U.S. Writer Freed From Syria, 11 Percent Identify Libertarian, Cell Phone Spying Goes Global: A.M. Links

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  After two years in an Al Qaeda-affiliated prison in Syria, U.S. journalist Peter Theo Curtis was freed Sunday. 

• About 11 percent of Americans describe themselves as libertarian, according to the Pew Research Center. 
• Security experts are warning that "dozens" of countries have acquired surveillance-system equipment that can geolocate cell-phone users anywhere in the world. 
• Republicans follow their script perfectly, demand more war in the Middle East. 
• Obamacare has opened the door for controversial coverage of gender reassignment surgery. 
• D.C. lawyers are pushing to end the city's practice of shackling juvenile defendants in court. 
• Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) calls other Nevada politicians "cowards" for not wanting to re-criminalize prostitution. 
• Marijuana cold-brew is here.

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