Morning Journal--More detail on NSA 'spying' rules

Economics

   This Week’s Data

            Weekly jobless claims rose 18,000 versus expectations of an increase of 6,000.

            http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/06/weekly-initial-unemployment-claims_20.html

            May existing home sales were up 4.2% versus estimates of being unchanged.

            http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/06/existing-home-sales-in-may-518-million.html

            The January Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index came in at +12.5 versus forecasts of -1.0.

            http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/06/philly-fed-manufacturing-survey.html

            The May leading economic indicators were up 0.1% versus an anticipated rise of 0.2%.

            http://advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/Conference-Board-Leading-Economic-Index.php

   Other

            What the recent interest rate surge means to housing affordability (short):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-20/what-recent-surge-rates-means-your-home-purchasing-power

Politics

  Domestic

Krauthammer on the NSA controversy (medium):

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-pushing-the-envelope-nsa-style/2013/06/13/ac1ecf5c-d45f-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html

More detail on the NSA ‘spying’ rules (medium/long):

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-20/nsa-secret-warrantless-spying-rules-revealed

More on the Gang of 8 immigration bill (medium):

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/351314/enforcement-game-rich-lowry

George Will on our education system (medium):

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will062013.php3#.UcNBkufVCAg

  International War Against Radical Islam

            Mark Steyn on our cultural sensitivity (medium):

            http://www.steynonline.com/5604/acceptance-silence-and-submission