CNN Poll: Obama approval falls amid controversies  —  Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama's approval rating dropped eight percentage points over the past month, to 45%, the president's lowest rating in more than a year and a half, according to a new national poll.

NSA leaker vows: ‘The truth is coming ...’  —  Edward Snowden takes extraordinary precautions in a live blog.  —  NSA leaker Edward Snowden, answering questions in a live blog on his revelations about the top-secret agency, said Monday that the U.S. government “is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me.”

NSA leaker: Being called traitor by Dick Cheney is high honor  —  NSA leaker Edward Snowden said Monday that the United States can't cover up its National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance activities by “by jailing or murdering me.”  —  “Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped,” …

The IRS vs. Pro-Israel Groups  —  Applications of pro-Israel groups for tax-exempt status are routinely routed to an antiterrorism unit within the Internal Revenue Service for additional screening, according to the testimony of a Cincinnati-based IRS agent.  —  Asked whether Jewish …