US: Snowden should return to US, face charges

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says a National Security Agency official who suggested the U.S. consider granting Edward Snowden amnesty was expressing his personal opinion.

White House spokesman Jay Carney says President Barack Obama’s position hasn’t changed. He says Snowden faces felony charges and should be returned to the U.S. Carney says Snowden would be afforded due process if returned from Russia, which has granted him temporary asylum.

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