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Is Cutting The Pentagon's Budget A Gift To Our Enemies?
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Intelligence Squared U.S.

Is Cutting The Pentagon's Budget A Gift To Our Enemies?

Some argue that there's plenty of room in the military's budget for cutbacks, but others say that could lead to more threats. A group of experts go head to head on the issue for an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate.

Is Cutting The Pentagon's Budget A Gift To Our Enemies?

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Why Would Ecuador Want Edward Snowden?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (left) and Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino appear on a window of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on June 16. Assange has been living at the embassy for the past year. Patino announced Sunday that Ecuador would consider giving asylum to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption

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Parallels

Why Would Ecuador Want Edward Snowden?

The country's president likes jabbing the U.S. The U.S. could put pressure on Ecuador if it grants asylum to Edward Snowden, though the country's oil reserves give it something of a buffer.

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Amid Ire At U.S., Germany Does Its Own Domestic Spying

Protesters display a cutout figure of President Obama in Berlin on Wednesday. Germans were protesting the National Security Agency's eavesdropping on foreign communication. Gero Breloer/AP hide caption

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Parallels

Amid Ire At U.S., Germany Does Its Own Domestic Spying

Revelations that the NSA spied on foreign Internet communications are a particularly sensitive issue in Germany, where memories of privacy intrusions under Communist rule in the East remain vivid. But the German government itself is beefing up existing surveillance in the name of fighting terrorism.

Amid Ire At U.S., Germany Does Its Own Domestic Spying

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Friday

U.S. Charges NSA Leaker Snowden With Espionage

The U.S. Justice Department has prepared the documents to formally charge Edward Snowden with espionage. Snowden is the former contractor who has publicized details about U.S. surveillance programs

Carrie Johnson speaks with Robert Siegel about the charges on "All Things Considered"

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Feds Charge NSA Leaker With Spying, Theft

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The Two-Way

Feds Charge NSA Leaker With Spying, Theft

U.S. prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint against Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who is the source of a series of exposes published by The Guardian.

Carrie Johnson speaks with Robert Siegel about the charges on "All Things Considered"

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NSA Leak Could Be Bad Business For U.S. Tech Companies

Hundreds of fans help cool computer servers at a Google data center in Mayes County, Okla. Google, Microsoft and other tech companies have been providing user data to the National Security Agency. Connie Zhou/Google via AP hide caption

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All Tech Considered

NSA Leak Could Be Bad Business For U.S. Tech Companies

Revelations that Google, Microsoft and other tech companies have been providing user data to the National Security Agency may have tainted those companies' reputations for independence. Those companies share information with the government, often voluntarily. In the process, many have earned the status of "trusted partners."

NSA Leak Could Be Bad Business For U.S. Tech Companies

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Obama's Pick To Lead FBI Adds New Layer To Privacy Debate

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Obama's Pick To Lead FBI Adds New Layer To Privacy Debate

President Obama will nominate Jim Comey to be the country's next FBI director on Friday. Comey is best-known for raising alarms about a secret surveillance program during the Bush years. That issue has taken on new resonance after the latest revelations of government surveillance.

Obama's Pick To Lead FBI Adds New Layer To Privacy Debate

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