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President Obama listens to French President Francois Hollande during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday.

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Obama's Unplanned NSA Discussion

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President Obama didn't expect he'd need to have a "national conversation" about government data-gathering.

A copy of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order requiring Verizon to give the National Security Agency information about calls in its systems, both within the U.S. and between the U.S. and other countries.

Why The FISA Court Is Not What It Used To Be

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A young girl holds up a cutout image of Edward Snowden's face at the start of a rally in support of the NSA leaker over the weekend in Hong Kong.

'Guardian': Documents Show Britain, U.S. Spied At World Summits

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Obama To Name Top Lawyer As Guantanamo Closure Envoy

Clifford Sloan has served in senior positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations.

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Privacy Past And Present: A Saga Of American Ambivalence()

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to rally against the National Security Agency's recently detailed surveillance programs.

June 16, 2013 American privacy concerns go back as far as the country's origins. Today, in the wake of major revelations about the scope of the National Security Agency's surveillance, polls show that feelings are still mixed.

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Former U.S. Ambassador Reflects On An 'Oblivious' America()

Then-U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker (left) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in 2011. During his 37 years as a diplomat, Crocker served as ambassador to six Muslim countries.

June 16, 2013 Former U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker joins Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin for the Sunday Conversation to talk about his 37-year career and the dangers of being an American diplomat in the Muslim world.

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The Two-Way

Facebook, Microsoft Reveal Requests For User Data()

Facebook says it received 9,000 to 10,000 requests from government agencies during the last six months of 2012.

June 15, 2013 The tech giants say they have been allowed to reveal data requests from the government in broad terms, but expressed frustration that they aren't permitted to say more.

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Source: Obama Considering Releasing NSA Court Order()

June 15, 2013 NPR has learned that the Obama administration, under pressure to lift a cloak of secrecy, is considering whether to declassify a court order that gives the National Security Agency the power to gather phone call record information on millions of Americans.

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The Case For Surveillance: Keeping Up With Terrorist Tactics()

The National Security Agency's headquarters in Fort Meade, Md.

June 15, 2013 Since the leak of the National Security Agency's data-gathering program, U.S. officials have been defending their strategies. But they've been arguing for years that intelligence gathering has to keep up with the new ways America's enemies are planning and communicating.

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