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U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder with publishing classified info

By ERIC TUCKER aged national security by
Associated Press publishing documents that
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a harmed the U.S. and its al-
case with significant First lies and aided its adversar-
Amendment implications, ies.
the U.S. filed new charges The case comes amid a
Thursday against WikiLeaks Justice Department crack-
founder Julian Assange, down on national security
accusing him of violating leaks and raised immediate
the Espionage Act by pub- fear among news media
lishing secret documents advocates that Assange's
containing the names of actions — including solicit-
confidential military and ing and publishing classi-
diplomatic sources. fied information — are in-
The Justice Department's distinguishable from what
18-count superseding in- traditional journalists do on
dictment alleges that As- a daily basis. Those same
sange directed former concerns led the Obama
Army intelligence analyst administration Justice De-
Chelsea Manning in one of partment to balk at bring-
the largest compromises of ing charges for similar con-
classified information in U.S. duct.
history. It says the WikiLe-
aks founder, currently in Continued on Next Page
custody in London, dam-