Today in history 163rd day of 2013 and spring 85th day
Highlights include birthdays for George H W Bush Anne Frank Jim Nabors Mary Albert Chick Corea Hideki Matsui. Medgar Evers brother Charles Evers elected mayor in Mississippi in 1969. Baseball Hall of Fame opened in 1939. Quote from Anne Frank. Berlin Wall stood 28 years. Moon phase info.
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George H.W. Bush
U.S
Anne Frank
Jim Nabors
Mary Albert
Chick Corea
Hideki Matsui
Medgar Evers
Charles Evers
Mississippi
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N.Y
Snowden sparks debate on privacy and surveillance limits
Washington columnist argues the Snowden disclosures spark a national discussion on NSA data collection. The piece questions oversight bodies, court transparency, and the reach of metadata gathering amid praise and criticism of Snowden's role as a catalyst.
Snowden and Snowden era whistleblower debate in press
Richard Cohen argues that Edward Snowden is not a true whistleblower and contrasts his leaks with the Pentagon Papers, noting that the NSA programs were approved by Congress and subject to courts. He critiques media amplification and portrays Snowden as narcissistic and cinematic.
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Uss
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
U.S
Mike Rogers
R-Mich
NSA
Obama
Snowden
Intelligence Court
Wall Street
National Security Agency
Edward Snowden
Booz Allen Hamilton
Glenn Greenwald
The
Guardian
Greenwald
America
Red Riding Hood
Daniel Elisberg
Pentagon Papers
New York Times
Washington Post
Pentagon
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
the Times
Johnson
Congress
Mr. X
Ing
Richard
Google
Santa Claus
Eric Schmidt
CNBC
Maria Bartiromo
Government Cannot Be Trusted Says Obama Critics
Cal Thomas argues that trust in the federal government is eroding amid scandals and expanded surveillance. He cites Benghazi, IRS, DOJ monitoring, and privacy losses, urging Americans to uphold the Constitution and distrust expansive government power.
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Barack Obama
Congress
Pew Research Center For the People and the Press
Pew
Benghazi
IRS
Justice Department
Bloomberg
Obama
Michael Isikoff
NBC News
U.S
National Security Agency
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Orwell
Young voters split 30 plus lose 23 points for Romney
Poll findings show Romney won voters over 30 but trailed by 23 points with those under 30. The College Republicans report questions whether same sex marriage was central to youth disaffection and highlights economic concerns as the real driver behind young voters’ leanings.
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Mitt Romney
College
Republican National Committee
Winston Group
Kristen Solis Anderson
Senate
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Berlin Wall
East
West Berlin
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
Washington
the Guardian
Hong Kong
Pakistan
Germany
Britain
Post
Barton
Eugene Robinson
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
House of Representatives
Eugenerobinson
Washpost.com
Richard Cohen
Cohenr
Washpost
Cal Thomas
National Security Court
Tribune Media Services
Kenmore Ave
Buffalo
Tribune.com
Ramesh Ponnuru
Bloomberg View
American Enterprise Institute
National Reviewd
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