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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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'Small Circle' In Al-Qaida Plotted Post-Sept. 11 Attacks

Information in the files is largely from interrogations of detainees being held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Sept. 16, 2010, file photo taken at Guantanamo Bay.)

April 26, 2011 None of the plans were acted upon, documents obtained by WikiLeaks indicate. Among the schemes were packing explosives into shipments of clothing headed to the U.S.

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Monday, April 25, 2011

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Also In WikiLeaks Papers: Al-Qaida Leaders' Movements Following Sept. 11

April 25, 2011 There's a lot to read this morning about the suspected terrorists who have been held at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as well as just where many of al-Qaida's top leaders were on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Tuesday, April 05, 2011

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Ecuador Expels U.S. Envoy Over WikiLeaks Cable

US ambassador to Ecuador Heather Hodges.

April 5, 2011 The cable, written by U.S. Ambassador Heather Hodges, intimated that Ecuador's president knew the head of the country's national police was corrupt.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

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In Hollywood, A Billboard In Support Of WikiLeaks

A billboard in Hollywood, California.

March 25, 2011 A grass-roots campaign collected enough money to erect a billboard in defense of WikiLeaks in the middle of Hollywood.

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Monday, March 21, 2011

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Other Headlines: Obama In South America, Haitian Presidential Vote

March 21, 2011 Obama in Brazil; Haiti election; Wikileaks in Mexico; storm in Los Angeles; sick marathoners

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Monday, March 14, 2011

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State Dept. Spokesman Crowley Resigns Following Controversial Remarks

P.J. Crowley.

March 14, 2011 State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley resigns over remarks

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Friday, February 25, 2011

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George W. Bush Cancels Denver Appearance Because Assange Might Speak

Former President George W. Bush, Oct. 30, 2010, at a baseball game in Arlington, Texas.

February 25, 2011 "The former president has no desire to share a forum with a man who has willfully and repeatedly done great harm to the interests of the United States," his spokesman says. Julian Assange is WikiLeaks' founder.

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

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Lawyer For WikiLeaks' Assange Deliberately Misled Court, Judge Says

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives for his extradition hearing at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London on Thursday.

February 24, 2011 In ruling that the WikiLeaks founder should be extradited to Sweden for questioning in a rape investigation, the British judge has harsh words for Assange's attorney. Read the decision.

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Gadhafi Opponents Mass In Eastern Libya

An anti-Gadhafi placard in Benghazi reads "A flood of freedom, topple the idols of oppression, 42 years of repression and darkness, in four days the regime fell, toppling the human idols is a religious and national duty".

February 24, 2011 Libya; Julian Assange fights extradition order; Hawaii civil unions

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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WikiLeaks Cables Reveal Gadhafi Clan's 'Lavish Spending ... Bitter Rivalries'

Sept. 1, 2009: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gestures with a green cane as he takes his seat behind bulletproof glass for a military parade in Tripoli's Green Square.

February 23, 2011 They also show the "rampant nepotism" and how Gadhafi gives those he favors "direct access to lucrative business deals," The New York Times and The Financial Times report.

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Friday, February 11, 2011

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Julian Assange Back In Court; Budget Cutting Debate Heats Up

February 11, 2011 WikiLeaks founder is fighting extradition from the U.K. to Sweden.

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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

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Reality Check: WikiLeaks Confirm, Don't Drive, Reasons For Protests

February 8, 2011 "It's been the fundamental factors that have motivated people," says an editor of The Guardian. But diplomatic cables uncovered by WikiLeaks do confirm that the U.S. knew about corruption and other problems in the nations being rocked by protests.

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Assange Hearing: Defense Targets Swedish Prosecutor

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as he arrived at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court, in south-east London, earlier today (Feb. 8, 2011).

February 8, 2011 Julian Assange's defense has put a Swedish legal expert on the stand to say there have been serious irregularities in the way prosecutors have handled the investigation into alleged sex crimes. The WikiLeaks founder says he's innocent.

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Monday, February 07, 2011

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Cambodian And Thai Troops Clash; Assange Is Back In Court

February 7, 2011 Cambodia's prime minister asks the U.N. to intervene in its border dispute with Thailand.

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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

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A Nobel Peace Prize For WikiLeaks?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Jan. 17, 2011).

February 2, 2011 Should WikiLeaks be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because it holds governments accountable for their actions? A Norwegian lawmaker thinks so and has nominated the controversial whistle-blowing website.

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