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The Senate voted to reauthorize Section 720 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Friday, but a drawn-out fight over amendments prevented the bill from reaching the president before the midnight deadline.
Persecution of Julian Assange and Edward Snowden has already had a chilling effect on global journalism and whistleblowers activity, retired UN expert Alfred de Zayas told Sputnik.