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28. It was No.3 of Politico's: Ten Things to Know About Snowden.

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 02:31 PM

Jul 2013

3. Wasn’t a friendly neighbor. Snowden most recently lived in Hawaii with his girlfriend before leaving in early May, and neighbors say he didn’t stop to chat much. According to The Telegraph, a neighbor told a local television station: “We occasionally saw him as he was coming or going, or checking mail, or getting the garbage. We would say ‘Hi, how’s it going? How are you?’ and he would just rush inside.” Neighbors also said Snowden had boxes piled floor-to-ceiling in his garage for the entire six months he lived there.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/10-things-to-know-about-edward-snowden-92491.html#ixzz2aB4sMVUq

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Obama 'Concerned and Disappointed' After Journalist Who Exposed US War Crimes Freed [View all] 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 OP

I'm 'Concerned and Disappointed' that Autumn Jul 2013 #1

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Controlling information about our "non-existant" war crimes again Hydra Jul 2013 #8

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It was No.3 of Politico's: Ten Things to Know About Snowden. reusrename Jul 2013 #28

Wow, thanks! 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #31

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my mother and dad moved to a newly built house in the late 80s riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #128

OMG, I've got boxes stacked in my garage, going on 20 years, now! Please don't put me on the TERRA chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #57

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He doesn't stop to pet his neighbor's dogs Aerows Jul 2013 #39

He cut the tags off his pillows. reusrename Jul 2013 #44

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Likewise Fearless Jul 2013 #165

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I heaven05 Jul 2013 #156

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Martin Luther King from tomg Jul 2013 #167

he couldn't be any where near as disappointed G_j Jul 2013 #17

Now - this is how one would expect a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate to behave!!!! xocet Jul 2013 #22

Here's one the automatic defenders of authoritarianism... JackRiddler Jul 2013 #23

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He didn't make that phone call? It's public record. JackRiddler Jul 2013 #26

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Snowden flight paths Aerows Jul 2013 #43

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Compared to candidate Obama. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #42

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Bad for business? Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #72

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I haven't watched the video yet but I read the comments snappyturtle Jul 2013 #48

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"concerned and disappointed" Blue Palasky Jul 2013 #65

"Barry"? TBF Jul 2013 #119

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Deceit, paranoia, thuggery, cronyism, suppression of a free press, illegal bombing of civilians, Brewinblue Jul 2013 #85

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Well said n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #89

''Constitutional Scholar.'' Octafish Jul 2013 #92

Too fucking bad WH is nor concerned with torturers and war criminals running free all over the US. idwiyo Jul 2013 #93

knr Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #98

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'Concerned and Disappointed' DeSwiss Jul 2013 #100

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K&R. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #104

"Caviar correspondents", Scahill's term for the MSM. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #105

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #106

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you are expressing riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #129

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K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #139

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Ain't empires great? Especially declining ones? nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #145

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