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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 20 Aug 2013

    UK Home Office says 'government and police have a duty to protect the public', in wake of row over airport detentionhttp://bbc.in/1cWKM7Q 

    3:54 AM - 20 Aug 2013
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      1. Kerry-Anne Mendoza‏ @TheMendozaWoman 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking You WHAT?! The national security defence? For detaining a family member of a respected journalist to fish for info? The nerve.

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      2. Rocky&Bullwinkle‏ @RockyjSquirrel2 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking WHAT A F-N JOKE...UK is kissing USA's ASS once again! Remember Blair & Bush? #Miranda #NSA #Snowden

        1 reply 3 retweets 1 like
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      1. Sally O'Reilly‏ @sallyoreilly 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Trouble is, someone needs to protect us against being protected.

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      2. staringatclouds ❄️ 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 #FBPE‏ @staringatclouds 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Apparently were being protected from journalists exposing how little the government respects our right to privacy ?

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      3. staringatclouds ❄️ 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 #FBPE‏ @staringatclouds 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @staringatclouds

        @BBCBreaking Sorry that should be "we're" not "were"

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      2. Peter Kofod‏ @peterkofod 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @SketchBlog

        @SketchBlog you didn't intend to write "pubic" there, did you? ;-)

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      4. Peter Kofod‏ @peterkofod 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @SketchBlog

        @SketchBlog thought so :-)

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      2. Paul Garrett‏ @peegee1000 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Why is this country starting to resemble Chile in the 70's ?

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      3. Purpleline‏ @purpleline 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @peegee1000

        @peegee1000 @cuzzinharry @BBCBreaking Do you mean the start of a great boom in the export of Wine? Chilean wine was excellent especially Red

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      5. Paul Garrett‏ @peegee1000 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @cuzzinharry

        @cuzzinharry @purpleline @BBCBreaking No not a Chilean red wine drinker or Guardian reader. I like to keep a clear head and an open mind

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      1. footing funny‏ @richardkpage 21 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking it's not the kind of third word dictatorship protection we want. Our dearest held belief is liberty and free speech

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      1. Jeff Richards‏ @Jeffrichards010 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking can someone explain how this is protectingr? #Bullshit

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