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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Solitary Leaker — From what we know so far, Edward Snowden appears to be the ultimate unmediated man. Though obviously terrifically bright, he could not successfully work his way through the institution of high school. Then he failed to navigate his way through community college.
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Yahoo! News:
Lindsey Graham: ‘If I thought censoring the mail was necessary, I would suggest it’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham would propose censoring Americans' ‘snail’ mail if he thought it would help protect national security, the South Carolina Republican said Tuesday. But for now, he says he doesn't think it's necessary.
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ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Exclusive Interview With House Speaker John Boehner on NSA Leak, Immigration Reform And More — House Speaker John Boehner sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on “Good Moring America” to discuss the NSA leak, immigration reform, the IRS scandal and much more.
Philip Ewing / Politico:
Booz Allen fires Edward Snowden, says they didn't pay him $200K — Consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has fired Edward Snowden, the computer technician who acknowledged leaking classified documents to The Guardian and The Washington Post, the company announced.
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Cole Premo / CBS Minnesota:
Franken ‘Very Well Aware Of’ NSA Tracking Phone Records — ST. PAUL (WCCO) — US Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., says he's not surprised by revelations that federal security agencies collect phone and computer data on American citizens. — The National Security Agency secretly gathered personal data …
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New York Times:
Snowden, Facing Charges, Leaves Hong Kong Hotel — WASHINGTON — As Justice Department officials began the process Monday to charge Edward J. Snowden, a 29-year-old former C.I.A. computer technician, with disclosing classified information, he checked out of a hotel in Hong Kong where he had been holed …
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Roger Simon / Politico:
The slacker who came in from the cold
The slacker who came in from the cold
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Washington Post:
In NSA programs, democracy works in secret
In NSA programs, democracy works in secret
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Miriam Elder / Guardian:
Edward Snowden: Russia offers to consider asylum request
Edward Snowden: Russia offers to consider asylum request
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Abby D. Phillip / ABCNEWS:
House Speaker John Boehner: NSA Leaker a ‘Traitor’
House Speaker John Boehner: NSA Leaker a ‘Traitor’
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
A.C.L.U. Files Suit Over Phone Surveillance Program — WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its “dragnet” collection of logs of domestic phone calls, contending that the once-secret program — whose existence …
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ACLU:
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging NSA's Patriot Act Phone Surveillance — In the wake of the past week's revelations about the NSA's unprecedented mass surveillance of phone calls, today the ACLU filed a lawsuit charging that the program violates Americans' constitutional rights of free speech, association, and privacy.
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Jeff Merkley:
Senators: End Secret Law — Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Declassify FISA Court Opinions — Washington, DC - Today, Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), accompanied by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Dean Heller (R-NV), Mark Begich (D-AK), Al Franken …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
ACLU files lawsuit over NSA call tracking
Rand Paul / Wall Street Journal:
Big Brother Really Is Watching Us
Big Brother Really Is Watching Us
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The Official Google Blog:
Asking the U.S. government to allow Google to publish more national security request data — This morning we sent the following letter to the offices of the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read the full text below. -Ed. — Dear Attorney General Holder and Director Mueller
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Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Wake Up! — In 2007, John McCain's “comprehensive” immigrant-legalization bill failed after opponents flooded the Senate with calls, shutting down the switchboard. Despite considerable press hype, the bill didn't even muster a majority on the crucial cloture vote. — It won't be that easy this time.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
In 84-15 vote, Senate moves forward on immigration reform
In 84-15 vote, Senate moves forward on immigration reform
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Tough immigration choice for GOP
Tough immigration choice for GOP
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Senate votes 82-15 in first step to debate immigration reform
Senate votes 82-15 in first step to debate immigration reform
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
U.S. disrupts al-Qaeda's online magazine — U.S. intelligence operatives covertly sabotaged a prominent al-Qaeda online magazine last month in an apparent attempt to sow confusion among the group's followers, according to officials. — The operation succeeded, at least temporarily …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Leaks fallout: How bad could it be?
Leaks fallout: How bad could it be?
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Former President George W. Bush's Image Ratings Improve — Views of Bush more positive than negative for first time since 2005 — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' views of former president George W. Bush have improved, with 49% now viewing him favorably and 46% unfavorably.
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New York Post:
Hillary's sorry state of affairs — Probes into her department's sex scandals were quashed, memo says — WASHINGTON — A State Department whistleblower has accused high-ranking staff of a massive coverup — including keeping a lid on findings that members of then-Secretary Hillary Clinton's security detail …
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Matthew DeLuca / U.S. News:
Ambassador responds to allegations of misconduct from State Department memo
Ambassador responds to allegations of misconduct from State Department memo
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
The New York Times takes down Anthony Weiner story — The New York Times “inadvertently” posted an article on the women involved in Anthony Weiner's sexting scandal — and then deleted it. — “For Women in Weiner Scandal, Indignity Lingers” by Michael Barbaro was posted on the Times's website Monday …
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Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
The New York Times Inadvertently Posts a Weiner Sexting Story Online
The New York Times Inadvertently Posts a Weiner Sexting Story Online
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama Schmoozes Reporters At Secret Meeting — The president popped into an off-the-record briefing with reporters Monday. — Via: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP — WASHINGTON — President Obama held an off-the-record meeting with select reporters from some of the nation's largest print …
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David Scharfenberg / WBUR:
WBUR Poll Suggests Gomez Struggling To Catch Markey — Audio report above by Fred Thys; text report by David Scharfenberg — BOSTON — With two weeks to go until the special Massachusetts U.S. Senate election, a new WBUR poll (PDFs - topline, crosstabs) suggests Republican Gabriel Gomez …
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Rebecca J. Rosen / The Atlantic Online:
Why Should We Even Care If the Government Is Collecting Our Data? — Kafka, not Orwell, can help us understand the problems of digitized mass surveillance, argues legal scholar Daniel J. Solove. — As people have tried to make sense of the recent revelations about the government's mass …
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William Thornton / Real-Time News from East Alabama:
Why were roadblocks in St. Clair and Bibb counties asking for blood and DNA samples this weekend? — PELL CITY, Alabama — St. Clair and Bibb county authorities are confirming there were roadblocks at several locations in their counties Friday and Saturday asking for blood and DNA samples.
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