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President Barack Obama holds up a jar full of paper clips while speaking at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's (ODNI) 10th anniversary at ODNI headquarters in McLean, Va., Friday, April 24, 2015. Obama was making a joke about Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper and used the jar to help illustrated the point. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

BRUCE FEIN: Federal appeals court at ground zero rebukes NSA dragnet

By Bruce Fein

NSA phone record collection is excessive: U.S. appeals court

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

With a June 1 deadline looming, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said he is not going to debate the Patriot Act until the last week of May, leaving little time to work out a deal with the House, which is moving in the other direction — working on a bill that would scrap the National Security Agency's phone program and all other bulk collection under the Patriot Act. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell delays NSA snooping debate in bid for full Patriot Act extension

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Fourth Amendment (Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Repeal of the Patriot Act would restore the Fourth Amendment

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, has said the U.S. "cannot afford to ignore another lesson of 9/11 and curtail intelligence-gathering capabilities." (Associated Press)

Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush back Patriot Act ahead of NSA phone snooping debate

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md., in this June 6, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Privacy advocates seek more openness on NSA surveillance

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

In this Feb. 27, 2015, file photo, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush shakes hands with people in the audience after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Jeb Bush: NSA surveillance ‘the best part’ of Obama administration

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, a sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The NSA considered abandoning its secret program to collect and store American calling records in the months before leaker Edward Snowden revealed the practice, current and former intelligence officials say, because some officials believed the costs outweighed its meager counter terrorism benefits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Police shoot vehicle ramming NSA gates at Ft. Meade: report

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

In this image made from video and released by WJLA-TV, authorities investigate the scene of a accident near a gate to Fort Meade, Md., on Monday, March 30, 2015. A spokesman at Fort Meade says two people are being treated for injuries at one of the gates of the sprawling Army installation near Baltimore. (AP Photo/WJLA-TV) MANDATORY CREDIT

FBI: Terrorism not behind shooting at NSA headquarters at Fort Meade

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Illustration on public apathy in the face of unconstitutional government surveillance by Alxander Hunter/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Amending the Constitution by wink and nod

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Gen. Michael V. Hayden, former CIA director. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

MICHAEL HAYDEN: A ‘reasonable’ view of privacy, security

By Mike Hayden

Retired Marine Corps Gen. James "Hoss" Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a close military adviser to President Obama, was reportedly the target of a Justice Department criminal investigation into leaks to The New York Times. (Associated Press)

Obama protects generals in leak probes while low-level employees go to jail

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, before the Senate Armed Services Committee to deliver the annual assessment by intelligence agencies of the top dangers facing the country. China is expanding its outposts in the South China Sea to include stationing for ships and potential airfields as part of its "aggressive" effort to exert sovereignty, the U.S. intelligence chief said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Wikipedia taking NSA, Justice Department to court over mass-surveillance program

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 1, 2011, file photo, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file pool) ** FILE **

Wikipedia suing NSA over Internet spying

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

National Security Adviser Susan Rice addresses the 2015 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Susan Rice White House ‘F bomb’ queen

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

This image provided by the Prince George's (Md.) Police shows weapons that police found upon searching Hong Young's home in Beltsville. Md., on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Princes George's Police)

Maryland shootings: Suspect’s divorce petition dismissed this week

By Meredith Somers and Amanda Lee Myers - Associated Press

A police officer ties police tape to a handrail. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

FBI: Person in custody in Maryland shootings; 1 damaged NSA building

Associated Press

Kim Heung-gwang

Inside the Ring: North Korea cybersecurity hackers major world threats

By Bill Gertz

Hillary Rodham Clinton is seen in New York in this Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Hillary Clinton: Can ‘never condone’ what Edward Snowden did

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

National Security Agency director Mike Rogers (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Mike Rogers, NSA chief, says Edward Snowden’s revelations hurt counterterrorism capabilities

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times