Obama Is 'Not Going to Be Scrambling Jets' to Nab Edward Snowden

President Obama said on Thursday that while he is concerned about Edward Snowden and wants to bring the NSA leaker back to America, he's not interested in "wheeling and dealing and trading" to get him extradited. Obama, at the first press conference on his week-long trip to Africa, took questions from the media while in Dakar, Senegal, but naturally everyone wants to talk about the news from home. When asked if he had personally spoken to Vladimir Putin or Xi Jingping, Obama said, "I shouldn't have to" because the case is being handled through the usual diplomatic and legal channels. Although, if the U.S. envoy to Hong Kong is correct,     

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