Obama administration punches back re: NSA spying and leaks

National Security Agency Seal (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey)

Members of the Obama Administration have started pushing back, calling the revelation of state secrets "reprehensible" and arguing that NSA monitoring of phone traffic is necessary to detect terrorist plots. 

http://www.dailynewscrunch.com/general/obama-administration-pushes-back-on-nsa-document-leaks/

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/martin-bashir/52197074#52197074

But the cry for Obama's blood (figuratively speaking) continues:

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