A sign marks the National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Md. After 9/11, there were no shades of gray. There are plenty now. The vigorous debate over the collection of phone records, and the narrow House vote to maintain the practice, buries any notion that challenging the national security efforts of the government is out of line, even unpatriotic.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1) ‘DAY OF RAGE’ IN EGYPT
The Muslim Brotherhood pushed for nationwide marches to denounce this week’s bloodshed that left over 600 dead and broke up two major protest camps.
2) WHAT UN ASKED FOR IN EGYPT
The Security Council called on the Brotherhood and Egypt’s military-backed leadership to exercise “maximum restraint” during the upheaval.