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8:05 PM ET, June 20, 2013

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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House rejects farm bill, 195-234  —  In a blow to House GOP leaders, the House on Thursday rejected a five-year farm bill.  —  Members voted down the $940 billion bill in a 195-234 vote that only won 24 Democratic votes.  Most Democrats voted against the bill because it cut food stamp programs by more than $20 billion.
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Emma Dumain / Goppers:
Farm Bill's Failure Poisons Well in House  —  Updated 6:23 p.m. |  The House's stunning defeat of the farm bill Thursday dealt another blow to Speaker John A. Boehner's leadership and set off a poisonous round of partisan finger-pointing that raised questions about the ability of the chamber …
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
House Rejects Farm Bill as Food Stamp Cuts Prove Divisive  —  WASHINGTON — Opposition by Democrats to huge cuts in the food stamp program helped lead to the defeat of the House farm bill on Thursday, raising questions about financing for the nation's farm and nutrition programs this year.
Jonathan Strong / National Review:
The Tuesday Group Still Lives
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner urges Obama to ‘compel’ Senate Dems to act on student loans
Discussion: Politico
Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz's Father Bribed An Official To Come To U.S.  —  In a report Thursday on NPR about how Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) father shaped his vision on immigration, his father, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, an immigrant from Cuba, said that while he “came to this country legally,” he basically bribed an official to get to the United States.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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David Welna / NPR:
How Ted Cruz's Father Shaped His Views On Immigration … As the Senate debates a massive overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, one of its newest members has emerged as a leading opponent of the bill's most controversial feature: a path to citizenship for millions living in the country unlawfully.
Guardian:
Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant  —  Fisa court submissions show broad scope of procedures governing NSA's surveillance of Americans' communication  —  • Document one: procedures used by NSA to target non-US persons
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
CNN Media Critic Leaving for Fox News  —  Fox News said on Thursday that it had hired Howard Kurtz, the reporter who for 15 years has hosted the Sunday morning media criticism program “Reliable Sources” on a rival network, CNN.  —  Mr. Kurtz will take over “Fox News Watch,” …
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CNN:
Longtime CNN Reliable Sources host moves on
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Howard Kurtz Joining Fox News To Anchor New Version Of Fox News Watch
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Breakthrough in Senate immigration talks; announcement set for Thursday  —  Senators seeking a solution to a deadlock over border security have reached a tentative agreement they believe could win the votes of a significant number of Republican lawmakers for the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Opinion recap: Easing the leash on speech  —  Analysis  —  Conceding that it is hard to draw the constitutional line, the Supreme Court on Thursday attempted once more to spell out when the government may use its money to try to control what people are allowed to say if they take the money.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
SCOTUS: U.S. aid rules violate free speech
Discussion: New York Times, CNN and SCOTUSblog
Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
Power  —  You should decide now what kind of Supreme Court you want.
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
GOP leader steps down after rant on ex-Miss America  —  WASHINGTON — The local Illinois Republican Party official who called a biracial congressional candidate a “street walker” resigned Thursday, after his comments were widely denounced as offensive.  —  Jim Allen referred to Erika Harold …
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Republican News Watch:
Rodney Davis team member issues racist rant attacking Erika Harold
WMTW-TV:
“Vaseline” comment sparks controversy at State House  —  Gov. LePage makes comments following budget rally  —  There is more controversy in Augusta on Thursday following comments Gov. Paul LePage made about a state Democratic senator from Aroostook County.
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Un Bylined / Bangor Daily News:
LePage slips ‘Vaseline’ jab toward Democratic senator
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Post Politics
Katie McDonough / Salon:
Louie Gohmert advises LGBT people to hide who they are at work  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said on Wednesday that he wasn't “aware of exactly which one you're talking about” when a reporter asked him about his position on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, but his attempt to dodge …
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Telegraph:
Barack Obama bombs in Berlin: a weak, underwhelming address from a floundering president  —  When John F. Kennedy delivered his “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate on June 26, 1963, 450,000 people flocked to hear him.  Fifty years later a far more subdued invitation …
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Michael Hirsh / NationalJournal.com:
Obama's Turbulent European Vacation
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Pelosi Stops Talking About Abortion  —  At a press conference Thursday afternoon, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi ripped Republicans for not spending enough money on food stamps.  “They're taking food out of the mouths of babies,” Pelosi said of her Republican colleagues following the defeat of the farm bill in a floor vote.
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WMUR:
Controversial GOP NH Rep. Tremblay resigns  —  Tremblay alleges Marathon bombing may have been faked  —  Controversial state Rep. Stella Tremblay, R-Auburn, resigned from the New Hampshire House of Representatives Thursday, moments before lawmakers were poised to pass a two-year …
Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman trial: Jury selected, opening statements begin Monday  —  SANFORD - A jury has been seated and sworn for the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, after more than a week of intensive jury selection in the high-profile case.
Peter Hamby / CNN:
On the left, Howard Dean open to presidential bid  —  San Jose, California (CNN) - Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor who electrified anti-war liberals during the 2004 presidential race, said Thursday he would consider another run for the White House - a statement that will surely be met …
Discussion: The Hill and LifeNews.com
Instagram Blog:
Introducing Video on Instagram … 2,927 notes  — nighttim3ismytim3 likes this  — erin228 reblogged this from instagram and added: … - lluvia90 likes this  — cosmiccowpie reblogged this from instagram  — erin228 likes this  — spectaclesinscript likes this
Exodus International:
Exodus International to Shut Down  —  Thirty-seven-year-old ministry for those with same-sex attraction marks its last national conference  —  Irvine, Calif. (June 19, 2013) — Exodus International, the oldest and largest Christian ministry dealing with faith and homosexuality announced tonight …
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Simon Akam / Slate:
George W. Bush's Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was a Slave Trader  —  A surprising new discovery about the notorious Thomas “Beau” Walker.  —  BUNCE ISLAND, Sierra Leone—Twelve American presidents owned slaves, eight while serving in office, and at least 25 presidents count slave owners among their ancestors.
Discussion: The Raw Story
Wired:
Introducing Aaron's Law, a Desperately Needed Reform of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act  —  The Internet is up for grabs.  —  Foreign countries want to control it.  Military regimes use it to spy, to oppress, and to attack public and private institutions.  ‘Big Content’ sought to censor it and dismantle its architecture.
Discussion: The Raw Story and Techdirt
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Feds Probe Firm That Did Snowden Background Check  —  WASHINGTON—Federal officials are conducting a criminal investigation of the private company that performed a 2011 security background check on Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked some of the nation's …
 
 
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama to formally announce James Comey as FBI pick
Discussion: CNN
Ezra Klein / Bloomberg:
Who Killed Equality?  —  There are two main schools of thought …
Gillian Mohney / ABCNEWS:
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A Nation Divided Against Itself
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Tea party scalds Marco Rubio
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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