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Surveillance of foreign phone calls helped nab David Headley: US
Top American officials have defended the controversial secret surveillance programme of the Obama administration, saying such efforts helped them to abort several terrorist attacks and nab terrorists like David Headley, the 26/11 Mumbai attacks convict. #India #Barack Obama #Mumbai attacks #Lashkar-e-Taiba #26/11 #NewsTracker #David Headley #Dianne Feinstein #James Clapper
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Assault weapons ban deserves a vote in Congress, says Obama
US President Barack Obama pressed Congress to at least hold a vote on banning assault weapons, the most contentious part of his plan to curb gun violence in the United States. #Barack Obama #Congress #ChangeAgent #Dianne Feinstein #Gun control
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US Congressional Democrats push assault weapons ban
Feinstein's legislation comes a week after President Barack Obama unveiled a package of gun control measures including a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and it marks the start of tense congressional debate with no certain conclusion. #Congress #NewsTracker #USA #Dianne Feinstein #Gun control
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The PoliticoFeinstein: No NSA Senate hearing soon
It’ll be awhile yet before the Senate holds another open hearing on NSA surveillance with Intelligence top brass. On Tuesday the House will hold a rare open intelligence hearing specifically devoted to the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs #National Security Agency #Mike D. Rogers #Dianne Feinstein
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The ReactionDianne Feinstein is a traitor
It's hard to know what to think about Edward Snowden, the young man who leaked NSA information to the Guardian and the Washington Post. On the surface, it is all good and he looks like a hero. But I will admit that the story seems a little weird and so I #National Security Agency #Washington Post Company #Dianne Feinstein
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SlateThe Lockbox Lie
Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 12, 2013. For the past week and a half, U.S. officials have told us that the National Security Agency’s vast collection of phone #Senate Appropriations Committee #Keith Alexander #Mike D. Rogers