WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends ( apnews.com )
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga....
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