Obama's surprise visit delays NSA hearing

Sarah Lazare @ Common Dreams - A widely anticipated Wednesday hearing from critics of the NSA on the floor of the House has been suddenly pulled after Obama called a surprise meeting with House Democrats.

Critics of the National Security Agency's secret spying program were slated for an unofficial congressional hearing Wednesday as a counter-weight to the "constant misleading information"—as Congressman Alan Grayson (D - Flor.) put it—from the secret surveillance community.  Read more.