Holder Says He's Open to Plea Deal with NSA Leaker Snowden

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says he would be open to a plea deal with Edward Snowden -- the former government contractor who exposed spying by a U.S. intelligence agency.Snowden is in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin granted him a year's asylum. The United States wants Snowden back for trial.Holder told MSNBC television Thursday that Snowden broke the law and has to be held accountable. Holder, however, said if Snowden's lawyers sought a deal that includes some...

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