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First Word: NSA leaker Edward Snowden fired

Well, we can't say we didn't see this coming.
This image made available by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows an undated image of Edward Snowden, 29. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Ewen MacAskill)
This image made available by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows an undated image of Edward Snowden, 29.

Well, we can't say we didn't see this coming. Consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton officially let go Edward Snowden, the IT worker claiming to be leaker of classified documents on governmental surveillance programs. The company, which does business with National Security Agency, said Tuesday it had fired Snowden over “violations of the firm’s code of ethics and firm policy.”

We'll be following developments on that story and many more:

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