Snowden trial could be awkward for US

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Putting former NSA contractor Edward Snowden on trial for leaking U.S. surveillance information could be an awkward public spectacle for the Obama administration.

More classified material could be at risk and jurors might see him as a whistle-blower exposing government overreach.

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