Assange extradition trial begins

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Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, appeared in court in London on Monday. It’s the first day of an extradition hearing to the United States. Assange was indicted last year by a US grand jury on charges of computer hacking and that he violated the Espionage Act. From London The World’s Orla Barry reports. 

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