How Barack Obama Made Friends With Big Brother

Jun 6, 2013 2:01 PM EDT

The president has evolved from ardent civil libertarian to surveillance hardliner. With liberals outraged by the Verizon court order, Daniel Klaidman and Eli Lake chart the change.

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