What drove Obama's change of heart on government snooping?

President Obama's shift on the NSA and government surveillance is rooted in politics - and a "holy sh*t moment," one analyst says

• Jun 12, 2013

Snowden: Leak of NSA spy programs "marks my end"

Self-described whistleblower to seek asylum; what are the legal ramifications for making public a classified spying program?

• Jun 12, 2013

Alleged NSA whistleblower "ready" for consequences

Guardian journalist who has spent week with purported whistleblower Edward Snowden says NSA worker knew the risks, but felt he had to act

• Jun 12, 2013

Man claiming to be NSA whistleblower comes forward

Edward Snowden, 29 and a defense contractor in Hawaii, claims to Guardian newspaper he leaked documents on NSA spying

• Jun 12, 2013

Obama administration finds backers on NSA snooping

Normal rigid divide between Democrats and Republicans cast aside in wake of NSA spying leak

• Jun 12, 2013

NSA seeks criminal probe of program leaker

After stunning revelations of secretive mass surveillance programs, the NSA formally calls leaks a crime

• Jun 12, 2013

U.S. intel chief rebuts government surveillance "myths"

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper slams "reckless" disclosure of government surveillance programs, touts "extensive" oversight

• Jun 12, 2013

NSA data-gathering deja vu for privacy hawks

Civil liberties advocates are outraged that the National Security Agency, under Obama, is monitoring telephone and internet data - but should they be surprised?

• Jun 12, 2013

Pentagon reviewing private contractors, Hagel says

Edward Snowden's lucrative pay shines a spotlight on the oft-cushy positions government contractors are in, especially at the Pentagon

• Jun 12, 2013

Most disapprove of gov't phone snooping of ordinary Americans

Most Americans, however, think the collection of phone records is necessary to fight terrorism, according to a new CBS News poll

• Jun 12, 2013

The man behind the NSA data-mining stories

Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald, who broke the surveillance news, has argued against too much government access to personal records

• Jun 12, 2013

Deputy CIA director to step down, join WH intel board

Michael Morell, who filled in as CIA director after David Petraeus resigned, will join the President's Intelligence Advisory Board

• Jun 12, 2013

McConnell on NSA leaker: "I hope he is prosecuted"

Top Senate Republican says it's "understandable" people would be concerned about privacy, but it's "difficult to understand" someone who seeks to harm the U.S.

• Jun 12, 2013

Ron Paul fears NSA leaker assassination

Former presidential candidate worries "somebody in our government might kill him" with a cruise or drone missile

• Jun 12, 2013

NSA director to get a public grilling in the Senate

National Security Agency director Keith Alexander testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday

• Jun 12, 2013

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