It looks like even Reuters engages in link baiting now. This is a non-story. In the original Guardian article, Snowden says that the FBI was at his house asking questions before the release, but only because they were concerned about his disappearance.

> When Booz Allen checked in with him, Snowden said he was suffering from epilepsy and needed more time off. When he failed to return after a longer period, and the company could not find him, it notified intelligence officials because of Snowden's high-level security clearance, one of the sources said...The government did not know Snowden was the source for the stories until he admitted it on Sunday, the sources said.

So the Feds "hunted" for him the same way a parent "hunts" for his child that has wandered off in a store.