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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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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    KCRW

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    Anna Scott

    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    Reuters

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