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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to Host TV Talk Show The founder of WikiLeaks is still under house arrest appealing his extradition to Sweden, but Julian Assange is taping a new TV show in the mansion where he lives in Britain. Russia Today will air in English -- in Russia. Funded by the Kremlin, the program is generally regarded as an exercise in image enhancement. What does it want with Assange?
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The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?
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How was the trip? President Trump's travels got less fun as he went from the Middle East to Europe.
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Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.