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10:35 AM ET, June 24, 2013

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New York Times:
Plane for Havana Leaves Moscow Without Snowden  —  MOSCOW — Edward J. Snowden, the former national security contractor accused of espionage, did not leave Moscow as expected on a flight to Havana on Monday, raising questions about what, if any, alternative travel plans he may have made.
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New York Times:
China Said to Have Made Call to Let Leaker Depart  —  BEIJING — The Chinese government made the final decision to allow Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, to leave Hong Kong on Sunday, a move that Beijing believed resolved a tough diplomatic problem even as it reaped …
Max Seddon / bigstory.ap.org:
FLIGHT TO CUBA FOR WHICH SNOWDEN BOOKED DEPARTS  —  You are here  —  Home » United States government » Flight to Cuba for which Snowden booked departs  —  MOSCOW (AP) — A plane took off from Moscow Monday headed for Cuba, but the seat booked by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden …
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Why Obama can't stop Snowden from traveling  —  Edward Snowden's globe-trotting is the latest international headache for President Barack Obama, with no relief in sight.  —  The former National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified documents about top secret electronic surveillance programs …
Reuters:
Russia defiant as U.S. raises pressure over Snowden  —  (Reuters) - Russia defied White House pressure on Monday to expel former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden to the United States before he flees Moscow on the next stop of his globe-crossing escape from U.S. prosecution.
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
You Don't Have To Like Edward Snowden
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Support snowballs ahead of Senate vote on immigration bill  —  Immigration reform has gotten a new burst of life as a growing number of Senate Republicans have embraced the 1,000-page-plus legislation, setting up President Obama for a big victory this week.  [WATCH VIDEO]
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Seung Min Kim / Reuters:
Senate immigration bill: Top 5 questions
Discussion: NationalJournal.com and Politico
Millarworld New Topics:
JIM CARREY CONDEMNS KICK-ASS 2 VIOLENCE!  —  First off, I love Jim Carrey.  When producer Matthew Vaughn and director Jeff Wadlow called me up and suggested we do a conference call with him to talk about the sequel to the 2010 original I was genuinely excited.  Like you, I love Eternal Sunshine, Man on the Moon and The Truman Show.
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Ben Child / Guardian:
Jim Carrey condemns violence in Kick-Ass 2 following Sandy Hook
Discussion: Hit & Run
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Et Tu, Bernanke?  —  For the most part, Ben Bernanke and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve have been good guys in these troubled economic times.  They have tried to boost the economy even as most of Washington seemingly either forgot about the jobless, or decided that the best …
Dan Frosch / New York Times:
Rights Unit Finds Bias Against Transgender Student  —  DENVER — A Colorado school district discriminated against a transgender first grader when it refused to let her use the girl's bathroom, the state's civil rights division has determined, a decision gay and transgender advocates …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Test Track for Tuning Up Supreme Court Arguments  —  WASHINGTON — On a Friday afternoon in April, a lawyer from California took his Supreme Court argument for a test drive, trying out themes and soliciting advice from five lawyers and law professors pretending to be justices.
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Texas Legislator Claims Rape Kits Prevent Pregnancy During Marathon Legislative Session  —  While you slept last night, the Texas House of Representatives had an epic battle over draconian anti-abortion legislation being advanced during a special session called by Governor Rick Perry.
Discussion: TIME, RH Reality Check and Off the Kuff
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Half in U.S. Support Publicly Financed Federal Campaigns  —  Vast majority supports limiting campaign spending and contributions  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Half of Americans say they would personally vote for a law that establishes government funding of federal campaigns, while 44% would vote against it.
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Eliana Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
The IRS's Best Friend in Congress  —  Rep. Elijah Cummings says the House investigation is a ‘witch hunt.’ Yet revealing evidence keeps coming.  —  The House Oversight Committee's investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's discrimination against conservative groups continues …
Discussion: Hot Air and Power Line
Andrew Bender / Forbes:
One Problem With Nik Wallenda's Grand Canyon Walk: It Isn't At The Grand Canyon  —  When I heard that daredevil Nik Wallenda will attempt to be the first person to cross over the Grand Canyon on a tightrope, I thought “That's crazy.”  Not because it's 1,500 feet up and a quarter-mile across …
Rebekah L. Sanders / Arizona Republic:
Ben Quayle shifts focus, joins law firm  —  FONT:  —  Ben Quayle, who lost re-election to Congress last year, is joining a law firm with Republican ties and doesn't plan to run again in 2014.  —  Quayle, the son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, could have taken up a midterm battle …
Associated Press:
Obama to tout economic impact of immigration  —  photo provided by CBS News Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., an outspoken critic of the currently proposed immigration reform bill, speaks on CBS's “Face that Nation” in Washington.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Chamber ad uses GOP voices to push for immigration reform
Discussion: CNN and Post Politics
 
 
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Bill Keller / New York Times:
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Climate Plans Face Yearslong Fight
Discussion: JunkScience.com
Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
States Reined In by 1965 Voting Act Await a Decision
Discussion: The Caucus and msnbc.com
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Gomez: If I lose ‘I shall return’
Des Moines Register:
Trump's Iowa trip sparks speculation on presidential bid
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Bill Friskics-Warren / New York Times:
Bobby (Blue) Bland, Soul and Blues Balladeer, Dies at 83
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Why Immigration Reform Is The Panama Canal Treaty Redux
Hemant Mehta / Friendly Atheist:
Time Cover Story Wrongly Attacks Atheists for Not Helping Out Victims of Oklahoma Tornadoes
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Hugh Muir / Guardian:
Boat Race protester Trenton Oldfield ordered to leave UK
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Taliban kills foreign climbers in Pakistan
 

 
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