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Judge sides with US in Manning document dispute

A federal judge in Baltimore said Wednesday she's satisfied for now with measures the military has taken to release documents related to Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial in the Wikileaks case. Full story

News Summary: Assange still in Ecuadorean Embassy

BACK STORY: A year ago, Julian Assange skipped out on a date with Swedish justice. Rather than comply with a British order that he go to the Scandinavian country for questioning about sex crimes allegations, the WikiLeaks founder took refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. Full story

Iceland: 'informal talks' about Snowden asylum

A WikiLeaks spokesman who claims to represent Edward Snowden has reached out to government officials in Iceland about the potential of the NSA leaker applying for asylum in the Nordic country, officials there said Wednesday. Full story

WikiLeaks' Assange fears U.S., says will stay in London embassy

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States. Full story

WikiLeaks trial focuses on whether Tweets meet evidence standards

FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The court-martial of the U.S. soldier accused of providing reams of classified documents to WikiLeaks in a case illustrating the challenge of keeping secrets in the digital age must decide whether tweets and Web pages can be admitted as evidence. Full story

Iceland received informal approach over Snowden seeking asylum

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who says Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs, wants to seek asylum there. Full story

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Video

  Holder isn't going anywhere just yet

Pete Williams gives The Cycle hosts a deeper look into his interview with Attorney General Eric Holder, who says that "things have gotten a little out of wack" recently regarding leak investigations.

  Melber on the 'endemic level of selective prosecution in our services'

Ari Melber explains why the Manning trial, as well as the prosecution of military leaks, shows an "endemic level of selection prosecution in our armed services" and why the approach should not be called "military justice."

  Bradley Manning court-martial begins

Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, talks with Rachel Maddow about the U.S. government's case against Bradley Manning and the nature of his defense.

  Pentagon Papers whistleblower weighs in on Bradley Manning trial

Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers whistleblower, discusses the charges leveled against Bradley Manning. Manning's trial for leaking information to Wikileaks began Monday, with a particularly interesting charge of aiding the enemy.

  The story of WikiLeaks and the Obama administration

Director Alex Gibney joins Alex Wagner to discuss the White House's response to leaks and his film "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks."

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Bradley Manning
Bradley Manning

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, center, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, June 17, 2013, after the start of the third week of his court martial. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in pris

Wikileaks founder Assange speaks to the media inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
Wikileaks founder Assange speaks to the media inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London June 14, 2013. Talks between Britain and Ecuador ended with no breakthrough over Julian Assange, the British Foreign Office said on Monday, nearly a year after the WikiLeaks founder fled to the Ecuadorean em

A balloon marking the first anniversary of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's entry to Ecuador's embassy is tethered above the building in central London
A balloon marking the first anniversary of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's entry to Ecuador's embassy is tethered above the building in central London

A balloon marking the first anniversary of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's entry to Ecuador's embassy is tethered above the building in central London June 16, 2013. Assange sought asylum in the embassy on June 19, 2012, in an attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (BRITAIN

A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange poses under the balcony of Ecuador's embassy in central London
A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange poses under the balcony of Ecuador's embassy in central London

A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange poses under the balcony of Ecuador's embassy in central London June 16, 2013. Assange sought asylum in the embassy on June 19, 2012, in an attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS)