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5 Takeaways From The President's NSA Speech

President Barack Obama talks about National Security Agency surveillance Jan. 17 at the Justice Department in Washington. Seeking to calm a furor over U.S. surveillance, the president called for ending the government's control of phone data from hundreds of millions of Americans and immediately ordered intelligence agencies to get a secretive court's permission before accessing the records. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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5 Takeaways From The President's NSA Speech

The president's speech Friday offered a revealing look into the nation's phone data collection program and the direction of the surveillance policy debate. But some of biggest controversies have been put off or pushed to Congress.

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President Obama Proposes Reforms To NSA Surveillance

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5 Takeaways From The President's NSA Speech

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5 Takeaways From The President's NSA Speech

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Week In Politics: West Virginia Chemical Spill And The NSA

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Middle East

Foreign Fighters Flood Both Sides In Syrian War

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Foreign Fighters Flood Both Sides In Syrian War

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In Egypt, 'Yes' Votes Spell Easier Path For Military Rule

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No 'Cohabitation' For Alabama State's First Female President

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No 'Cohabitation' For Alabama State's First Female President

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No 'Cohabitation' For Alabama State's First Female President

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Christie Flies To Florida, Followed By Questions

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Christie Flies To Florida, Followed By Questions

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How I Flunked China's Driving Test ... Three Times

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How I Flunked China's Driving Test ... Three Times

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How I Flunked China's Driving Test ... Three Times

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No Baseball On The Playing Field — But Plenty In The News

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Rachel Joyce's 'Perfect' A Flawed, But Hopeful Novel

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Rachel Joyce's 'Perfect' A Flawed, But Hopeful Novel

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Rachel Joyce's 'Perfect' A Flawed, But Hopeful Novel

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Education

Trust Exercises: Obama's Surveillance Reforms Toe A Fine Line

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Trust Exercises: Obama's Surveillance Reforms Toe A Fine Line

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Sen. Blumenthal On NSA Proposals: 'Going In Right Direction'

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National

Jerry Brown Declares A Drought Emergency In California

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Jerry Brown Declares A Drought Emergency In California

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Why U.S. Taxpayers Started — And Stopped — Paying Brazilian Cotton Farmers

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Why U.S. Taxpayers Started — And Stopped — Paying Brazilian Cotton Farmers

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For Cheating Husbands, A Little Dose Of Revenge

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For Cheating Husbands, A Little Dose Of Revenge

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For Cheating Husbands, A Little Dose Of Revenge

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Ruling May Mean Bankruptcy For New Orleans School System

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Economy

In The Long Wait For Aid From Washington, Job Hunters Despair

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In The Long Wait For Aid From Washington, Job Hunters Despair

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Latin America

A Newsprint Shortage Hobbles Venezuelan Media

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A Newsprint Shortage Hobbles Venezuelan Media

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A Strange Composition: Classical Music Meets Bioterror In 'Orfeo'

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A Strange Composition: Classical Music Meets Bioterror In 'Orfeo'

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