United States diplomatic cables leak

Mexico’s Attorney General Arturo Chavez has resigned just weeks after Wikileaks cables revealed that US Embassy officials were puzzled about his appointment. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from reporter Franc Contreras.

The State Department is working to warn those who are named in the diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. Although there haven’t been any reports of harm, the State Department is worried that the documents could put hundreds at risk.

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Today, with the help of Andy Lehren from The New York Times, we’ll find out what the diplomatic communiques said involving Russia, and its Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin. It’s not an entirely pretty picture.

Among the State Department cables leaked on WikiLeaks were messages from the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan about the country’s nuclear fuel resources. The cables show that underneath public assurances lie deep clashes over strategic goals.