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Discussed behind closed doors. never subject to public debate until now. >> its a chilling thought to rely on congress to protect our civil liberties. >> reporter: it should come as no surprise that president obama supports these surveillance programs even though he said this during the 2008 campaign. >> there should always be somebody who is watching the watchers. >> reporter: he voted to reauthorize government eavesdropping in 2008 and signed an update to it last year. its more than a little i...

Are involved this these programs, they operate like professionals. and these things are very narrowly snarro narrownarro narrowly circumscribed. in the abstract you can complain about big brother and how this is a potential, you know, program run amuck, but when you actually look at the details, then i think weve struck the right balance. thank you very much, guys. thats it. thank you. >> the president of the united states walking off stage there in san jose, california, a health care event. but...

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