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American who leaked NSA secrets is a free man in Hong Kong-for now
ReutersBy James Pomfret and Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG, June 12 (Reuters) - Edward Snowden, an American who has leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance programmes and is believed to be in Hong Kong, is technically free to leave the China-ruled city at...Tags: Justice System, Human Rights, The Washington Post, China, Pomfret
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Without warrant, Hong Kong unlikely to act against Snowden
BEIJING -- Hong Kong authorities are not likely to take action against their most famous fugitive, Edward Snowden, unless the United States issues a warrant for his arrest, a former legislator said. "The Hong Kong government will do nothing until the U....
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, National Government, International Military Interventions, Human Rights, Freedom of the Press
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US leaker faces hard choices while in hiding
HONG KONG (AP) — Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about U.S. surveillance programs, has few options to stay one step ahead of the authorities while in apparent hiding. One possibility is to seek asylum in a...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, National Government, Government, China, National Security Agency
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US spy programs raise ire both home and abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, National Government, Parliament, Angus King, European Parliament
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Hong Kong legal battle looms for NSA contractor
ReutersBy James Pomfret and Grace Li HONG KONG, June 11 (Reuters) - A potential extradition tussle in Hong Kong over an American who has exposed the U.S. government's top-secret surveillance programmes could prove to be a test case for civil liberties in the...Tags: National Government, Human Rights, Government, China, Pomfret
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U.S. spy programs raise ire both home and abroad
The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said there are no plans to...
Tags: Employees, Central Intelligence Agency, Angus King, National Security Agency, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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Edward Snowden gone from Hong Kong hotel, whereabouts unknown
BEIJING -- Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program, apparently checked out of his Hong Kong hotel at midday Monday, his destination and whereabouts unknown. "We know...
Tags: National Government, Justice System, Human Rights, Nelson Mandela, Government
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Hong Kong may not be asylum NSA leaker Edward Snowden hoped for
BEIJING -- Of all the places in the world for man on the run from the U.S. government, Hong Kong was an unlikely destination for Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program....Tags: National Government, Human Rights, Government, China, National Security Agency
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Obama-Xi summit shows the danger of personal diplomacy
Since President Richard Nixon's visit to China in February 1972, American presidents have hoped that building personal rapport with Chinese leaders would strengthen bilateral ties and win political points at home. While Nixon's trip was a diplomatic...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Human Rights, Japan, Entertainment Events, China
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Solid growth lifts shares, dollar, China disappoints
Reuters* Steady U.S. and Japan growth lifts world shares * Dollar gains vs yen as US. jobs keeps tapering hopes alive * Chinese data disappoints, hits commodities, Aussie dollar By Richard Hubbard LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - The dollar bounced higher against...Tags: Credit Ratings, Japan, Federal Reserve, China, Foreign Exchange Market
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China's economy stumbles in May, growth seen sliding in Q2
ReutersBy Langi Chiang and Jonathan Standing BEIJING, June 10 (Reuters) - Risks are rising that China's economic growth will slide further in the second quarter after weekend data showed unexpected weakness in May trade and domestic activity struggling to...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, National Government, Labor Markets, Government, China
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Outside Opinion: Obama should honor campaign promise about China
When Chinese President Xi Jinping talked with President Barack Obama this weekend, it brought back memories of last fall's presidential campaign. Remember the contentious prime-time debates? The endless attack ads? What I remember, as a voice for U.S....Tags: Navistar International Corporation, China, Politics, Elections, World Trade Organization
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