Source: BBC
The White House is urging Congress to reject an attempt to stop the National Security Agency (NSA) collecting Americans’ phone records.With a key vote coming up, President Barack Obama’s spokesman said curbs on the NSA would “hastily dismantle” a vital counter-terrorism tool.NSA chief Gen Keith Alexander spent Tuesday lobbying Congressmen to vote against the proposed measure.Critics say NSA phone data collection is an unwarranted invasion of privacy.
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