memeorandum: Review of Mark Leibovich's ‘This Town’ (Carlos Lozada/Washington Post)

6:25 AM ET, July 4, 2013

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Statement by President Barack Obama on Egypt — As I have said since the Egyptian Revolution, the United States supports a set of core principles, including opposition to violence, protection of universal human rights, and reform that meets the legitimate aspirations of the people.

Discussion: CNN, Guardian, Firedoglake, World News and Outside the Beltway

Julian Pecquet / The Hill:

Obama launches ‘review’ of aid to Egypt in wake of military coup — President Obama late Wednesday declared himself “very concerned” by the Egyptian military's overthrow of the country's democratically elected president and said his administration was reviewing U.S. military aid as a result.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch

John Gregory / KABC-TV:

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi under house arrest - Al Hayat TV — CAIRO (KABC) — Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is reportedly under house arrest after the military ultimatum expired Wednesday, reports Al Hayat TV. — Morsi's spokesman denied the report, according to ABC News …

Discussion: ViralRead, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, National Review, Reuters, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Israel Matzav, The Hinterland Gazette, Hot Air and Questions and Observations

Ben Wedeman / CNN:

Egyptian military ousts Morsy — Photos: Protests in Egypt … Cairo (CNN) — Egypt's military deposed the country's first democratically elected president Wednesday night, installing the head of the country's highest court as an interim leader, the country's top general announced.

Discussion: FP Passport, The Volokh Conspiracy, Hit & Run, Little Green Footballs, The Hinterland Gazette, freerepublic.com, The Lead with Jake Tapper, Taylor Marsh, LLC, protein wisdom, americanthinker.com, Gretawire, Yahoo! News, PolicyMic and Washington Post

The Independent:

Profiles: Adly Mansour and Mohamed ElBaradei - Egypt's incoming leaders — Adly Mansour only took up his job as chief justice of the country's Supreme Constitutional Court on 1 June, and now finds himself Egypt's interim President. — Born in 1945, Mansour was appointed to the court in 1992 …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Egypt Independent:

Jihadists vow struggle against army if Morsy removed — The brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who lives in Egypt, has vowed to engage in armed struggle if President Mohamed Morsy is forced to step down in response to massive protests demanding early presidential elections.

Discussion: The Long War Journal, Atlas Shrugs and Weasel Zippers

Zeina Karam / bigstory.ap.org:
ASSAD PRAISES EGYPT REVOLT AGAINST PRESIDENT

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Mediaite and The PJ Tatler

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Military ousts Morsi in Egypt

Discussion: Power Line and Hullabaloo

Max Fisher / WorldViews:
Law says the U.S. is required to cut aid after coups. Will it?

Discussion: Guardian

The Daily Beast:
Obama Offers a Revisionist History of His Administration's Approach To Egypt

Discussion: American Power, Politico, Hot Air, Weekly Standard, Israel Matzav, Right Turn, The Investigative Project … and National Review

Nathan Brown / New Republic:
Where Does the Muslim Brotherhood Go From Here?

Discussion: The Monkey Cage, Ricochet Conversations Feed and FP Passport

Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
EGYPTIAN MILITARY OUSTS MORSI, SUSPENDS CONSTITUTION

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, Washington's Blog, The Other McCain and Vox Popoli

Julian Pecquet / The Hill: Egyptian army deposes Morsi

Guardian:
Egyptian army suspends constitution and removes President Morsi - as it happened

Discussion: Committee to Protect …, Washington Monthly, NPR, The Other McCain, PolicyMic, Booman Tribune, ABC, Corrente and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »

Leila ElMergawi / Wall Street Journal:
Morsi Ousted by Egypt's Military

Discussion: The Atlantic Wire, Hot Air, Washington Wire and Reuters

Mark Landler / New York Times:
Political Turmoil in Egypt Is Replay for White House

Discussion: Power Line

Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
Egypt's political turmoil puts Obama administration in precarious position

Discussion: Power Line

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

Obama Lets Loose on Evo Morales — I'm late to this and I don't really have anything substantive to add, but just for the record: — Did we really, seriously, strong-arm the governments of France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy to deny the president of Bolivia permission to fly over their airspace?

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, LLC, Guardian, The Atlantic Wire, Little Green Footballs and Associated Press

Jonathan Watts / Guardian:

Bolivian president's treatment stirs up fury in Latin America — Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay join in condemnation as Bolivia denounces ‘kidnap’ of Evo Morales — Forced to land in Vienna, left waiting for 13 hours and only allowed to leave after agreeing to a search …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Washington Monthly

Reuters:
Snowden still in Moscow despite Bolivian plane drama

Discussion: Associated Press, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Hinterland Gazette, Guardian and Atlas Shrugs

Ron Nixon / New York Times:

U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement — WASHINGTON — Leslie James Pickering noticed something odd in his mail last September: A handwritten card, apparently delivered by mistake, with instructions for postal workers to pay special attention to the letters and packages sent to his home.

Discussion: Mediaite, The Daily Caller, CNN, TheBlaze.com, The Impolitic, Outside the Beltway, Gawker, The Verge, Weasel Zippers, Consumerist, Taylor Marsh, LLC, Hit & Run, Blue Mass Group and Balloon Juice

Daniel Strauss / The Hill:

Udall family: Body of senator's brother found — Rescue workers have located the body of Sen. Mark Udall's (D-Colo.) brother, the senator's family announced late Wednesday. — James “Randy” Udall, 61, had been missing since last week. He had gone hiking alone in Wyoming.

Discussion: Politico

Ryan Parker / Denver Post:

Body of Sen. Mark Udall's brother, Randy, recovered in Wyoming — The body of Randy Udall, brother of Sen. Mark Udall, was located Wednesday after six days of searching by authorities. — Randy Udall, 61, never returned from a solo backpack trip to Wind River Range of Wyoming.

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette

hrw.org/rss/news:

Egypt: Epidemic of Sexual Violence — At Least 91 Attacks in 4 Days; Government Neglect Means Impunity Rules — (New York) - Egyptian officials and political leaders across the spectrum should condemn and take immediate steps to address the horrific levels of sexual violence against women in Tahrir Square.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Nazra for Feminist Studies, msnbc.com, Taylor Marsh, LLC, ThinkProgress, Jezebel and Weasel Zippers

Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:

Review of Mark Leibovich's ‘This Town’ — Carlos Lozada is Outlook editor of The Washington Post. Follow him on Twitter: @carloslozadaWP — Mark Leibovich toyed with several titles for his new book on self-interest, self-importance and self-perpetuation in the nation's capital. “Suck-Up City” was one.

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Washington Monthly and The Gateway Pundit

Channel 4:

Revealed: the Rupert Murdoch tape — “Incompetent” cops, regrets over his own investigation, promises to protect Sun journalists: a secret recording reveals Rupert Murdoch's real attitudes to the scandal that has engulfed his empire. — Please wait while this video loads.

Discussion: Gawker, exaronews.com/feed/latest, New York Times, BBC, Deadline.com, Telegraph and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

Listening In on Europe — There seems a touch of playacting in the outrage that France, Germany and other European governments have been venting since the online edition of Der Spiegel, the German newsmagazine, reported last weekend that the National Security Agency had bugged diplomatic offices …

Discussion: Balkinization and The Week