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US seizure of journalist records called 'chilling'

20 Jun 2013 : The US government's secret seizure of Associated Press phone records had a "chilling effect" on newsgathering by the agency and other news organizations, AP's top executive said Wednesday.
CIA faulted for choosing Amazon over IBM on cloud contract

20 Jun 2013 : The CIA selected Amazon over IBM to build a cloud computing service for the spy agency even though IBM's proposal carried a lower price tag, according to a government report.

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