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8:35 AM ET, August 13, 2013

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Elon Musk / Tesla Motors:
Hyperloop  —  When the California “high speed” rail was approved, I was quite disappointed, as I know many others were too.  How could it be that the home of Silicon Valley and JPL - doing incredible things like indexing all the world's knowledge and putting rovers on Mars …
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Ashlee Vance / Businessweek:
Revealed: Elon Musk Explains the Hyperloop, the Solar-Powered High-Speed Future of Inter-City Transportation  —  Almost a year after Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors (TSLA) and SpaceX, first floated the idea of a superfast mode of transportation, he has finally revealed the details …
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Hillary Clinton jumps back into political fray with speech on voting rights  —  (CNN) - Hillary Clinton's self-imposed absence from the country's political discourse ended Monday when the former secretary of state issued biting criticism of Republican-backed voter ID laws during a speech to a group of lawyers.
Discussion: Politico, Reuters, Hot Air and TheBlaze.com
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Jan Schakowsky / The Huffington Post:   The GOP's Politics of Subtraction
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Anthony Weiner: Huma Will Play Role In Hillary Clinton's 2016 Campaign
Discussion: ABC News
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Weiner says scandal hurt wife ‘professionally’; knows 2016 Clinton role
Discussion: Politico and Washington Monthly
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Hillary Clinton talks voting rights
Discussion: Politico and Weasel Zippers
Tal Kopan / Politico:   The coming war over voting rights
Daily Mail:
'Oprah's a liar': Sales assistant in Swiss racist handbag row denies telling TV host that she could not view item because she couldn't afford it  —  The sales assistant who refused to show U.S. talkshow billionaire Oprah Winfrey a luxury handbag costing nearly £25,000 claims the superstar lied …
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Does Obama need OprahCare?  —  Could Oprah sell ObamaCare to America?  —  That's the question on the lips of healthcare activists who are hoping the talk show queen will put her considerable influence behind the promotional campaign for President Obama's signature law.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
This Is Not Rosa Parks  —  Oprah Winfrey's Swiss adventure.  —  Jesse Jackson hasn't yet declared Zurich the new Selma, but from some of the news coverage you'd think Oprah Winfrey was the next Rosa Parks.  The former TV-talk superstar experienced what New York's Daily News calls …
New York Times:
Racial Discrimination in Stop-and-Frisk  —  Judge Shira Scheindlin of Federal District Court in New York upheld the bedrock principle of individual liberty on Monday when she ruled that the tactics underlying New York City's stop-and-frisk program violated the constitutional rights of minority citizens.
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The White House:
Presidential Memorandum — Reviewing Our Global Signals Intelligence Collection and Communications Technologies  —  The United States, like all nations, gathers intelligence in order to protect its national interests and to defend itself, its citizens, and its partners and allies from threats to our security.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Techdirt and Twitchy
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
The Surveillance Speech: A Low Point in Barack Obama's Presidency
Discussion: Yahoo! News, Bloomberg and The Dish
Rob Christensen / Raleigh News & Observer:
Gov. McCrory signs voter ID bill into law  —  RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory Monday signed into law a bill requiring voters to produce a photo ID when they go to the polls, a measure that was hailed by Republicans as a means for heightening ballot security but which was criticized by Democrats …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:   Clinton Calls for Action to Protect Voter Rights
en.ria.ru:
Russia Confirms Anti-Gay Law Will Be Enforced at Olympics … Russia's Interior Ministry, which controls the police force, confirmed Monday that the country's controversial anti-gay law will be enforced during the Sochi 2014 Olympics.  —  Confusion has reigned over how the country intends …
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CNN:
High life brought low: Jury finds ‘Whitey’ Bulger guilty in killings, racketeering  —  The trial of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger  —  Boston (CNN) — Two years ago, James “Whitey” Bulger — the famed and much-feared head of the Boston mob — was sitting pretty in Santa Monica, California.
David Dayen / Salon:
Your mortgage documents are fake!  —  Newly obtained filings from this Florida woman's lawsuit uncover horrifying scheme (Update)  —  If you know about foreclosure fraud, the mass fabrication of mortgage documents in state courts by banks attempting to foreclose on homeowners …
Jay Korff / WJLA-TV:
President Obama's ambulance runs out of gas, sparks criticism  —  WASHINGTON (WJLA) - As President Obama travels to and from the White House in his motorcade, the number one concern is keeping him safe.  A critical constant is a DC Fire and EMS ambulance, typically Medic 1, that trails behind in the event of a medical emergency.
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Twitchy
Ivan Betinov / The People's Cube:
First Dog Bo takes a well-deserved vacation  —  Americans can go to bed with a story to warm the cockles of their hearts tonight.  First Dog Bo has been successfully transported to join the First Family on their well-deserved vacation on Martha's Vineyard.  —  Bo was transported from Washington …
Robert D. Miller / Robert Miller's Blog:
Davis to Run for Governor  —  Credible sources tell me that Sen. Wendy Davis will run for Governor in 2014 and not seek reelection to Texas Senate District 10.  It will set up a high stakes match-up with Attorney General Greg Abbott in the November 4, 2014, general election.
 
 
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Republicans, Don't Shut Down the Government
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Gansler said rival Brown relying on race in Maryland governor's contest
Discussion: WJLA-TV and Taegan Goddard's …
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Booker expected to win big in NJ primary
Discussion: CNN
Sharon Begley / Reuters:
Mitch McConnell Seeks Delay For Obamacare Insurance Exchanges
Discussion: Daily Kos and Green Eagle
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
GOP Moderates Push Back on Tea Party Spending Cuts
Discussion: Daily Kos, The Reaction and Politico
Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley:
Obama's intellectual property chief steps down
Lara Seligman / The Hill:
Schumer: Nations should wave rainbow flags for gay rights at Russia Olympics
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for August 12, 2013
Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Gov. McDonnell Turns On Old Pal Jonnie Williams
Discussion: Politics Plus
The United States Department of Justice:
Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association's House of Delegates
Talking Points Memo:
Benton: I Saw ‘Hurt’ In McConnell's Eyes Over My Comments
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