Obama weighs changes to NSA surveillance after review
President Obama hosts meetings with lawmakers privacy advocates and intelligence officials as he nears a decision on changes to the NSA telephone data programs. He weighs over 40 recommendations from a presidential review board and may announce next week before the board delivers its late January report.
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Experts withdraw from RSA security conference over alleged NSA flaw
At least eight researchers and policy experts pulled out of the RSA Conference in Washington citing reports that flawed encryption was used in commercial software to aid NSA spying. RSA Security denies deliberate flaw introduction but declined to discuss a $10 million government contract. Edward Snowden leaks and ongoing surveillance concerns fueled the walkouts. Hugh Thompson of Blue Coat Systems called the event an open venue for security discussion.
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Push for fair discipline in schools U S guidelines
The Obama administration seeks fair discipline in schools to curb the school to prison pipeline. Attorney General Holder cites zero tolerance as a source of unequal discipline and urges adherence to equity with strong action for noncompliance. The ACLU calls the recommendations ground breaking.
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Gates memoir slams Biden and NSC in Afghanistan critique
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in Duty, accuses the Obama White House of overbearing micromanagement and says Vice President Biden is a long time foreign policy misfit. The White House calls Gates account unsurprising and standard for Washington tell-alls.
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