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If it’s not OK to spy on senators, is it still OK to spy on citizens?

By Ashe Schow

Published July 31, 2014 5:08pm ET

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If it’s not OK to spy on senators, is it still OK to spy on citizens? — Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan admitted Thursday that agency officials acted improperly when they hacked Senate computers, according to the Associated Press. (AP Photo) | Carolyn Kaster

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan admitted Thursday that agency officials acted improperly when they hacked Senate computers, according to the Associated Press.

Dean Boyd, a spokesman for the CIA, said, the officials “acted in a manner inconsistent with the common understanding reached between [the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence] and the CIA in 2009.”

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