Edward Snowden

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** FILE ** Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden speaks during a presentation ceremony for the Sam Adams Award in Moscow in this image made from video and released by WikiLeaks on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. (AP Photo)

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Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, California Republican, said that Edward Snowden has been loyal to his country by "letting the American people know that their government was getting out of hand." (Associated Press)

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Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, expresses his dismay at Russian Vladimir Putin leader granting asylum to American secrets leaker Edward Snowden, at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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** FILE ** In this July 30, 2013, file frame grab from Rossiya 24 television channel, Lon Snowden, the father of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, speaks during an interview with Russian the state-owned Rossiya 24 television in Washington. (AP Photo/Rossiya 24 via APTN, File)

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Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena displays a temporary document Thursday that allows Edward Snowden to cross the border into Russia. (Associated Press)