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3:20 PM ET, August 20, 2013

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Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Senator: Obama Administration Secretly Suspended Military Aid to Egypt  —  The White House has quietly placed military aid to Egypt on hold, despite not saying publicly whether the Egyptian military takeover was a coup, Josh Rogin reports exclusively.  —  The U.S. government has decided privately …
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Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
A Policy on Egypt—Support Al Sisi
Discussion: msnbc.com, Right Turn and Israel Matzav
Eric Russell / Portland Press-Herald:
LePage is heard to say Obama ‘hates white people’  —  Two Republican lawmakers confirm that the governor made the remark at a fundraiser last week.  —  Gov. Paul LePage last week told a group of Republicans that President Barack Obama “hates white people,” according to two state lawmakers who heard the remark directly.
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Kevin Miller / Portland Press-Herald:
Seven members of Maine Republican State Committee leave party
Marry Me / Bangor Daily News:
LePage heard telling GOP donors, lawmakers that Obama ‘hates white people’
Discussion: The Week and The Fix
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
The Clinton dramas: Here we go again  —  Tabloid headlines.  Personal dramas.  Organizational disarray.  Score-settling between rival factions documented in news accounts like a soap opera.  —  Does this have a familiar ring?  —  No one - or mostly no one - truly believes the swirl …
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
Bill Clinton foundation has spent more than $50M on travel expenses  —  WASHINGTON - Bill Clinton's foundation has spent more than $50 million on travel expenses since 2003, an analysis of the non-profit's tax forms reveal.  —  The web of foundations run by the former president spent …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and National Review
Washington Post:
Obama administration asks Supreme Court to allow warrantless cellphone searches  —  If the police arrest you, do they need a warrant to rifle through your cellphone?  Courts have been split on the question.  Last week the Obama administration asked the Supreme Court to resolve the issue …
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Mike Dennison / Missoulian:
Scalia to Federalist Society: Court shouldn't ‘invent new minorities’  —  BOZEMAN - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told a Montana audience Monday that American courts too often decide what rights we “ought to have,” when that decision instead should lie with the people, through their elected officials.
Lara Seligman / The Hill:
Scalia: High court shouldn't ‘invent new minorities that get special protections’
Discussion: Good As You
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz: Okay, I'll Renounce My Canadian Citizenship!  —  This is getting to be more fun than I thought it would be.  Ted Cruz is a natural born American citizen blah blah blah.  But because he was born in Canada he's actually a Canadian citizen too.  He's a dual citizen.
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Joey Garrison / Tennessean.com:
Sen. Lamar Alexander gets a challenge from the right  —  State Rep. Joe Carr bails out of race to knock off Congressman Scott DesJarlais, announces bid for U.S. Senate in 2014  —  Launching an insurgency campaign from the far right, Tennessee Rep. Joe Carr announced Tuesday …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Scared Monkeys
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Alexander gets GOP primary challenger
Neil Irwin / Wonkblog:
Why the White House is uneasy with picking Janet Yellen as Fed chair  —  Obama advisers have reservations about having the current Fed vice chairwoman succeed Ben Bernanke.  (Federal Reserve/Flickr)  —  Many of the economic advisers whom President Obama consults with favor Larry Summers to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve.
NEWS.com.au:
Three teens accused of murder of baseball player Chris Lane identified  — Lane's death a tragedy with no rhyme or reason  — I love you so much: Girlfriend's moving tribute  — Parents of two accused teens say they didn't do it  — Girlfriend 'doesn't care' what happens to ‘evil’ teens
Michael Kinsley / The New Republic:
A Q&A With Jill Abramson  —  The Times' top editor on mean bosses, liberal biases, and the demise of the Washington Post  —  For generations, the publishers of the great American newspapers were accidents of birth—sons and daughters (and assorted other relatives) who inherited their positions atop the masthead.
Groklaw:
Forced Exposure ~pj  —  The owner of Lavabit tells us that he's stopped using email and if we knew what he knew, we'd stop too.  —  There is no way to do Groklaw without email.  Therein lies the conundrum.  —  What to do?  —  What to do?  I've spent the last couple of weeks trying to figure it out.
