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Adele M. Stan / RH Reality Check:
Texas Congressman: Masturbating Fetuses Prove Need for Abortion Ban  —  As the House of Representatives gears up for Tuesday's debate on HR 1797, a bill that would outlaw virtually all abortions 20 weeks post fertilization, Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) argued in favor of banning abortions …
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“Texas Congressman: Masturbating Fetuses Prove Need for Abortion Ban.”  —  This anti-anti-abortion snark isn't funny: … This is getting a fair amount of attention from pro-abortion rights bloggers, and I'd just like to say — and note that I support abortion rights — that this mockery is very ugly.
Katie McDonough / Salon:
GOP lawmaker: Extreme abortion ban justified because of masturbating fetuses
Discussion: Hit & Run and msnbc.com
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:
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Rebecca Elliott / Politico:
Dana Rohrabacher warns John Boehner on speakership  —  Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) says Speaker John Boehner should be ousted if he rams through an immigration bill without majority Republican support.  —  “If Speaker Boehner moves forward and permits this to come to a vote even though …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner to require majority GOP support on immigration
Chris Frates / NationalJournal.com:
Boehner Aims to Move Immigration by Capitalizing on a Conservative Rift
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Boehner: No immigration vote without ‘majority support’ of GOP
Discussion: Hot Air and The Spectacle Blog
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 …
Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
FBI Looks for Leaks at Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court  —  Investigators still do not know if the FISA system has been compromised, or if Edward Snowden was the source of the Verizon warrant published by the ‘Guardian.’ Eli Lake reports.  —  The FBI is investigating whether …
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Dan Coats / Wall Street Journal:
To My Congressional Colleagues: Stop the NSA Grandstanding
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
NSA: PRISM stopped Stock Exchange attack
Discussion: Techdirt
CNN:
Surveillance thwarted stock exchange bomb plot, officials say
Discussion: KTLA 5
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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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Biden: White House has ‘not given up’ on expanded background checks
Discussion: CNN
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Claire McCaskill endorses Hillary Clinton for 2016  —  Saying that “it's important we start early,” Sen. Claire McCaskill on Tuesday endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in one of the first major moves of the 2016 cycle.  —  “Now, as I look at 2016 and think about who is best to lead this country forward …
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Politico:
The Bill Clinton paradox
Discussion: CNN
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.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Bill Ayers: Try Obama for war crimes  —  Bill Ayers believes President Obama should be put on trial for war crimes at The Hague, the Weather Underground co-founder told Real Clear Politics in an interview posted Tuesday.  —  Ayers told the website he “absolutely” believed the president …
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Intel Committee Blocks Former Staffer From Talking To Press About Oversight Process  —  The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has taken the unusual step of actively blocking a former committee aide from talking to TPM about congressional oversight of the intelligence community.
Discussion: Hot Air, Secrecy News and Hullabaloo
Charlie Rose:
Distribute this video:  —  Yes, Father's Day.  —  Charlie that was really something based upon these photographs:  —  And this speech:  —  “I want to be a better father, a better husband, a better man.  But I will tell you this: Everything else is unfulfilled if we fail at family, if we fail at that responsibility.
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 …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Hidden camera catches wireless company employees passing out ‘Obama phones’ to people who say they'll SELL them for drugs, shoes, handbags and spending cash  — The ‘Lifeline’ free-cell-phone scheme cost $2.2 BILLION last year alone, all of it from fees added to the phone bills of paying customers
Robert Stanton / Houston Chronicle:
Houston man jailed over threats to Ted Cruz  —  A Houston man is accused of threatening to burn U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his father unless the senator paid him $3 million, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office.  —  Nick K. Gates, 37, has been charged with making a terroristic threat …
Discussion: The Hill and The Raw Story
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.
J. Christian Adams / Rule of Law:
Left Loses Big in Citizenship-Verification Supreme Court Case  —  Something perverse happened after the Supreme Court's decision today invalidating citizenship-verification requirements in Arizona for registrants who use the federal voter registration form.  The Left knows they lost most of the battle, but are still claiming victory.
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
IRS official denies politics were behind Tea Party targeting  —  IRS officials who set aside Tea Party groups for additional scrutiny were not motivated by politics, an official in the Cincinnati office told congressional investigators.  —  An IRS staffer who identified himself as a …
Matt Friedman / New Jersey Online:
Groups claim to have found ‘smoking gun’ to force Christie to move U.S. Senate election to November  —  TRENTON — Two liberal groups say they've found a “smoking gun” in a century-old state law that could force Gov. Chris Christie to schedule the general election in November.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:
Fantastic Mrs. Fox  —  Sarah Palin returns to Fox News and forces America into a difficult choice.
New York Times:
N.Y.U. Gives Its Stars Loans for Summer Homes  —  Follow one of Fire Island's quaint footpaths away from the ferry dock, past modest cottages and better-appointed vacation homes, to an elegant modern beach house that extends across three lots.  A composition in bold, unadorned planes …
Todd Starnes / Townhall.com:
Mob of Immigration Activists Storm Kansas Secretary of State's Home  —  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is calling for a criminal investigation after a huge mob of illegal alien supporters surrounded his private home Saturday and held a rally on his front porch.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
BuzzFeed:
Your Treasury Secretary's Signature No Longer Looks Like A Cupcake  —  Much better.  —  Andrew Kaczynski
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Gen. Helms and the Senator's ‘Hold’
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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M over viral sharing model
John Cassidy / News Desk:
Why America Still Needs Affirmative Action
Guardian:
Istanbul: silent standing protest shut down by police - video
Discussion: FP Passport and The Raw Story
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Do Senate Dems have the votes for the ‘nuclear option’?
Allan Sloan / Fortune:
Zell's legacy lives on: IRS goes after Tribune
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The GOP's leadership reform challenge
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Jason Koebler / US News:
Video: ‘Cheetah Cub’ Robot Runs Like a Housecat
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Rep. Marsha Blackburn / Politico:
Late-term abortions must end
Discussion: LifeNews.com and National Review
Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:
Sen. Cornyn Reveals Not One, Not Two, but Three Public Pensions Atop His Salary
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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