Obama bans spying on leaders of U.S. allies, proposes new limits on NSA phone collections program

U.S. President Barack Obama addressing the nation about NSA surveillance techniques, January 17, 2014. PHOTO/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama banned U.S. eavesdropping on the leaders of close friends and allies on Friday and began reining in the vast collection of Americans' phone data in a series of reforms triggered by Edward Snowden's revelations.

In a major speech, Obama took steps to reassure Americans and foreigners alike that the United States

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