German Chancellor Merkel calls Obama to ask if he bugged her mobile phone. He said he wasn't doing so right now, but wouldn't say he's never done it in the past-BBC

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10/23/13, "EU to hold Brussels summit amid US spying row," BBC

"An EU summit is due to begin in Brussels with fresh allegations of US spying threatening to overshadow talks.

It comes a day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel called President Barack Obama over claims that the US had monitored her mobile phone....

Her spokesman said the German leader "views such practices... as completely unacceptable". The White House said President Obama had told Mrs Merkel that the US was not monitoring her calls and would not in the future.

However, it left open the question of whether calls had been listened to in the past."...



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