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11:25 PM ET, July 21, 2013

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Bob Ward / Aspen Times:
In Snowmass, Scalia says judges should not be policy makers  —  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia used the twin terrors of Nazi Germany and radical Islam to warn a Snowmass Village audience Saturday about the dangers of judicial activism.  —  Speaking to a gathering …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Peak Scalia  —  With his own claims to originalism fading fast, Scalia suggests liberal judicial activism, practiced by some of colleagues on the Court, is part of what brought about the Holocaust in Nazi Germany.  The speech was an address to the Utah State Bar Association.  —  From the Aspen Times ...
Juliet Lapidos / New York Times:
The 'Ender's Game' Boycott  —  The film “Ender's Game” tells the story of a gifted child sent to a military academy in space to prepare for an alien invasion.  It's catnip for the Comic-Con crowd, and Lionsgate Entertainment wants to position it as November's big-budget blockbuster.
Discussion: Hot Air
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Boehner declines to share position on pathway to citizenship  —  Speaker John Boehner on Sunday declined to state whether he supports a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, saying that voicing his personal opinion would make it “harder for us to get a bill.”
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Boehner promises more House votes against ObamaCare
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Politico and Right Turn
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Obama tries to regain ObamaCare edge after mandate delay setback
Discussion: CNN
New York Post:
NY food stamp recipients are shipping welfare-funded groceries to relatives in Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Haiti  —  Food stamps are paying for trans-Atlantic takeout — with New Yorkers using taxpayer-funded benefits to ship food to relatives in Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
CBS News:
Violence continues in France over Islamic veil ban  —  Some 20 cars have been torched and four people detained in a second night of violence in suburbs west of Paris.  —  France's interior minister said Sunday that the incidents overnight targeted the town of Elancourt.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Ari Soffer / Arutz Sheva:
Hamas Mourns Helen Thomas  —  Islamist group posts its appreciation for veteran journalist's antisemitic comments  —  It might not be the way most high-profile journalists would like to be remembered.  —  Not long after the passing of veteran American journalist Helen Thomas yesterday …
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Obama to Begin New Series of Economic Addresses  —  President Barack Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision for an expanded and strengthened middle class as a freshman U.S. senator, long before the Great Recession would test his presidency.
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Benjamin Bell / ABC News:
Ted Cruz Dismisses Talk of 2016 Presidential Bid While in Iowa  —  In an interview for “This Week” with ABC News' Jonathan Karl, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz dismissed talk of a potential 2016 White House bid, along with the question of whether he is ready to run for the highest office …
Chicago Sun Times:
6 dead, 17 wounded in shootings since Friday night  —  Six men were killed and at least 17 people — including a 6-year-old girl — were wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night.  —  Asked Sunday about Chicago's reputation in the wake of another violent weekend …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and UrbanGrounds
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.) …
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 …
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Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
The Time Obama Was Mistaken for a Waiter at a Tina Brown Book Party
Ashley Killough / CNN:
McCain calls for review of ‘stand your ground’ laws
Discussion: State of the Union and Yahoo! News
Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Gov. Rick Snyder: Government bailout is the wrong answer for Detroit  —  Gov. Rick Snyder, R-Mich., said Sunday on “Face the Nation” that granting Detroit a government bailout would be the wrong way to help the bankrupt city.  —  “I do not view that as the right answer,” Snyder told …
Discussion: Hot Air and Gawker
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Dem Rep. Rush, Gingrich spar over Trayvon Martin hoodie, urban violence  —  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) sparred Sunday over their commitment to ending gang violence and Rush's choice to wear a hooded sweatshirt on the House floor in honor of Trayvon Martin.
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Leading Black Caucus member not ready to call for Florida boycott
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
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