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3 hrs ago | The Huffington Post

Glenn Greenwald Tells Anderson Cooper: U.S. Officials Partaking In 'Fear-Mongering Campaign'

Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald declared on Monday that some U.S. officials were partaking in "a fear mongering campaign" in their extreme criticisms of Edward Snowden's National Security Agency leak.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Mark Udall, US House of Representatives, Senator Mark Udall, Harry Reid, Senator Jeff Merkley

7 hrs ago | Marin Independent Journal

Marin Voice: Are we losing our privacy to fight terrorism?

THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY is not something any of us will lightly surrender, nor should we.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Opinion

12 hrs ago | Salem-News.com

Post Office Buildings for Sale

The US has entered into a contract with a real estate firm to sell 56 buildings that currently house U.S. Post Offices.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Breitbart.com

Questions Surround U.S. Gunrunning to Syrian Rebels

The CIA is gearing up to send weapons to rebel groups in Syria through Turkey and Jordan, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul, John Boehner, US House of Representatives, Mike Rogers, Democrat, Saxby Chambliss

Daily Kos

The national security state: Too big to succeed?

Edward Snowden's leaks, showing the massive scope of the National Security Agency's surveillance of phone and internet information, covers ground that previous whistleblowers have already trodden.

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Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, San Francisco, CA, Liberal Political News

Politico

Feinstein: No NSA Senate hearing soon

On Tuesday the House will hold a rare open intelligence hearing specifically devoted to the National Security Agency's surveillance programs of data-mining phone records and Internet use.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Saxby Chambliss, US House of Representatives, Mike Rogers, Barbara Mikulski

Common Dreams

The NSA's Spying Program: What's at Stake for the Climate Movement?

The revelation that the National Security Agency gathers information about our phone and Internet use has been frightening, if not exactly surprising.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Liberal Political News

CBS Local

Sen. Feinstein Says NSA May Release Some Details Of Surveillance Program

The National Security Agency may soon reveal more details of its secret surveillance program following word from tech giants about the number of user data requests by the government, according to the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Social Software

Silicon Alley Insider

SNOWDEN: 'Being Called A Traitor By Dick Cheney Is The Highest Honor'

National Security Agency leak source Edward Snowden on Monday called it an "honor" that former Vice President Dick Cheney referred to him as a "traitor."

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Related Topix: Dick Cheney, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Saxby Chambliss

Bloomberg

by the Numbers: 1.4M

Supporters hold a picture of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret information about U.S. surveillance programs, during a protest outside the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong on June 15, 2013 as they accused the U.S. government of infringing people's rights and privacy.

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Related Topix: Prison, Washington Post, Publishing, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

The Free Press, Independent News Media

A built-in cure for war

Erin Niemela's recent proposal that we amend the Constitution to ban war is provocative and persuasive.

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Related Topix: US News, George Bush, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat

Wheeling News

An Empire of Secrets

It's as if the United States has two governments, one open and one very much not.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, George Bush, Mark Udall, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Senator Mark Udall

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Statesman Journal

Milbank: Liberals compliant on violating civil liberties

WASHINGTON -- Where have all the liberals gone? President Obama, who as a Democratic senator accused the Bush administration of violating civil liberties in the name of security, now vigorously defends his own administration's collection of Americans' phone records and Internet activities.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul, The Washington Post Company, Washington Post, Publishing

The Summit Daily News

Sirota: Permanent Washington's backlash to Edward Snowden

Whether in celebrity culture or in our Facebook-mediated interactions, we live in the age of the human being as a public brand.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Peter King, Republican, US House of Representatives

Deseret News

Doyle McManus: How to deal with a Congress with its head buried in sand

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., a former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is hopping mad.

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Related Topix: US News, Patriot Act, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Barbara Mikulski, US House of Representatives, Jane Harman, Ron Wyden

La Vista Sun

E.J. Dionne Jr.: Lean toward liberty, but recognize security trade-off

The hardest thing in an argument is to acknowledge competing truths. We know that our government will continue with large-scale surveillance programs to prevent future terrorist attacks.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Jeff Merkley, US Senate, Democrat, Ron Wyden, Republican, Senator Dean Heller, Jack Reed

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Viewpoints: Citizens deserve to know the truth about torture

We who live in this country have long clung to the idea that transparency in government is the key to the success of democracy.

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Related Topix: Insurance, Citizens, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, John McCain, Republican, Opinion

Bradford Today

US intelligence officials: 'Dozens' of terror plots disrupted by NSA surveillance

U.S. intelligence officials said Saturday that National Security Agency surveillance programs have disrupted "dozens" of terrorist plots in the U.S. and more than 20 countries around the world.The statement about the thwarted plots was cleared for release by U.S. officials late Saturday afternoon after requests by Senate Intelligence Committee ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Sat Jun 15, 2013

ZDNet

NSA: We listen to your phone calls without warrants, too

Analysts at the U.S. National Security Agency not only sift through the metadata associated with your calls - they also have the ability to listen in on conversations in real time.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jerrold Nadler, US Senate

The Washington Post

Snowden Leak - Bad News' for U.S. Businesses, Hayden Says

Leaked information on U.S. government surveillance programs has "punished American business," which has complied with court orders, said Michael Hayden , former director of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, McLean, VA, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Business News