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In this July 5, 2013 file picture German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich attends a press conference in Nuremberg, Germany. Source: AP Photo/DPA/Daniel Karmann


US surveillance becomes election issue in Germany

US surveillance becomes election issue in Germany

Berlin, AP—Allegations of widespread US data surveillance have created turbulence for Angela Merkel on what looked like a smooth cruise to a third term as German chancellor, even though it remains to be seen whether the flap will threaten her seriously. Merkel’s...
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Bolivia’s President Evo Morales, center, talks to reporters at Vienna’s Schwechat airport, Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this file still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013. (Reuters/Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras)


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Protesters supporting Edward Snowden, a contractor at the National Security Agency (NSA), chant slogans before marching to U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong June 13, 2013. (Reuters/Bobby Yip)