Obama may get different reception in Berlin than in '08

Controversy over the U.S. surveillance programs may color President Obama's visit.

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NSA Says 'Snooping' Works

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IAAF denies prior knowledge of Italian Schwazer's doping

(Reuters) - The world athletics body (IAAF) on Wednesday denied that it had any prior knowledge or evidence of Italian 2008 Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer's doping practices before he was caught with a positive test last year.

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