US Surveillance
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NSA surveillance debate shifting in favour of further limitsThe national debate over U.S. government surveillance, in a sharp and unexpected shift, seems to be turning in favour of reining in the National Security Agency's expansive spying powers at home and abroad.WorldDec 20, 2013
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U.S. must tell alleged terrorists of info gained from leaked surveillance programsThe federal government concedes in a Chicago filing they must notify defendants in terrorism cases if evidence from once-secret surveillance programs will be used against them.WorldAug 8, 2013
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Edward Snowden’s father: Son can’t get fair trial in US nowThe father of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said Friday his son has been so vilified by the Obama administration and members of Congress that he is now better off staying in Russia.WorldJul 26, 2013
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White House urges Moscow to expel Snowden to USPresident Barack Obama says the United States is following legal channels on how to bring National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden back to the U.S.WorldJun 24, 2013
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Congressional leaders in 2004 favoured keeping surveillance program secret: CheneyFormer Vice-President Dick Cheney says congressional leaders he briefed in 2004 on a surveillance program recently disclosed by leaker Edward Snowden supported it, and both Republicans and Democrats wanted to keep it secret.WorldJun 24, 2013
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Hong Kong looks to China for decision on SnowdenHong Kong legislators say the Chinese government should make the final decision on whether former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden should be extradited to the United States now that the Justice Department has charged him with espionage and theft of government property.WorldJun 22, 2013
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Charges filed against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: Justice Dep’t officialThe U.S. government has charged former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden with espionage and theft.Jun 21, 2013
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Obama to meet with privacy and civil liberties board in response to NSA revelationsPresident Barack Obama is holding his first meeting with a privacy and civil liberties board Friday as he seeks to make good on his pledge to have a public discussion about secretive government surveillance programs.Jun 21, 2013
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Google asks Justice Dept. to disclose more details on requests about usersGoogle is asking the Obama administration to allow the Internet company to disclose more details about the U.S. government's closely guarded demands for emails and other information that people transmit online.TechJun 11, 2013
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US contractor says it has fired Edward Snowden after NSA leaksBooz Allen Hamilton, a government contractor under fire after the disclosure of classified surveillance programs, said Tuesday it has fired Edward Snowden, the employee who leaked details of the secret National Security Agency programs.TechJun 11, 2013
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