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1:55 PM ET, July 21, 2013

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Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
The Time Obama Was Mistaken for a Waiter at a Tina Brown Book Party  —  He was a state senator then, and one of the few African Americans at the elite New York media event.  —  Obama's frank remarks on race and how he also has been seen as someone less than who he is led journalist Katie Rosman …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
McCain Praises Obama's Race Speech: 'We've Still Got A Long Way To Go' On Race Relations  —  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) called on lawmakers across the country, including in his home state of Arizona, to review the Stand Your Ground law that allowed George Zimmerman to walk free in the days …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
McCain calls for review of ‘stand your ground’ laws  —  (CNN) - Sen. John McCain, who lost in 2008 to the first African-American elected to the White House, said President Barack Obama's speech about race relations was “very impressive” and agreed that “stand your ground” laws should be re-examined …
Discussion: Yahoo! News
Paul Krugman:
The Great Pension Scare  —  OK, this is quite amazing: Dean Baker catches the WaPo editorial page claiming that we have $3.8 trillion in unfunded state and local pension liabilities.  Say it in your best Dr. Evil voice: THREE POINT EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS.  Except the study the WaPo cites …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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CEPR:
Unfunded Pension Liabilities Are $1 Trillion, Not $3.8 Trillion: Never Take Anything In a Washington Post Editorial At Face Value  —  Sorry folks, I committed the cardinal sin of accepting an assertion from a Washington Post editorial without carefully checking it myself.
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Bill requiring warrants for email searches nears Senate vote  —  The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing to fast-track legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant before accessing emails and other private online messages.  —  Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) …
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Leading Black Caucus member not ready to call for Florida boycott  —  A leading member of the Congressional Black Caucus said Sunday she is not prepared to endorse a boycott of Florida over the Trayvon Martin case.  —  Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) told “Fox News Sunday” she has not examined …
Discussion: Politico
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Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Trayvon Martin Alleged to Have Assaulted His Teacher, Dad Denies It
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Demonstrations Across the Country Commemorate Trayvon Martin
Discussion: Althouse
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Boehner promises more House votes against ObamaCare  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) vowed Sunday to hold more House votes to thwart ObamaCare, a major priority for the GOP as the law is implemented.  —  “You're going to see a lot more,” Boehner told CBS's “Face the Nation.”
Discussion: Politico and ThinkProgress
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Sam Baker / The Hill:   Obama tries to regain ObamaCare edge after mandate delay setback
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Republican War on Obamacare Reaching Absurd New Heights  —  We all know that Republicans are hellbent on sabotaging Obamacare any way they can.  But the lengths they're going to are pretty astonishing.  A few weeks ago The Hill reported that some Republican congressional offices …
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Don Lemon Blasts Ben Ferguson Over Racial Profiling: 'Who Are You To Tell Us We're Not Having That Experience?'  —  CNN host Don Lemon and conservative commentator Ben Ferguson had such a vociferous argument over racial profiling on Saturday afternoon that they ran well over the commercial break …
Discussion: The Raw Story
Jordan Fabian / ABC News:
Steve King: No Legal Status for DREAMers  —  Rep. Steve King, arguably the foremost immigration hawk in the House, isn't open to the idea of providing a pathway to citizenship to the undocumented children of immigrants.  —  Next week, the House will consider a GOP bill that offers relief …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Raw Story
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Math Behind Leak Crackdown: 153 Cases, 4 Years, 0 Indictments  —  Soon after President Obama appointed him director of national intelligence in 2009, Dennis C. Blair called for a tally of the number of government officials or employees who had been prosecuted for leaking national security secrets.
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Booman Tribune
 
 
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Japan's Ruling Bloc Secures Parliament in Big Election Win for Premier Abe
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