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The work of a generation is beginning here, with your hearings, and you have the full measure of my gratitude and support.
Edward Snowden
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Edward Snowden
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 21
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Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Edward Joseph Snowden
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