Lawmakers split over NSA surveillance amid privacy clash
Washington lawmakers show mixed views as leaks reveal NSA data mining of Verizon phone records and access to Google Apple and Facebook servers. Critics urge probes while some defend programs as lifesaving. Obama defends security balance and says Congress is briefed.
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Spying Program Tied to Foiled NYC Subway Plot 2009
U S government sources say a secret email data collection program helped foil an Islamist plot to bomb the New York City subway in 2009. Representative Mike Rogers cited the surveillance as key, with figures like Najibullah Zazi linked to the case. Reuters notes the leak probe targets Guardian and Washington Post disclosures.
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Obama Defends Secret Surveillance Programs Amid Outcry
President Barack Obama spoke in San Jose defending the NSA collection of phone records and data from major tech firms. He called the programs modest privacy encroachments and said they are tightly supervised with safeguards.
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Evansdale link to Klunder under renewed probe
Investigators probe whether Michael Klunder, a registered sex offender who kidnapped two Iowa girls and hung himself, is linked to the Evansdale cousins deaths. Authorities review cellphone data and old evidence as they pursue any connection while denying disclosure of DNA details.
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