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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.
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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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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Los Angeles Times:
Analyst overstated claims on NSA leaks, experts say — Amid questions over how Edward Snowden gained access to critical data, experts cite the technical limits and far-reaching oversight within the agency. — The Maryland-based National Security Agency is under scrutiny …
New York Times:
Snowden, Facing Charges, Leaves Hong Kong Hotel
Snowden, Facing Charges, Leaves Hong Kong Hotel
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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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Miriam Elder / Guardian:
Edward Snowden: Russia offers to consider asylum request
Edward Snowden: Russia offers to consider asylum request
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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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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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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 …
ACLU:
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging NSA's Patriot Act Phone Surveillance
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging NSA's Patriot Act Phone Surveillance
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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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Skip Navigation / ACLU:
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of NSA Phone Spying Program
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of NSA Phone Spying Program
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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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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Fire James Clapper — The Director of National Intelligence lied to Congress about NSA surveillance. What else will he lie about? — Director of National Intelligence James Clapper — If President Obama really does welcome a debate about the scope of the U.S. surveillance program …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Leaks fallout: How bad could it be?
Leaks fallout: How bad could it be?
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Kelly Ayotte, GOP star, changes mind on immigration … Immigration wasn't the main issue in the 2010 New Hampshire Senate race. But it was a topic of great interest for many Republican voters, and GOP candidate Kelly Ayotte took a pretty hard line. — Rather than calling …
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Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Wake Up! — In 2007, John McCain's “comprehensive” …
Wake Up! — In 2007, John McCain's “comprehensive” …
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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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Tough immigration choice for GOP
Tough immigration choice for GOP
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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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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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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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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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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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Justin Gillis / New York Times:
What to Make of a Warming Plateau — As unlikely as this may sound, we have lucked out in recent years when it comes to global warming. — The rise in the surface temperature of earth has been markedly slower over the last 15 years than in the 20 years before that.