NSA ‘secret backdoor’ paved way to U.S. phone, e-mail snooping

(CNET – Declan McCullagh) *Lead Story*

Harry Reid compares tea party to anarchists who ‘started World War I’

(Daily Caller – Alexis Levinson) *Must Read*

Grassley: Delaware officials stonewalling in O’Donnell tax case

(Washington Times – Ben Wolfgang)

Fracking Company Gives Up on New York

(Breitbart – Wynton Hall)

Small government groups criticize senator for McCarthyite tactics

(Washington Free Beacon – CJ Ciaramella)

Obama calls for more oversight of NSA programs

(Washington Examiner – Brian Hughes)

The “Filthy Filner” cover-up

(Human Events – Michelle Malkin) *Must Read*

‘Outrageous’: IRS Agent Stuns Members of Congress With Claim About Targeting Scandal

(The Blaze – Jason Howerton)

Shepard Smith: Honey Boo Boo More Truthful Than Obama Administration

(NewsBusters – Matthew Sheffield)

DOJ memo asserts that all US phone calls are ‘relevant’ to terrorism

(The Hill – Brendan Sasso)

SF’s success with dynamic, demand-responsive meter pricing

(AEI Ideas – Mark J. Perry)

Professor Sues Town Over Yard Sign Free Speech

(Reason – Zenon Evans)

Silent Circle follows Lavabit in shuttering encrypted e-mail

(CNET – Steven Musil) *Bonus Story*

Manila apologizes, and Taiwan lifts sanctions

(Christian Science Monitor – Ralph Jennings)

Recalling Hiroshima and Nagasaki

(American Spectator – Mark Tooley)

New Report Confirms Keystone Pipeline Won’t Increase Emissions

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead)

Detroit’s million-dollar misplaced check only a symptom of collapse

(Hot Air – Ed Morrissey)

The US is the Gassiest Country

(Energy Tribune – Robert Rapier)

Big Money Buys Access for Al Jazeera

(Accuracy in Media – Cliff Kincaid)

Fort Hood Shooter Still Receives a Military Paycheck

(Townhall – Kate Andrews)

Is Bitcoin Real or Not?

(Daily Reckoning – Jeffrey Tucker)

Low Wages Can’t Be Solved By Turning Businesses Into Social Service Agencies

(Forbes – Jeffrey Doffman)

Is Dick Durbin the Dumbest Democrat?

(Powerline – John Hinderaker) *Must Read*

Sixth Senior IRS Official Departs in Wake of Targeting Scandal

(National Review – Eliana Johnson)