The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. August 7, 2014 Snowden Allowed to Remain in Russia for 3 More Years ----------------------------------------------------- National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted permission to remain in Russia for another three years, after his temporary asylum expired this month. Snowden has been stranded in Russia after the United States revoked his passport while he was en route to Latin America. .