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NYC School Leaders' Union Backs Thompson for Mayor

by Associated Press
Bill Thompson greeting supporters.

The union representing New York City school principals is backing former city comptroller William Thompson Jr. for mayor.

President Ernest Logan of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators said Tuesday that the union's 16,000 members will do all they can to elect Thompson.

The United Federation of Teachers is expected to make its endorsement on Wednesday.

NPR icon The House Hearing On NSA Surveillance In 3 Audio Clips

by Eyder Peralta
Administration officials defended the government's surveillance programs before the the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday, saying they believe the U.S. has struck the right balance between security and privacy. Officials also revealed they had thwarted more than 50 terror plots.

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