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They stripped all the righteous media and political hysteria\u00a0\u2014 and our sadly institutionalized paranoia\u00a0\u2014 out of it and brought the story into perspective and proportion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonspectator.org\/index.php\/BREAKING-VIEWS\/why-the-nsa-story-is-the-wrong-fight-for-civil-libertarians.html\">Why the NSA Story Is the Wrong Fight for Civil Libertarians | BREAKING VIEWS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This, from the Washington Spectator, is the best, most rational discussion I have seen on the Edward Snowden case. 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