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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Thursday, June 06, 2013

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	Future Tense \| Ryan Gallagher NSA Collecting Phone Records for Millions of U.S. Verizon Customers Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 10:20 AM EDT

	Blog \| Jennifer Lai The New York Post's "Bag Men" May Get the Last Laugh Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 11:35 AM EDT

	Politics \| John Dickerson The GOP's Free Pass Wednesday, June 05, 2013, at 9:16 PM EDT It's almost impossible for Republicans to overplay their hand on the IRS scandal. And they are just getting started.

	Politics \| John Dickerson Susan Rice and Her Attackers Wednesday, June 05, 2013, at 6:57 PM EDT She survived the Benghazi investigation. Now she and her critics can discuss the danger of drawing conclusions from thin evidence.

	Blog \| Matthew Yglesias Gay and Lesbian Couples Are Poorer Than Straight Ones Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 11:01 AM EDT

Blog | Matthew Yglesias
The Charts That Should Revolutionize D.C.'s Fiscal Policy Debate and Why They Won't
Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 9:41 AM EDT

	Technology \| Farhad Manjoo The Glorious Future of Shopping Wednesday, June 05, 2013, at 6:17 PM EDT You order online. Your stuff comes the same day. You never have to leave your house again.

	Blog \| Matthew Yglesias Costco CEO Says Nobody Can Figure Out How to Do Same-Day Grocery Delivery Profitably Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 9:05 AM EDT

	Bad Astronomy \| Phil Plait Our Galaxy Just Got a Little More Interesting Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 8:00 AM EDT

	Blog \| Justin Peters Five Ways to Tell If Your Neighbor Is a Marijuana Baron Wednesday, June 05, 2013, at 4:55 PM EDT

	Technology \| Will Oremus Forbidden Fruit Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 10:51 AM EDT By banning Glass porn, is Google becoming more like Apple?

	History \| Brendan I. Koerner Skyjacker of the Day Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 5:44 AM EDT Arthur Gates Barkley believed the IRS had overcharged him by $471.78. So he commandeered a jet and demanded $100 million.

	Future Tense \| Michael Chorost Our Guts May Hate Mars Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 8:38 AM EDT We can leave Earth. But will we always have to bring it with us?

	Sports Nut \| Chris Kirk Miami Ink Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 8:07 AM EDT A team-by-team, player-by-player guide to tattoos in the NBA.

	Sports Nut \| Chris Kirk Where Are the Champions? Thursday, June 06, 2013, at 7:52 AM EDT An interactive map of every championship in the history of MLB, the NBA, the NHL, and the NFL.