Snowden's hopes of leaving airport dashed
Passengers check in at terminal E of the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia, July 24, 2013. A Russian lawyer who has been working on Snowden's behalf has arrived at Moscow's Sheremtyevo Airport, heightening speculations that the U.S. whistleblower may have been granted permission to leave the transit area and enter Russia. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)