Fugitive Ed Snowden gave Glenn Greenwald "dozens" of documents, bringing on the Summer of Leaks and Bourne-style manhunt...ACLU sues over declassified phone record program, now has "standing".
--Sen. Merkley (D-OR) submits bill to require NSA to disclose the legal basis of surveillance programs
--Sen. Rand Paul (R_KY) proposes "Fourth Amendment Restoration Act"
--Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) offers NDAA amendment to require probable cause for NSA surveillance of "US Persons"
--Top spook James Clapper trys to spin out of perjury, saying his denial of the now-exposed collection program was the "least untruthful" answer
--new secret evidence will be sprung in Gitmo tribunal of Saudi accused of bombing of USS Cole
--after setback from Supreme Court, about 15 Gitmo cases will not proceed, as "material support" isn't a real crime
--McCain is, once again, in favor of closing Gunatanamo--talks about moving prisoners to supermax in Illinois
--ObamaCo ends shameful efforts to limit access to Plan B contraceptive
--new poll shows 58% of Californians support marriage equality; Supreme Court decisions expected soon on Prop. 8 and DOMA
--NY Times and SF Chronicle both run stories that US nuclear power industry is experiencing major setbacks
--PBS NewsHour announces layoffs, closing bureaus in San Francisco and Denver
--Turkish Prime Minister agrees to meet with protesters, then orders them cleared from park in Istanbul
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