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POINTERS
OBAMA: NSA SPYING
IS ‘TRANSPARENT’
In an interview with PBS’ Charlie Rose on Monday,
President Obama again defended the National
Security Agency’s secret surveillance programs.
When asked by Rose if the program should be
“transparent in some way,” he responded: “It
is transparent. That’s why we set up the FISA
court.” The NSA director said Tuesday that the
programs have foiled about 50 terrorist plots.
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OPPOSITION
TO ARMING
SYRIAN REBELS
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HUFFINGTON
06.23.13
BRAZIL ROCKED
BY PROTESTS
After the Obama administration announced last week
that it would be arming the Syrian rebels, new polls find
that most Americans oppose sending weapons. The Pew
Research Center found that 70 percent of Americans
don’t think the U.S. military should arm the rebels, while
20 percent think it should. A HuffPost/YouGov poll found
similar results — 53 percent of Americans are opposed,
while only 19 percent are in favor. A Gallup poll found 37
percent agreed with Obama’s decision to send weapons,
while 54 percent disapproved.
Tens of thousands of people are taking part
in demonstrations across Brazil, marking
some of the biggest protests since the end
of the country’s military dictatorship in
1985. The protests began over an increase
in bus prices, but evolved into outrage over
the high cost of living, poor health services and education, and stadium projects to
prepare for the 2014 World Cup. President Dilma Rousseff addressed the protests on
Monday, saying, “Peaceful demonstrations are legitimate and part of democracy. It is
natural for young people to demonstrate.” Yet the protests have not all been peaceful,
with some getting disrupted by violent police crackdowns.