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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after pleading guilty to publishing U.S. s

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets as part of a deal with the Justice Department that secured his freedom and concluded a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security.
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