54% of respondents said the leaker, Edward Snowden, did a “good thing” in releasing information about the government programs.
2012 Election
McAuliffe Gets Hit for Past Democratic Squabbles
Today Terry McAuliffe will win the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor as America Rising hits him with an ad recalling past intraparty squabbles.
Privacy And Digital Groups Call On Congress To End NSA Surveillance Programs
A bipartisan coalition of privacy groups called “Stop Watching Us.” is calling on Congress to end controversial surveillance programs monitoring foreign Internet traffic and collecting American phone records.
NSA Leak Supporters Push Obama To Pardon Snowden
Obama is finding himself under pressure from left and right both to curb the programs and hold harmless the leaker.
What’s Next for Snowden: 10 Notorious Leakers and How They Fared
As security experts, law enforcement officials and the public at-large ponders where NSA surveillance leaker James Snowden will end up next, TIME reviews the fates of 10 other whistle-blowers
Four Things to Know About Surveillance Leaker Edward Snowden
Here’s what we know so far about his background, political affiliation, security clearance, and future
Obama Administration Declassifies Details On “PRISM,” Blasts “Reckless” Media And Leakers
Following near-simultaneous reports from the Guardian and the Washington Post this week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that contrary to press reports, “PRISM is not an undisclosed collection or data mining program.”
Obama Administration Declassifies Phone Records Seizures, Condemns Leaks
Following more than 24 hours of unrelenting scrutiny and criticism, the Obama administration moved late Thursday to declassify information on the Federal Bureau Investigation and National Security Agency blanket seizures of …
Amid IRS Mess, Democrats Try to Make a Scandal Out of Issa
Democrats are trying to deflect attention from the scandal by discrediting the inquisitor.
Toronto Mayor Singlehandedly Makes Canadian Politics Interesting Again
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford—Canada’s Sarah Palin—is accused of smoking crack.
Romney Transition Team Flummoxed By Gmail
Mitt Romney’s transition team had plans to inject a heavy dose of corporate America into the federal government, but first they had to adjust to a new email system. Its name? Gmail.
Mitt Romney Inc.: The White House That Never Was
Behind the scenes of the Romney administration that might have been
Michele Bachmann’s Political Swan Song
Amid a tangle of federal investigations into alleged misuses of campaign finances, and a looming re-election fight against a tough opponent, Bachmann bows out.