EXCLUSIVE: Snowden sought Booz Allen work to gather evidence about the NSA surveillance | South China Morning Post

Edward Snowden says the Post, he took a job at Booz Allen Hamilton contractor to collect evidence of the NSA surveillance program.

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How Booz Allen Hamilton Swallowed Washington

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Because it provides the government with data services rather than fighter jets--and because so much of its work is classified--Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) doesn't have the name recognition of government contractors like Lockheed Martin (LMT) or Boeing (BA).

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Jonathan Allen, Gay 'America's Got Talent' Contestant, Wows Audience With His Powerful Voice (VIDEO)

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Contestant Jonathan Allen took to the stage of "America's Got Talent" last night to display some seriously operatic pipes.

Standing onstage, he revealed that his parents had kicked him out of the house on his 18th birthday for being gay. After cheers from the audience, he stunned the crowd with an incredible performance, after which his singing judge Howie Mandel offered some words of support:

"Let me just say, you seem like a good person, and you have a dream, and a talent, and your own family disowned you, but with your talent, this show has become your family, and we'd like to say 'welcome home.' We love you, we accept you, and we are so proud that you came here."

Watch the video above to see Allen's rousing performance, and the loving reaction from the judges.

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Allen Iverson - Ex want threw you in jail on child support without paying

Allen Iverson has an appointment this week with the judge, who earlier this year called it a horrible parent... and seeing how his ex says that it should be $40,000 in maintenance... this new hearing probably will go so wrong for Iverson as the last one.

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