I don't see the White House actually going there right now unless things change, if the President does not see a deal on the horizon, I think [he'll bring] back the military option.

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You're likable enough, Hillary. by Barack Obama

You're likable enough, Hillary.

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I don't mind cleaning up the mess that some other folks made, tha... by Barack Obama

I don't mind cleaning up the mess that some other folks made, that's what I signed up to do

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Iran won't pursue nuclear weapons because 'it's contrary to their... by Barack Obama

Iran won't pursue nuclear weapons because 'it's contrary to their faith.'

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And with iPods and iPads, and Xboxes and PlayStations - none of which I know how to work - information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation.

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We need to find a way forward to make sure that we can stop terrorists while protecting the privacy, and liberty, of innocent Americans.

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Granting such immunity undermines the constitutional protections Americans trust the Congress to protect.

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I think it's important to recognize that you can't have 100 per cent security and also then have 100 per cent privacy and zero inconvenience.... In the abstract you can complain about Big Brother and how this is a potential program run amok, but when you actually look at the details then I think we've struck the right balance.

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This Administration also puts forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand... That means no more illegal wire-tapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. No more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. No more ignoring the law when it is inconvenient. That is not who we are.

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The programs that have been discussed over the last couple days in the press are secret in the sense that they are classified but they are not secret in the sense that when it comes to phone calls every member of Congress has been briefed on this program. With respect to all these programs the relevant intelligence committees are fully briefed on these programs. These are programs that have been authorized by broad bipartisan majorities repeatedly since 2006.

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So I think it's important to understand that your duly elected representatives have been consistently informed about exactly what we're doing.

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When it comes to telephone calls, nobody is listening to your telephone calls. That's not what this program is about. ... What the intelligence community is doing is looking at phone numbers, and durations of calls; they are not looking at people's names and they're not looking at content. ... If the intelligence committee actually wants to listen to a phone call they have to go back to a federal judge, just like they would in a criminal investigation.

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With respect to the Internet and emails, this does not apply to U.S. citizens and it does not apply to people living in the United States.

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One of the things we're going to have to discuss and debate is how are we striking this balance between the need to keep the American people safe and our concerns about privacy. Because there are some trade-offs involved. I welcome this debate, and I think it's healthy for our democracy.

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I don't welcome leaks. There's a reason why these programs are cl... by Barack Obama

I don't welcome leaks. There's a reason why these programs are classified.

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I wouldn't consider them acts of war, but I would consider them acts of property damage, commercial theft that are serious.

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I'm a strong believer in strong encryption. by Barack Obama

I'm a strong believer in strong encryption.

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My relationship with Silicon Valley and the tech community historically has been really good. Many of these folks are my friends.

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What is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests.

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The challenges posed by threats like terrorism, proliferation, and cyber attacks are not going away any time soon, and for our intelligence community to be effective over the long haul, we must maintain the trust of the American people and people around the world.

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If any individual who objects to government policy can take it in their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we will never be able to keep our people safe or conduct foreign policy.

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