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The whistleblower behind the biggest intelligence leak in NSA history is answering your questions about the NSA surveillance revelations – follow it live now
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guardian.co.uk, Monday 17 June 2013 11.55 EDT
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The NSA leaker, Edward Snowden, pictured in a Hong Kong hotel. Photograph: The Guardian
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Supreme Court decision is a win for women with genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancers, as well as geneticists and researchers who had criticized a Utah company’s exclusive patent.
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Rural America Is Under Attack
The Outcome Affects Us All
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The nation’s rural communities are under attack from every direction: agency abuses and threats; regulatory excesses; private property and water grabs; soaring costs, fees,...
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