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--report from FAIR shows how CBS 60 Minutes let John Miller, a former intel spinmeister, report on the NSA and interview Keith Alexander
--Brazil says "No" to Snowden asylum request
--Senators lightly grill nominee for CIA Counsel job, seeking CIA internal probe of torture and the Justice memos that authorize targeted killing
--71 journalists killed worldwide in 2013
--Catholic bishops win round in court over Obamacare contraception policy
--Democrat named winner of Virginia race for attorney general, Bradblog provides best coverage
--Syrian warplanes kill 100 in Aleppo
--phone companies refuse to allow smartphone "kill switch", which would allow owner to disable a phone if stolen
--where in the world is Daniel San Diago?, asks the FBI
--two of the biggest nuts on the godsquad have died, Fred Phelps and Harold Camping
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