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Eric Snowden asks Russia for asylum

Eric Snowden

The Interfax news agency says a Russian consular official has confirmed that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden asked for political asylum in Russia.

The duty officer at the Russian Foreign Ministry’s consular office in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport says that Snowden’s representative, Sarah Harrison, handed over his request Sunday.

Snowden has been stuck in limbo for a week as his passport was cancelled by the US and Ecuador, where he was thought to be heading, apparently has not offered the shelter he’s seeking.

(via Yahoo News)

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Don’t miss TV – ABC News’ “This Week” this Sunday

This Sunday only on “This Week,”

• WikiLeaks founder and international man of mystery Julian Assange speaks out on the latest on Edward Snowden’s run from the law after his blockbuster leaks on the NSA’s secret surveillance programs. How has Assange and WikiLeaks aided Snowden as he seeks safe passage from Russia? Should Snowden and WikiLeaks’ partners be considered whistle-blowers or law-breakers? And what is the future of WikiLeaks as its controversial efforts remain under scrutiny around the world?

• Following this week’s historic Supreme Court decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin and National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown come to “This Week” to debate the future of same-sex marriage in the U.S.

• Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis reflects on her epic filibuster that drew national headlines and her fifteen minutes of fame.

(Via press release)

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The Candi & Randy Show – Supreme Court, Eric Snowden and Paula Deen

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On today’s Candi & Randy Show, we discussed the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, forthcoming decisions on marriage equality, plus other hot topics like whistleblower Eric Snowden, and Paula Deen’s “N-word” scandal & firing from the Food Network.

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Eric Snowden, NSA whistleblower, appears headed to Ecuador

It appears that Eric Snowden, former NSA analyst who has leaked details of U.S. government surveillance programs, has left China and may be headed to Ecuador.

Washington is asking Ecuador, as well as Cuba and Venezuela (other possible asylum countries), not to admit Snowden, a senior Obama administration official told CNN on Sunday.

The United States also is asking those countries to expel him if they do admit him, the official said, and a a source familiar with the matter said that the U.S. government has revoked Snowden’s passport.

More at CNN.

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NSA leaker/whistleblower Eric Snowden charged with espionage and theft of government property

The AP is reporting that NSA leaker Eric Snowden has been charged with:

• unauthorized communication of national defense information
• willful communication of classified communications intelligence information
• theft of government property. All three crimes carry a maximum 10-year prison penalty

Each crime could result in a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

After providing the news media with information regarding two highly classified NSA surveillance programs, Snowden is believed to be hiding in China.