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3:00 PM ET, July 5, 2013

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Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
Good Riddance to Brotherhood's Fake Democrats  —  A few months ago, King Abdullah II of Jordan told me about his meetings with Mohamed Mursi, the now-deposed president of Egypt.  The king wasn't fond of Mursi, both because the Egyptian was a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, and because Abdullah found Mursi exceedingly stupid.
Discussion: The Dish and The Volokh Conspiracy
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New York Times:
For Islamists, Dire Lessons on Politics and Power  —  CAIRO — Sheik Mohamed Abu Sidra had watched in exasperation for months as President Mohamed Morsi and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood bounced from one debilitating political battle to another.  —  “The Brotherhood went too fast …
Wall Street Journal:
After the Coup in Cairo  —  The U.S. shouldn't cut off aid to a new Egyptian government.  —  The latest military coup in Egypt stops a slide into one abyss but is hardly a guarantee that it will avoid a future one.  A better future will depend on the wisdom of the kind of generals who have not proven to be very wise in the past.
David P. Goldman / PJ Media:
Dismiss the Egyptian People and Elect a New One
Discussion: Power Line and americanthinker.com
BBC:
Egypt unrest: Morsi marchers die as army fires
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
BBC:
Protests in Egypt over Morsi ousting
Discussion: Guardian and NPR
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Egypt orders arrests of Muslim Brotherhood leaders as interim president takes office
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Reversing denial, State says Kerry was briefly on boat  —  Secretary of State John Kerry was on his boat briefly on Wednesday, contrary to an earlier denial by the State Department, but was there only briefly and did not conduct official business while on board.
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Boston Herald:
Republicans: Put John Kerry on a plane  —  By:  —  U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry — who spent the Fourth of July on sun-splashed Nantucket even as the chaos from a military takeover rocked Egypt — drew fire from Republican critics who said it's a bad time for the nation's top diplomat …
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
I.R.S. Scrutiny Went Beyond the Political  —  WASHINGTON — In 2010, a tiny Palestinian-rights group called Minnesota Break the Bonds applied to the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status.  Two years and a lot of prodding later, the I.R.S. sent the group's leaders a series of questions …
Reuters:
Russia increasingly impatient over Snowden's airport stay  —  (Reuters) - Edward Snowden should find another country to seek refuge in, a Russian official said on Thursday, signaling Moscow's growing impatience over the former U.S. spy agency contractor's stay at a Moscow airport.
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Associated Press:
Top French minister denounces U.S.
Discussion: “The Lid” and Guardian
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Obamacare Strikes: Part-Time Jobs Surge To All Time High; Full-Time Jobs Plunge By 240,000  —  As a reminder: jobs have quantity and quality components.  The quantity component was good enough to convince the 10 Year the taper is imminent (if not stocks, which continue to trade dislocated from any and all fundamentals).
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
U.S. Adds 195,000 Jobs; Unemployment Remains 7.6%  —  The economy added 195,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department reported Friday morning, slightly more than analysts had been expecting and suggesting healthier growth.  —  Wall Street has been feverishly awaiting the June employment report.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
In U.S., 64% Want Their Child to Avoid Career in Politics  —  Little change over time in percentage favoring political career  —  PRINCETON, NJ — By a 2-to-1 margin, 64% to 31%, Americans would not like their child to go into politics as a career.  The results are the same whether …
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
McCain, House Republicans headed for clash on immigration reform  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is on a collision course with House conservatives over immigration reform.  —  Throughout his Senate career, McCain has clashed with House Republican lawmakers over high-profile issues …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Ways to praise Valerie Jarrett in ‘This Town’  —  A 33-point memo detailing ways to praise top White House aide Valerie Jarrett was sent out to staffers shortly after an unflattering profile of the adviser was published in the New York Times last year, the new book “This Town” by Mark Mark Leibovich says.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Yahoo! News
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
E Pluribus Unum  —  It's that time of year — the long weekend when we gather with friends and family to celebrate hot dogs, potato salad and, yes, the founding of our nation.  And it's also a time for some of us to wax a bit philosophical, to wonder what, exactly, we're celebrating.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Biden to attend Arizona firefighters memorial  —  Vice President Biden will travel to Arizona on Tuesday to attend a memorial for 19 firefighters killed while battling a wildfire in central Arizona.  —  The White House confirmed Biden's trip on Friday.  —  The firefighters …
Discussion: Politico and CNN
 
 
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Emily Yoffe / Slate:
Deceptive Conception  —  When I got pregnant, my boyfriend thought it was an accident.
Discussion: Instapundit and Althouse
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
How free are we on this July Fourth?
Discussion: Sense of Events
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
France, Too, Is Sweeping Up Data, Newspaper Reveals
Alan B. Krueger / White House.gov Blog:
The Employment Situation in June
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Economix
Los Angeles Times:
Simi Valley fireworks: 28 injured in accidental detonation
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Celebrating liberty as it slips away
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The American Revolution was a flop
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