NSA debated ending secret phone records program before leak
Washington officials say the NSA weighed scrapping its domestic call data collection in the months before Edward Snowden disclosed the program. They cited rising costs, limited cellphone coverage, and weak impact on counterterrorism as reasons, with top leaders defending it after the leak without disclosing the debate.
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Obama golf outing with oil moguls at Floridian Club
President Barack Obama teeing off in Palm City Florida with Jim Crane Milton Carroll and Glenn Hutchins in a round at the Floridian National Golf Club Crane owner of the Houston Astros and a major donor Carroll Halliburton board member and Hutchins minority Celtics owner are in Obama’s foursome alongside Tiger Woods.
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Pence defends Indiana law as not about discrimination
Indiana Governor Mike Pence defended the measure signed to curb laws that burden religious beliefs, saying the law is about empowering people against government overreach. He avoided a direct answer on whether merchants can refuse service to gay customers amid national backlash and boycotts.
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