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Scott Olson / Getty Images The NSA Could Actually Spy on More Phone Calls Under Reform Bill -- National Journal "Last month, the House passed the USA Freedom Act, which would force the NSA to give up its massive database of phone records, which contains phone numbers and timestamps of millions of landline calls. Under the bill, the NSA would have to receive court approval for each search of a phone company's records. "But the legislation includes a provision that would require the phone companies to provide 'technical assistance' to help the NSA collect the data in a readable format. "That provision could allow the NSA to more easily access millions of cell-phone records, according to Mark Jaycox, a legislative analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a privacy-advocacy group." KING-TV Officials Hail Hero Students in Seattle Pacific University Shooting -- NBC News "The gunman walked into the lobby and fired multiple gunshots,...