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Backchannels Snowden says data can't leak if he doesn't want it to

The NSA leaker made the claim in an e-mail to former Sen. Gordon Humphrey yesterday. Is it believable?
Backchannels Is it wrong to be interested in Snowden? (+video)

The former NSA contractor is on the run from the US. A supporter says he has thousands of documents that could do grave damage to the US.
Terrorism & Security Snowden revelations: What more does he have? (+video)

Journalist Glenn Greenwald says the former NSA contractor has 'thousands of documents' that detail how the security agency operates.
Edward Snowden leaks: why Obama has a political cushion (+video)

Edward Snowden and his decision to speak out as the leaker of classified national security documents have deflected attention from President Obama. The political odd couples defending and opposing the programs also insulate the president.
Another NSA leaker? More expected to come on spying revelations

Columnist Glenn Greenwald, who broke the NSA spying story, expects there'll be more whistle blowers and more stories based on leaks. The government is treating that as criminal activity.
Decoder Wire Ron Paul slams Boston police. Has he gone too far?

Ron Paul, in a posting on the website of a libertarian activist, accused US law enforcement of 'a military-style occupation of an American city' in its response to the Boston bombing.
Anwar al-Awlaki: Is killing US-born terror suspects legal?

Civil libertarians and some constitutional scholars say the targeted assassination of US citizens like Anwar al-Awlaki – even in war time – cannot be justified. The Obama administration says it's a matter of necessary self defense against terrorist attacks.
10/01/2011 01:49 pm
WikiLeaks, already leaking, releases all its US cables unredacted

The news organizations that had been working with WikiLeaks condemned the decision to release the cables with informants' names uncensored, saying it could put them at risk.
09/02/2011 06:00 pm
Vox News Colbert-Stewart rally raises question: Where is journalism headed?

Media organizations have been wrestling with whether the Colbert-Stewart rally in Washington is a political or merely entertainment event. The answer could help show where the boundaries of good journalism lie today.
10/21/2010 11:23 pm
The Vote Liz Cheney: Taking flak from the right as well as the left

Dick Cheney's daughter Liz has become a political lightning rod. Now she's going after Justice Department lawyers who represented terrorist suspects. Not all conservatives are happy with that.
03/06/2010 01:03 pm
Obama vs. Alito: Political dust-up during State of the Union

Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito apparently took umbrage at President Obama’s comment about the court’s recent decision on corporate campaign contributions. Was either of them out of line?
01/30/2010 10:39 am
Terrorism & Security US judge orders five Guantánamo detainees freed for lack of evidence

Experts say the ruling is 'a clear warning shot to the government' over Gitmo detention policies.
11/21/2008 12:00 am