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Ending mass surveillance of private phone calls under the Patriot Act is a historic victory for the rights of every citizen. Yet while we have reformed this one program, many others remain.
Edward Snowden
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Edward Snowden
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 21
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Elizabeth City
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You would be surprised how effective, at least for influencing low-information voters, negative propaganda about me is.
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I describe myself as an indoor cat, because I'm a computer guy and I always have been.
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