Business Insider
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Sanford praises ‘God of second chances’ for giving him new platform in Congress
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Birthday Song's Copyright Leads to a Lawsuit for the Ages
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Sympathy for the Luddites  —  In 1786, the cloth workers of Leeds …
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