Congress: National Security Agency

National Security Agency: WASHINGTON - New revelations from leaker Edward Snowden that the National Security Agency has overstepped its authority thousands of times since 2008 are stirring renewed calls in Congress for serious changes to NSA spy programs. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. An internal audit provided by Snowden to The Washington Post shows the agency has repeatedly broken privacy rules or exceeded its legal authority every year since Congress granted it broad new powers in 2008. FILE - This June 6, 213 file photo shows the sign outside the National Security Agency NSA campus in Fort Meade, Md. The NSA has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the intelligence agency broad new powers in 2008, The Washington Post reports. In one case, telephone calls from Washington were intercepted when the city's area code was confused with the dialing code for Egypt. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File The reaction from lawmakers undermines White House hopes that President Barack Obama had quieted the controversy with his assurances of oversight. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.