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12:30 PM ET, August 18, 2013

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Associated Press:
Egypt: Islamists hit Christian churches  —  CAIRO (AP) — After torching a Franciscan school, Islamists paraded three nuns on the streets like “prisoners of war” before a Muslim woman offered them refuge.  Two other women working at the school were sexually harassed and abused as they fought their way through a mob.
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New York Times:
How American Hopes for a Deal in Egypt Were Undercut  —  CAIRO — For a moment, at least, American and European diplomats trying to defuse the volatile standoff in Egypt thought they had a breakthrough.  —  As thousands of Islamist supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi …
Mike Flynn / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE REPORT: EGYPT SENDING DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO RUSSIA
Nickarama / Weasel Zippers:
In The Absence Of American Response, The Egyptian Government May Be Turning To Russia For Help
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Pat Dollard
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Rand Paul: 'I don't think shutting down the government is a good idea'  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that Republicans should “stand up and fight” against ObamaCare, but warned that forcing a government shutdown over funding for the law is the wrong strategy.
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Peter King: Paul lying about NSA surveillance  —  In the latest round between Sen. Rand Paul and Republican hawks, Rep. Peter King is accusing the Kentucky Republican of providing a “grab bag of misinformation and distortion” about the NSA's surveillance programs.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Peter King: Rand Paul ‘a grab bag of misinformation and distortion’ on NSA  —  In an appearance earlier on “Fox News Sunday,” Paul accused the spy agency of “looking at billions of phone calls every day” and said the constitutionality of the programs should evaluated by the Supreme Court.
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Kelly: ‘No question’ people will die if stop-and-frisk ends  —  New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says there's “no question” more people would die if the city's next mayor ends the controversial stop-and-frisk policy, which a federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Benjamin Bell / ABC News:
Ray Kelly: ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Ruling Risks Reversing Downward Trend of Violent Crime in NYC  —  During an interview for “This Week,” New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly warned that the ruling by a federal judge declaring the way his department carries out its “stop-and-frisk” …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Eschaton
Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
McCain charges U.S. lost ‘credibility’ on Egypt  —  The United States has “no credibility” in the Middle East due to the Obama administration's inaction in Egypt, Sen. John McCain said Sunday.  —  The administration previously threatened to cut off aid if there was a coup in Egypt …
Discussion: CNN
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
McCain: US has ‘no credibility’ on Egypt
Discussion: Politico
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Past's Future Republican  —  LET Rand Paul have his epic filibuster and Ted Cruz his scowling threats to shut down the government.  Let Chris Christie thunder to a second term as the governor of New Jersey, his hubris flowering as his ultimate designs on the White House take shape.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Dems Rally Their Legions of Haters for 2014  —  This email arrived yesterday from MoveOn, whose communications are generally indistinguishable from those of the Democratic Party.  The subject line was “New York Times stunner.” … This plea requires a certain chutzpah …
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David Nather / Politico:
Obamacare's hurdles higher than Medicare's
Discussion: americanthinker.com, Reuters and CNN
The Washington / Washington Times:
The bully in the U.S. Senate  —  Dick Durbin's still on a pout over the Florida verdict  —  Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois thinks the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups hasn't gone far enough, and he wants to help.  He's doing some bullying of his own.
Discussion: Power Line
Mike Konczal / Wonkblog:
Conservatives don't get that some problems are public, and it's hurting them  —  William F. Buckley Jr. pictured in his office in New York.  (Cynthia Johnson/For The Washington Post)  —  Conservatives don't really get that some things are “public,” and it's hurting their ability to handle the challenges of the early 21st century.
Discussion: Paul Krugman
 
 
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Andrew Kaczynski:
Young Girl Tells Republican Congressman Her Father Is An Undocumented Immigrant
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Mohamed Younis / Gallup:
Egyptians See Life Worse Now Than Before Mubarak's Fall
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Money, Money, Money, Money, MONEY!
New York Times:
The Cash Committee  —  The House Financial Services Committee …
Talking Points Memo:
Senate Conservatives Fund To Make McConnell ‘Feel The Heat’ In KY Campaign
Discussion: Daily Kos
CBS Miami:
Eye In The Sky Catches Unholy Thieves
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Staci Zaretsky / Above the Law:
Much-Maligned Law School Conducts Faculty And Staff Layoffs
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Attorneys general raise privacy concerns over ObamaCare navigators
Naomi Schaefer Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Russell Moore: From Moral Majority to ‘Prophetic Minority’
Discussion: The PJ Tatler