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The headline of the five-person commission's report, which is more than 300 pages, is the recommendation that the NSA ends collection of information, or "metadata," on a vast array of phone calls in the United States. The panel recommends that the data is stored either by a private entity or by phone companies themselves.
The release of the report comes two days after a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the program is likely unconstitutional. He granted a stay in the case to allow for an appeal from the government.
Obama established the commission in late August. He is still reviewing the report's recommendations and is likely to decide on implementing some of its reforms in January.
We're still combing through the report, and will add more to this post.
You can see the full report below: