Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Overview

2013/07/02 Headlines: Egyptian Military Gives President Morsi 48-Hour Ultimatum; Afghanistan: NATO Supply Firm Hit by Fatal Suicide Attack; Edward Snowden: Obama Admin "Is Afraid of an Informed, Angry Public"; Snowden Withdraws Russian Asylum Bid, Submits Pleas to Other Countries; Obama Downplays Reports of U.S. Spying on Europeans; Intelligence Chief James Clapper Admits Making False Statements About Spying; Bradley Manning Prosecution Draws to a Close; Manning Supporters March in San Francisco's LGBT Pride Parade; Report: Border Guards Rejecting Syrian Refugees; Texas: Thousands Protest at Capitol as Republicans Revive Anti-Abortion Bill; Key U.S. Student Loan Rate Doubles; Vatican Bank Execs Resign amid Growing Financial Scandal; Lawyers Sue over "Grotesque" Force-Feeding of Guantánamo Prisoners; Military Report: Guantánamo Prisoner Adnan Latif Overdosed on Anti-Psychotic Pills; Former U.S.-Backed Dictator of Chad Detained in Senegal, Accused of Crimes Against Humanity; Hyatt Hotel Chain Reaches Tentative Deal with Union; Ninth "Moral Monday" Protest Focuses on Unemployment Cuts; Bay Area Transit Workers on Strike for a Second Day; Media Giant Tribune to Buy 19 Local TV Stations