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# Know Right Now: Court Rules in Favor of Obama Administration

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_Published 2015-08-28. A federal appeals court reversed a district court’s ruling that decided the NSA program was illegal_


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## Transcript

[ MUSIC ] You know we don't want NSA and Cyber Command doing something irresponsible. On the other hand we don't NSA and Cyber Command waiting for the authorities while Wall Street Is taken down in cyber. [ MUSIC ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ]

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