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Obama calls for more oversight of NSA programs

By Brian Hughes
Published August 9, 2013 4:00am ET
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Obama calls for more oversight of NSA programs
“It’s not enough for me as president to have confidence in these programs,” President Obama said. “The American public needs to have confidence in them as well.” (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) | Win McNamee

This article has been updated, 5:30 p.m. Friday.

President Obama on Friday called for more oversight of controversial National Security Agency surveillance programs, announcing the administration’s most far-reaching reaction to criticism in the wake of revelations about security techniques used by the federal government.

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