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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Greenwald Says 'There's A Lot More Coming,' Argues NSA Revelations Don't Harm Security — The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald on Monday defended the 29-year-old who served as the source of one of the biggest intelligence leaks in history, arguing that the revelations of the National Security …
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Barton Gellman / Washington Post:
Code name ‘Verax’: Snowden, in exchanges with Post reporter, made clear he knew risks — He called me BRASSBANNER, a code name in the double-barreled style of the National Security Agency, where he worked in the signals intelligence directorate. — Verax was the name he chose for himself, “truth teller” in Latin.
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Daniel Ellsberg / Guardian:
Edward Snowden: saving us from the United Stasi of America | Daniel Ellsberg — Snowden's whistleblowing gives us a chance to roll back what is tantamount to an ‘executive coup’ against the US constitution — In my estimation, there has not been in American history a more important leak …
Tal Kopan / Politico:
10 things to know about Edward Snowden — Edward Snowden burst in public view when the 29-year-old identified himself as the source of leaks about the National Security Agency's surveillance of Americans. Here are 10 things to know about Snowden. — 1. Doesn't have a high school diploma.
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New York Times:
Booz Allen Grew Rich on Government Contracts — WASHINGTON — Edward J. Snowden's employer, Booz Allen Hamilton, has become one of the largest and most profitable corporations in the United States almost exclusively by serving a single client: the government of the United States.
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Big Brother isn't watching you — Apparently the “chilling effect” of Justice Department leak investigations on communications between government officials and the press has not been so chilling after all. — It certainly did not deter former CIA employee and National Security Agency …
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scmp.com:
Main menu — Iceland cannot grant US whisteblower Edward Snowden asylum as long as he is in Hong Kong, the country's ambassador to China has said. — “According to Icelandic law a person can only submit such an applications once he/she is in Iceland,” Kristín Árnadóttir …
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Barton Gellman, Glenn Greenwald feud over NSA leaker — The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald on Monday blasted investigative reporter Barton Gellman for making “false” claims about the man they shared as a source: Edward Snowden. — The public tiff between two journalists who have led …
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
James Clyburn: NSA Leaks Part Of Effort To “Embarrass” Obama
James Clyburn: NSA Leaks Part Of Effort To “Embarrass” Obama
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Washington Post:
Edward Snowden says motive behind leaks was to expose ‘surveillance state’
Edward Snowden says motive behind leaks was to expose ‘surveillance state’
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Jia Lynn Yang / Washington Post:
Hong Kong hotel says Edward Snowden was there, but checked out Monday
Hong Kong hotel says Edward Snowden was there, but checked out Monday
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Daniel Ellsberg / The Daily Beast:
Edward Snowden Is a Hero and We Need More Whistleblowers
Edward Snowden Is a Hero and We Need More Whistleblowers
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
17,000 sign petition urging Obama to pardon NSA whistle-blower
17,000 sign petition urging Obama to pardon NSA whistle-blower
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Snowden Warned WashPost Reporter: U.S. Intel Community ‘Will Most Certainly Kill You...’
Snowden Warned WashPost Reporter: U.S. Intel Community ‘Will Most Certainly Kill You...’
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Greenwald: NSA leak doesn't jeopardize national security
Greenwald: NSA leak doesn't jeopardize national security
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Cantor vows ‘serious’ House investigation of NSA leaker Snowden
Cantor vows ‘serious’ House investigation of NSA leaker Snowden
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CBS News:
State Department memo reveals possible cover-ups, halted investigations — (CBS News) CBS News has uncovered documents that show the State Department may have covered up allegations of illegal and inappropriate behavior within their ranks. — The Diplomatic Security Service, or the DSS …
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Bfearnowcbs / CBS DC:
CBS News: U.S. State Department Cover-Ups Range From Prostitution Charges to Drug Rings
CBS News: U.S. State Department Cover-Ups Range From Prostitution Charges to Drug Rings
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Apple:
Apple Special Event, June 10, 2013 … Shop the Apple Online Store (1-800-MY-APPLE), visit an Apple Retail Store, or find a reseller.
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
The Irrationality of Giving Up This Much Liberty to Fight Terror — When confronted by far deadlier threats, Americans are much less willing to cede freedom and privacy. — The image is still powerful, isn't it? — So are the anger, and the memories. — Most Americans don't just remember …
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Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — June 10, 2013 - Booker Leads In First Look At New Jersey Senate Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Christie Buries Buono 2-1 — Newark Mayor Cory Booker has substantial leads over relatively unknown Democratic primary and general election opponents in a first look …
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Santa Monica Mass Shooter Planned To Kill Hundreds With Stockpile Of Guns And Ammo — The gunman's arsenal. (Credit: NBC Los Angeles) — Five are dead after a gunman rampaged through Santa Monica, CA, on Friday, ending at the local community college. The Santa Monica shooting marks …
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The Week:
How Obama's scandals could swing the GOP primaries — And why this is terrible news for Marco Rubio — and good news for Chris Christie — I — n America, we don't just pick presidents for who they are. We sometimes elect them because they're the opposite of the last guy.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
In 2001, Obama Predicted “Majoritarian Check” On Mass Surveillance In PATRIOT Act — “When we come to the wiretap provisions for example if those laws start encroaching too much on people's privacy the average person, me, Joe, everybody starts griping an complaining.” — View Video ›
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Washington Post:
Hundreds in government had advance word of Medicare action at heart of trading-spike probe — Hundreds of federal employees were given advance word of a Medicare decision worth billions of dollars to private insurers in the weeks before the official announcement, a period when trading in the shares of those firms spiked.
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