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WikiLeaks:
WikiLeaks Statement On Edward Snowden's Exit From Hong Kong — Mr Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower who exposed evidence of a global surveillance regime conducted by US and UK intelligence agencies, has left Hong Kong legally. He is bound for a democratic nation via a safe route …
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New York Times:
Snowden, in Russia, Said to Seek Asylum in a Third Nation — MOSCOW — Edward J. Snowden, the fugitive former National Security Agency contractor wanted by the United States for leaking classified documents about global American surveillance, fled his Hong Kong hide-out for Moscow on Sunday aboard …
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James Pomfret / Reuters:
Hong Kong lets Snowden leave, with Cuba among possible destinations — (Reuters) - A former contractor for the U.S. National Security Agency, charged by the United States with espionage, was allowed to leave Hong Kong on Sunday, his final destination as yet unknown, because a U.S. request …
The Huffington Post:
David Gregory's Shocking Question To Glenn Greenwald — “Meet the Press” host David Gregory asked columnist Glenn Greenwald why he shouldn't be charged with a crime for working with NSA leaker Edward Snowden. — Greenwald was on to discuss his source's Sunday morning flight from Hong Kong to Moscow.
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CNN:
WikiLeaks: Snowden arrives in Moscow — (CNN) — The global cat-and-mouse hunt for Edward Snowden took a dramatic turn Sunday when the man wanted on U.S. espionage charges fled Hong Kong and reportedly arrived in Russia. — WikiLeaks said in a Twitter post Sunday that Snowden had touched down in Moscow.
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
You Don't Have To Like Edward Snowden — Reporters have always been comfortable ignoring their sources' motives. Now everybody else needs to get used to that. — Via: @MiriamElder — One of the most difficult features of the new news environment is that everybody gets to see the utter mess …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Schumer: Putin 'aiding and abetting Snowden's escape'
Schumer: Putin 'aiding and abetting Snowden's escape'
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Guardian:
Edward Snowden asks for asylum in Ecuador - as it happened
Edward Snowden asks for asylum in Ecuador - as it happened
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ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander
‘This Week’ Transcript: NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander
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BBC:
Edward Snowden asks Ecuador for asylum
Edward Snowden asks Ecuador for asylum
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Guardian:
Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow
Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow
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Reuters:
Snowden has ticket to Cuba, may go to Venezuela: Russian reports
Snowden has ticket to Cuba, may go to Venezuela: Russian reports
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RT:
NSA leaker Snowden arrives in Moscow en route to ‘third country’ with WikiLeaks help
NSA leaker Snowden arrives in Moscow en route to ‘third country’ with WikiLeaks help
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Jia Lynn Yang / Washington Post:
Snowden departed Hong Kong for a ‘third country,’ government says
Snowden departed Hong Kong for a ‘third country,’ government says
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BuzzFeed:
LGBT Military Group's Board Ousts Leader, Prompting Staff And Board Resignations — Allyson Robinson took over the helm of OutServe-SLDN last October, the first out transgender leader of a national LGBT rights organization whose primary focus is not solely transgender issues.
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Bil Browning / The Bilerico Project:
OutServe/SLDN Exec Dir Fired; Senior Staff Resigns [Updated] — OutServe/SLDN Executive Director Allyson Robinson was fired after a board coup yesterday according to a leaked email sent to Bilerico Project. Robinson was the only transgender leader of a major LGBT organization that is not specifically trans-related.
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Eric W. Dolan / The Raw Story:
Morality study finds conservatives show a ‘general insensitivity to consequences’ — When it comes to topics like abortion or assisted suicide, there seems to be no common ground between conservatives and liberals. Why is there such a noticeable rift between the two political orientations?
Lila Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
Equality House Hosts Gay Wedding Across From Westboro Baptist Church — On Saturday night, Kimberly Kidwell, a 31-year-old EMT, married Katie Short in a wedding ceremony on the front lawn of the Equality House in Topeka, Kan. — directly across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
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Washington Post:
Taliban kills foreign climbers in Pakistan — PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Gunmen stormed a camp on Pakistan's second-largest mountain Sunday, killing nine foreign climbers, including a U.S. citizen, in a brazen assault that could deal a blow to the country's efforts to jumpstart its tourism industry.
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Richard N. Haass / New York Times:
America Can Take a Breather. And It Should. — THE United States is currently enjoying an unprecedented respite in the foreign policy arena — a temporary relief from the normal rigors of history that allows us to take stock at home and abroad. — It may seem outlandish to claim that we're …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Obama to take sweeping action on climate — President Obama will announce his intention to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants, increase appliance efficiency standards and promote renewable energy development on public lands in a speech Tuesday outlining his plan to use executive powers to address climate change.