WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back in court on extradition charges 

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Julian Assange was back in court in London today as his fight against an extradition request to the United States continues. Assange faces a maximum of 175 years in prison on espionage charges. Assange has been held in a high-security prison in the UK since he was evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London last year. Our Europe correspondent Orla Barry tells host Marco Werman the latest in the case.

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