Administration To Revamp Economic Team, French Jobless Rate Soars, U.K. Terror Law Misused: P.M. Links

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  Jean-Marc Ayrault

  The White House is reportedly planning a shake-up in its economic team, including a new head of the National Economic Council. Shocking.

• The number of jobless in France has hit an all-time high. Never before have so many residents of that country actually not been paid for not working.
• Hold on, says the man who wrote the law under which David Miranda was detained. That's not what it's for.
• The IRS is busy busy busy once again — this time in court, dealing with lawsuits over its politicized behavior.
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $20 million creating plans for the eventual inspection of…catfish.
• Not that anybody thought they were open to a visit, but the Israelis warned the Syrian government to keep its distance.
• Federal prosecutors dropped efforts to force a child pornography suspect to decrypt his hard drives. But they'll be back!

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