Morning Round-Up 7-2

“Where kingship is concerned, no social bond or covenant is sacred.” -Ennius 

Morning Headlines

Domestic

Associated Press

1. Town Mourns 19 Firefighters Killed in Ariz. Blaze
2. Records: Archbishop Paid Problem Priests To Leave
3. Gay, Lesbian Couples Flock to Calif. Courts to Wed

Politico

1. Paul Ryan to fundraise hard for House GOP
2. What if Hillary Clinton passes on 2016?
3. GOP sits out Texas abortion fight 

Reuters

1. Snowden’s search for asylum is fruitless so far
2. Obama, Bush brought together at embassy bomb memorial
3. Accused Ford Hood shooter to enter plea at pre-trial hearing in Texas

Wall Street Journal

1. Obama Urges Morsi to Respond to Protesters
2. Snowden Seeks Asylum in More Than 20 Countries, Wikileaks Says
3. Thousands in Hong Kong Mark Handover With Rally for Democracy

Washington Post

1. Immigration deal would boost defense manufacturers
2. Government profits from Ally? Go figure!
3. The Texas abortion battle could be just what Rick Perry needs

Washington Times

1. EXCLUSIVE: Edward Snowden’s father suggests son’s leaks may be protected by Constitution (7/1)
2. Gun control survey finds most first-time buyers are subject to background checks (7/1)

International

Associated Press

1. Snowden Hits Hurdles in Search For Asylum
2. Egypt: Morsi’s 2 Spokesmen Quit
3. Obama Ends Africa Trip By Joining Bush At Memorial

Reuters

1. Egypt on the edge after Morsi’s ultimatum
2. Exclusive: Iran importing missile-grade ore from Germany, France
3. U.S., Russia remove potential atom bomb material from Vietnam

Wall Street Journal

1. Egypt Rioters Storm Muslim Brotherhood Office
2. Snowden’s Options for Refuge Narrow
3. As U.S. Pulls Out, Feuds Split Afghanistan’s Ruling Family

Washington Post

1. Obama, Bush mark bombings in Tanzania, as Africa’s strategic importance increases
2. Kerry: Syria peace talks unlikely until at least September
3. Snowden withdraws request for asylum in Russia

Top Conservative Stories of the Day:

The American Conservative

1. Rock for Republicans?
2. All In: What CUNY Pays Petraeus

Breitbart

1. Abortionist Tells Patient Delivering Dead Baby to ‘Sit on Toilet’ (7/1)
2. Health Insurance Rates May Double, Triple for Healthy Americans (7/1)

The Daily Caller  

1. Pentagon wanted searchable database of people’s lives in 2003 (7/1)
2. Liberals and conservatives support Pebble Mine

CNSNews.com

1. Obamacare Regulation Effectively Bars Catholics From Owning Health Insurance Companies
2. Obama: ‘Planet Will Boil Over’ If Young Africans Are Allowed Cars, Air-Conditioning, Big Houses (7/1)

Hot Air

1. Politico wonders: Say, what will Democrats do if Hillary doesn’t run? 

National Review

1. Liberal Apartheid
2. Stop-and-Frisk Works

Washington Free Beacon

1. Syria: New Terrorist Training Ground
2. Special Rapporteur for 9/11 Truth

Top Liberal Stories of the Day:

The Daily Beast

1. Inside the Yarnell, Arizona Fire: How It Happened, and the Questions Still Unanswered
2. Mahmoud Badr Is the Young Face of the Anti-Morsi Movement
3. Putin Toys With Obama as Syria Burns and Snowden Runs Free

Huffington Post

1. Alison Lundergan Grimes Running for Senate
2. Steve Pearce, Who Once Hit ‘The Reckless Spending Habits of Washington,’ Paid $19,525 for Flight (7/1)

Talking Points Memo

1. How the NSA Gets Inside K-12 Classrooms
2. Do You Even Need to Call Them? 

ThinkProgress

      1. How Denying Women Access to Reproductive Choices Costs Taxpayers