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8:35 PM ET, June 18, 2013

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Isaac Chotiner / New Republic:
“What Part of ‘Politico’ Do You Not Understand?”  —  A conversation about the dark art of driving the conversation  —  The dominant mode of Washington journalism tends to both reflect and entrench the values of its era.  The eminent writers and editors of the immediate postwar age …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Nate Silver: Politico Co-Founders Lack ‘Curiosity For The World Outside Of The Bubble’  —  Nate Silver has some thoughts about Politico.  Plenty of them.  —  In an email sent Tuesday to TPM (posted below), Silver — who nailed the 2012 presidential election by correctly forecasting the outcome …
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
THINGS IN POLITICO THAT MAKE ME WANT TO GUZZLE ANTIFREEZE, PART THE INFINITY  —  It's just that Drudge-whorish and link-baity. … Actually, the critique of Politico is, “Jesus H. Christ on a Jetski, you people are trivial.”  You gave a column to Joe Fking Scarborough for pity's sake.  To wit:
Discussion: The Impolitic
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House passes late-term abortion ban  —  The House voted Tuesday to impose a nationwide ban on abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy over Democratic objections that the bill represents a dramatic attempt by Republicans to restrict abortion rights.  —  As expected, the vote fell …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
John Boehner is bluffing  —  The House Speaker, in a private meeting with House conservatives this morning, made a big show of talking tough on immigration reform, claiming he has “no intention” of allowing a House vote on anything that doesn't have the support of a majority of Republicans:
Susan Davis / Associated Press:
House passes far-reaching bill to limit abortions
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hullabaloo
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
House GOP To Vote On 20-Week Abortion Ban After Quietly Adding Exemptions For Rape And Incest
Discussion: msnbc.com and Daily Kos
Adele M. Stan / RH Reality Check:
Texas Congressman: Masturbating Fetuses Prove Need for Abortion Ban
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Breaking: Full House committee transcripts shed new light on genesis of IRS targeting  —  Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have just released a full transcript of testimony from a key witness in the investigation of IRS targeting of conservatives — and it appears to confirm …
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Democrats defy Issa, release full transcript from IRS investigation
Discussion: Pat Dollard
Rory Sheehan / democrats.oversight.house.gov:
Manager Denies Republican Claims of White House Involvement or Political Motivation
BuzzFeed:
Statement On Michael Hastings  —  BuzzFeed is saddened to report that Michael Hastings died in a car accident early this morning in Los Angeles.  He was 33.  —  Ben Smith, BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief, said in a statement:  —  We are shocked and devastated by the news that Michael Hastings is gone.
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Rolling Stone:
Michael Hastings, ‘Rolling Stone’ Contributor, Dead at 33  —  The bold journalist died in a car accident in Los Angeles  —  Michael Hastings, the fearless journalist whose reporting brought down the career of General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone has learned.
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Google challenges U.S. gag order, citing First Amendment  —  Google asked the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to ease long-standing gag orders over data requests it makes, arguing that the company has a constitutional right to speak about information it's forced to give the government.
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Nina Totenberg / Law:
Why The FISA Court Is Not What It Used To Be
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Hullabaloo
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
N.S.A. Chief Says Surveillance Has Stopped Dozens of Plots
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Bill Ayers: Obama Presidency Gets ‘Failing Grade,’ He Should Be Tried For ‘War Crimes’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Bill Ayers: Try Obama for war crimes
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO estimates Senate immigration bill cuts deficit by $197 billion  —  The Senate immigration bill would reduce deficits by $197 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.  —  The bill would increase spending by $262 billion between 2014 and 2023 …
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air and First Read
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
CBO: Immigration reform will reduce deficit
Discussion: New York Times, Wonkblog and The Week
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid: House will face pressure to approve immigration reform
Discussion: Politico
Gov. Bobby Jindal / Politico:
GOP needs action, not navel-gazing  —  We've had enough.  Yes, we just lost our second straight presidential election to Barack Obama.  Yes, losing is painful and has consequences.  Yes, when you lose, you make adjustments.  Enough already.  Let's get on with it.  —  Yes, we have plenty of changes to make.
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Bobby Jindal Has Completely Lost Touch With Reality
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell To Reid: If You Go Nuclear On Nominations, I'll Go Nuclear On Everything When I'm Majority Leader  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday starkly warned Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) not to eliminate the filibuster on presidential nominations …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Gen. Helms and the Senator's ‘Hold’  —  An Air Force commander exercised her discretion in a sexual-assault case.  Now her career is being blocked by Sen. Claire McCaskill.  Why?  —  Lt. Gen. Susan Helms is a pioneering woman who finds her career stalled because of a war on men …
Robert Stacy McCain / ViralRead:
Federal Budget Cuts Blamed for Girl's Rape, Mother's Murder  —  At least one probation officer has been fired and another demoted in the horrifying New York case of a federal child pornography suspect who raped a 10-year-old and murdered the girl's mother while the suspect was under court-ordered supervision.
Discussion: protein wisdom
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Thomas Hogan.jpg / Syracuse Post-Standard:
U.S. probation officers in Syracuse fired, demoted over handling of David Renz case
Discussion: American Spectator
CNN:
CNN Poll: Did White House order IRS targeting?  —  Washington (CNN) - A growing number of Americans believe that senior White House officials ordered the Internal Revenue Service to target conservative political groups, according to a new national poll.  —  And a CNN/ORC International survey …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: You hired them but disapprove of their work
Discussion: The Hill
Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
WAS JUSTICE ROBERTS INTIMIDATED INTO VOTING FOR ‘OBAMACARE’?  SENATOR MIKE LEE PRESENTS THE EVIDENCE  —  After Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as “ObamaCare,” many wondered if there could be a yet-unknown reason …
Discussion: protein wisdom
KBOI 2:
GOP leaders: Stop community efforts to provide LGBT protections  —  MCCALL, Idaho (AP) — Republican Party leaders are urging the Idaho Legislature to put a stop to local communities' efforts to provide discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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Spokesman.com:
Idaho GOP wants non-discrimination ordinances voided
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M over viral sharing model  —  A photographer says BuzzFeed should pay copyright damages not only for an unauthorized photo that appeared on its site — but for the dozens of other sites on which the photo appeared.  —  An Idaho photographer, Kai Eiselein …
Conor Friedersdorf / Reuters:
3 Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims  —  The men, all whistleblowers, say he succeeded where they failed.  —  USA Today has published an extraordinary interview with three former NSA employees who praise Edward Snowden's leaks, corroborate some of his claims, and warn about unlawful government acts.
 
 
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Rand Paul / CNN:
James Clapper was lying
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Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
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Congressman Steve Stockman:
Stockman staff beating ‘SNAP Challenge’
Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
Pentagon Shoots Down Kerry's Syria Airstrike Plan
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Skills gap myth (finally) falls, but will anyone hear it?
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Tea Party Patriots: ‘The largest Tea party protest since 2010 is tomorrow’
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Senate rejects border fence
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BuzzFeed:
Your Treasury Secretary's Signature No Longer Looks Like A Cupcake
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Intel Committee Blocks Former Staffer From Talking To Press About Oversight Process
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