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Man offers NSA leaker flight to Iceland
An Icelandic businessman has offered to help NSA leaker Edward Snowden flee to Iceland to seek asylum.
RELATED STORY: Report: U.S. charges Snowden, asks Hong Kong to detain him
Congress alarmed by NSA vetting firm
The company that vetted Edward Snowden is now under investigation for failing to conduct quality background checks.
RELATED STORY: Obama takes NSA controversy to nascent watchdog group
NSA: Programs 'critical' for U.S.
NSA officials defended controversial snooping programs to skeptical lawmakers Tuesday. Dana Bash reports.
RELATED STORY: NSA helped foil terror plot in Belgium, documents, officials say
Apple discloses data request numbers
Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests in six months for customer data from U.S. law enforcement.
RELATED STORY: Snowden claims online Obama expanded 'abusive' security programs
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Could the NSA leaker defect to China?
CNN's Brian Todd looks at concerns that NSA leaker Edward Snowden could give information to China or other U.S. rivals.
RELATED STORY: Bigger threat: Edward Snowden or NSA?
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FBI Dir.: Snooping may have stopped 9/11
FBI Director Robert Mueller tells lawmakers U.S. surveillance programs are legal. CNN's Dana Bash reports.
RELATED STORY: FBI director, congressional leaders defend data mining
NSA leaker, girlfriend still in hiding
No one knows where Edward Snowden and his girlfriend are, but some of Snowden's friends are coming forward to defend him.
RELATED STORY: China keeps quiet on NSA leaker Snowden
Hayden: Bush aides satisfied Obama continued policies
National Security Agency Director Gen. Army Gen. Keith Alexander told Congress on Wednesday dozens of potential terror attacks were prevented because of secret surveillance of phone records and other similar programs.
Current and former government officials are coming forward to defend the NSA's tactics, which a former agency contractor, Edward Snowden, said he leaked to the media.
FULL STORYNSA : Dozens of terror attacks stopped
The NSA chief defends U.S. surveillance programs before a Senate committee. CNN's Dana Bash reports.
RELATED STORY: NSA director: Data mining follows law, thwarts terror
Charges being sought against NSA leaker
CNN's Joe Johns discusses getting the charges right against NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
RELATED STORY: Fallout over NSA leaks mounts with calls for investigations
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