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  Obama defends telephone, internet snooping

  World | Jun 08, 2013, 11:38 AM IST

  Washington, June 8: President Barack Obama Friday defended the newly revealed government surveillance programmes as a small price to pay for keeping America safe from terror attacks.Sweeping up Americans' telephone records and monitoring Internet activity

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  Obama defends US drone strikes as 'legal and effective'

  World | May 24, 2013, 01:42 PM IST

  Washington, May 24: US President Barack Obama today strongly defended the controversial drone strikes as “legal, effective” and necessary in a “just war” of self-defence as he announced a new counter-terrorism doctrine that include setting