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June 7, 2013 -- Updated 2045 GMT (0445 HKT)

Obama defends secret surveillance programs

Sweeping up phone records and monitoring Internet use are "modest encroachments on privacy" that can help disrupt terrorism, U.S. President Barack Obama says. FULL STORY

Turks clamor to be heard amid turmoil

"I was guilty for letting my friends get gassed and arrested in the name of freedom without me," writes one Turk as citizens pour out their feelings to CNN, demanding their voices be heard. FULL STORY | MEDIA CRISIS  MEDIA CRISIS

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