Katrina Trinko / National Review:
Cruz Calls 'Why Don't We Impeach' Obama ‘Good Question’  —  Conroe, Texas - Asked about the possibility of impeaching President Obama, Ted Cruz did not rule it out.  —  In a question and answer session following a speech he gave at a Montgomery County GOP dinner last night …
Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Kerry Reinstates Benghazi Officials Clinton Punished  —  Secretary of State John Kerry has determined that the four State Department officials placed on administrative leave by Hillary Clinton after the terrorist attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi do not deserve any formal disciplinary action …
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Issa vows to expand Benghazi probe, faults State's accountability
Discussion: Politico
Tesla Motors:
TESLA MODEL S ACHIEVES BEST SAFETY RATING OF ANY CAR EVER TESTED  —  SETS NEW NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY SCORE RECORD  —  Palo Alto, CA — Independent testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded the Tesla Model S a 5-star safety rating, not just overall, but in every subcategory without exception.
Alan Rusbridger / Guardian:
David Miranda, schedule 7 and the danger that all reporters now face  —  As the events in a Heathrow transit lounge - and the Guardian offices - have shown, the threat to journalism is real and growing  —  In a private viewing cinema in Soho last week I caught myself letting fly …
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BBC:
David Miranda Heathrow detention: No 10 ‘kept abreast of operation’
Megan Ruyle / The Hill:
Issa tops The Hill's 50 Wealthiest  —  The chief inquisitor of President Obama's White House is now Congress's richest man.  —  House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) saw his fortune rise to at least $355 million in 2012, enough to take the crown on The Hill's 50 Wealthiest list.
Discussion: CNN, Post Politics and Yahoo! News
Hannah August / White House.gov Blog:
Meet Sunny: The Obamas' New Puppy  —  Today the Obamas welcomed the newest member of their family - a little girl (puppy) named Sunny!  —  Sunny, the new Obama family dog, on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 19, 2013.  (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)  —  Pin
Denver Post:
51ST STATE QUESTION WILL BE ON WELD, PHILLIPS BALLOTS THIS FALL  —  Add Phillips and Weld to the list of northeastern Colorado counties getting serious about secession.  —  The commissioners of both counties voted Monday to place a question on the fall ballot asking voters if they wish to divorce Colorado and create a 51st state.
Discussion: Yahoo! News and National Review
Bob Lewis / WTOP.com:
Veteran GOP strategist endorses, advises McAuliffe  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Longtime Republican political strategist Boyd Marcus is endorsing Democrat Terry McAuliffe for governor and will advise his campaign.  —  Marcus was an architect of Republican former Gov. Jim Gilmore's 1997 successful campaign.
kff.org:
2013 Employer Health Benefits Survey  —  This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, and other relevant information.  The 2013 survey included almost three thousand interviews …
Marilyn Stasio / New York Times:
Elmore Leonard, Who Refined the Crime Thriller, Dies at 87  —  Elmore Leonard, the prolific crime novelist whose louche characters, deadpan dialogue and immaculate prose style in novels like “Get Shorty,” “Freaky Deaky,” “Glitz” and “La Brava” secured his status as a modern master of American genre writing …
 
 
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Three More Key Red States Could Still Sign Onto Obamacare
Discussion: American Prospect
Portland Press-Herald:
Barney Frank: Viewers shouldn't think TV fiction about Washington dealings is real
Discussion: The Hill and Business Insider
ESPN:
NCAA: Marine can play immediately
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
IRS assailed from all sides for lack of transparency
Discussion: Hot Air
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Heritage Foundation Rallies Support To Defund Obamacare
Discussion: ThinkProgress, First Read, The Hill and NPR
Alex Pareene / Salon:
NYC's frisking twins beg: Please let us profile!
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Republicans Need to Get Real to Reach Fiscal Deal With Democrats
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Wall Street Journal:
James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley: Why Shouldn't Princeton Pay Taxes?
Discussion: National Review
Ed Payne / CNN:
Tsarnaev's injuries detailed
Discussion: Gawker, NBCNews and The Jawa Report
Albert Hunt / Bloomberg:
North Carolina Takes Perilous Lurch to the Right
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Booker opponent's wife appeals to Oprah
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The ObamaCare Prisoner's Dilemma