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Since Edward Snowden revealed that the National Security Agency tracks every American phone call,

President Obama has been under pressure.

In a speech Friday, he'll try to balance demands for privacy against the rule that when it comes to acts of terror,

intelligence agencies can't be wrong, even once.

But while the NSA claims its massive collection of metadata has made America safer,

independent research is suggesting otherwise.

Today, we'll look at the president's options, including increased oversight by the courts in Congress

and limits on the who, when, and why of NSA spying.

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Revelations about the NSA's massive electronic spying have pitted privacy advocates and opponents of big government against officials' claims about the needs of national security.

President Obama says he'll propose to resolve the conflict in a speech on Friday.

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