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ing this summer either playing a diminished role or none at all.
•  The president set the tone, opening the question-and-answer session by announcing that he would work with Congress to make "appropriate reforms" to the National Security Agency surveillance programs, while also making clear he had no intention of stopping the daily collection of Americans' phone records.
•  "Given the history of abuse by governments, it's right to ask questions about surveillance, particularly as technology is reshaping every aspect of our lives," he said, one day before leaving for a weeklong vacation with his family on Martha's Vineyard.
•  Even without the NSA revelations, Obama would still be facing the same political dynamic with congressional Republicans that stalled progress on immigration, squashed hope for a grand bargain and defeated gun control and a host of other administration priorities. And it's a reality of any administration that unexpected challenges can arise and shake up the White House's carefully laid plans.
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•  CASCADE, Idaho (AP) -- The search for 16-year-old Hanna Anderson and her suspected abductor, 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio, has spanned three states and thousands of miles.
•  But now that law enforcement officers are at their closest yet to finding the pair, they face perhaps the most challenging search area of all.
•  The Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness is the largest roadless area in the lower 48 states, sprawling across central Idaho and reaching north to the Montana border. To call the mountainous terrain rugged is an understatement.
•  "It's called the River of No Return for a reason," said Mike Medberry, a 57-year-old writer and backpacking enthusiast who hiked in the area three summers ago. "This is country that is really up and down. It's harsh and rugged, with steep terrain, lots of downed logs and thick brush."
•  DiMaggio is suspected of killing Hannah's mother Christina Anderson, 44, and her 8-year-old brother Ethan Anderson, whose bodies were found Sunday night in DiMaggio's burning house in California near the Mexico border.
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