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WikiLeaks cables reveal personal details on world leaders

The U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks offer unvarnished insights into the personal proclivities of world leaders.

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Dec. 16, 2010

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange emerges to speak to the media on the steps of the High Court. Assange was freed on bail Thursday while he fights extradition to Sweden over allegations of sex crimes.

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