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| Boilerpipe Text | a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who provided classified information regarding NSA surveillance programs to the media. His leak of classified information shed light not only on U.S. government surveillance of U.S. citizens but also on U.S. espionage abroad. Snowden was charged by the U.S. government with several crimes related to his disclosure. He was, however, granted asylum in Russia, where he currently lives. |
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## Edward Snowden
a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who provided classified information regarding NSA surveillance programs to the media. His leak of classified information shed light not only on U.S. government surveillance of U.S. citizens but also on U.S. espionage abroad. Snowden was charged by the U.S. government with several crimes related to his disclosure. He was, however, granted asylum in Russia, where he currently lives.
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| Readable Markdown | a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who provided classified information regarding NSA surveillance programs to the media. His leak of classified information shed light not only on U.S. government surveillance of U.S. citizens but also on U.S. espionage abroad. Snowden was charged by the U.S. government with several crimes related to his disclosure. He was, however, granted asylum in Russia, where he currently lives. |
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