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Acts of Civil Disobedience: President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama: Lonnie Snowden has not had direct communication with his son since he fled to Hong Kong and then Russia, but sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Friday defending his sons actions as similar to acts of civil disobedience. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Snowden gets copy of Dostoyevsky, but no leave to enter Russia, lawyer says The father of fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden on Friday criticized Congress for failing to rein in a sweeping surveillance program made public by his son and accused the Obama administration of pursuing him with a zeal to punish. U.S. House votes to continue NSA surveillance program (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.