More than 1 million people signed onto a petition asking outgoing President Barack Obama to pardon former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, charged with espionage and theft of state secrets and documents. "Pardoning Snowden would show the world the U.S. cares about human rights at a time of great concern,” said Ben Wizner, Snowden's attorney who along with other privacy activists began the Pardon Snowden Campaign in September. The Obama administration has said repeatedly that Snowden must face the charges against him and that he'll be afforded a fair trial, something Wizner...

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