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Mar 16, 2012

FRANCHISE News, Mar 16, 2012

Franchise
'Cheap' Franchises Can Cost Big Bucks
NuWire Investor
Much like with any other investment, if a franchise opportunity looks too good to be true, it just may be. Many franchises are relatively cheap to buy with regard to the buy-in and franchise fees, but this cost often stands in stark contrast to the ...
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California Legislates Fair Franchising
NuWire Investor
If passed, franchisee advocates say it would provide strong protection forfranchisees that include the following: It provides 60 days rather than the current 5 for franchisees in settling their overdue fees. Franchiseeagreements would automatically ...
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Disclosure Requirements of Ontario's Franchise Legislation and the Rescission ...
Blakes
Franchising is not as heavily regulated in Canada as it is in a number of other jurisdictions, including the US In Canada, franchise regulation is purely a provincial matter. Currently, only five Canadian provinces have franchiselegislation in place: ...
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The Latest Word on Franchising Disclosure Exemptions
Blakes
Further, TA&K submitted that the royalty payments made to Suncor over the term of the agreement should be considered to be the payment of franchise fees. The Court rejected TA&K's arguments and upheld Justice Perell's decision.
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Clean Up
Gulf Coast Business Review
The model starts with the franchisee, who can join the firm through an assortment of entry fees. The minimum initial franchise fee is $2500 and it tops out at $42000. Fees can be paid over three years, financed through Cleaning Butlers, with at least ...
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Food franchises offer a recipe for success
The Franchise Magazine
However, not all high street food and beverages franchises are out of the majority of people's price range, says Trevor Haynes, who adds: "Subway Stores' start-up costs are remarkably low for a franchise of our size and stature, and franchise owners ...
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The Franchise Magazine
Red Robin to debut in Portland
MSN Money
Currently, the restaurant base is 70% company operated and 30% franchised. To further encourage franchising, the company will also charge lessfranchisee fees from existing franchisees if they build new restaurants. The company expects to roll out 13 ...
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The pros and cons of owning a franchise
The Franchise Magazine
Prior to investing in a franchise, it is important to realise that as well as the initial franchise fees, you will be required to pay ongoing fees to the franchisor. These are usually paid either as a percentage of your turnover or as a specific annual ...
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The Franchise Magazine
InnVest REIT Reports Fourth Quarter Results
MarketWatch (press release)
IOT also holds a 50% interest in Choice Hotels Canada Inc., one of the largest franchisor of hotels in Canada, and earns revenues from franchising fees. Each issued and outstanding REIT unit trades together with a non-voting unit of IOT as a "stapled ...
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A beginners guide to the legal pitfalls of franchising
The Franchise Magazine
Before you sign up to your chosen franchise, make sure its contract contains everything that you have agreed with thefranchisor. Get a fixed fee review and report from a BritishFranchise Association affiliated lawyer. These lawyers will flag where ...
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The Franchise Magazine
How One Franchise Turns Nitpicking into Profits
Entrepreneur (blog)
One Pennsylvania franchisee is a former school nurse who had sent a lot of children to LiceLifters. She retired in June and opened her franchise in August. A LiceLifters franchising fee is $35000, said Barrack, who notes that she and Steinberg hired an ...
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Entrepreneur (blog)
FDS Seminars
The Franchise Magazine
A British Franchise Association-Affiliated FDS FranchiseConsultant will deliver the seminar, based on more than 30 years of franchising experience. The topics covered include: The three ways to franchise any business; How long it takes to successfully...
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The Franchise Magazine
Red Robin to Debut in Portland - Analyst Blog
NASDAQ
Currently, the restaurant base is 70% company operated and 30% franchised. To further encourage franchising, the company will also charge lessfranchisee fees from existing franchisees if they build new restaurants. The company expects to roll out 13 ...
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From Field Goals to Fro-yo
Entrepreneur
But Rucker, who makes a living feasting on quarterbacks as a defensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals, says it wasn't destiny so much as a compelling investment opportunity that prompted him to buy into two Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt franchises in ...
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Entrepreneur
How to find your ideal franchise
The Franchise Magazine
Nigel Toplis, Managing Director of Recognition Express, ComputerXplorers, The Zip Yard and past Chairman of the BritishFranchise Association, advises on how to assess a prospectivefranchise opportunity. Franchising is a crazy mixture of conformity ...
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The Franchise Magazine
Take control of your career
The Franchise Magazine
... franchise owners can expect to have up to 60 pupils a month on the 5DAY intensive course by their sixth month of trading, and make back their initial investment costs within a minimum of 18 months. 5DAY intends to award only two franchises in 2012, ...
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The Franchise Magazine
Thinking about starting your own accountancy practice?
The Franchise Magazine
Over 100 franchisees across the UK have joined our franchise, and we are currently looking for more in key areas. A background in accountancy is not essential - and with sales projections exceeding £35000 in year one, the future has never looked ...
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The Franchise Magazine
Head games
Ottawa Citizen
Primeau keeps busy with hockey franchises in Ontario and Philadelphia, as a coach of his two sons' hockey teams, and raising concussion awareness as part of his advocacy group StopConcussions.com. Primeau says he's worried about the pressure young ...
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Weiss Delivers State of Village Address
Manhasset Press
... obtaining Flower Hill Park and Stonytown Road from Nassau County, negotiating cable franchises with Verizon & Cablevision, establishing an Office of Emergency Management, renovations and expansions at St. Francis Hospital, the construction of a new ...
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Rangers in crisis: A guide to the contenders preparing to make their pitch for ...
Scottish Daily Record
The Fortress Investment Group appear to have no interest in sportsfranchises, although they do own a Canadian ski resort operator. They were also on the brink of investing in casinos and horse racing venues in the US recently until pulling back at the ...
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'Cheap' Franchises Can Cost Big Bucks
By Laurie Kulikowski
Many franchises are relatively cheap to buy with regard to the buy-in andfranchise fees, but this cost often stands in stark contrast to the investment it takes to get make it operate at a profit. Experts point out that home-basedfranchises are a ...
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'Cheap' Franchises Can Cost Big Bucks
A few franchises that require less than $20000 in starting costs that can turn a... including a variety of concepts available under its name for new and existing...
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WIKILEAKS News, Mar 16, 2012

Bradley Manning's lawyer tries to get charges dismissed
CNN (blog)
By Paul Courson The US Army soldier suspected of leaking a trove of classified military and diplomatic information to WikiLeaks cannot get a fair trial because prosecutors have failed to comply with the rules of court-martial, Bradley Manning's ...
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Bradley Manning's Wikileaks Release Aided al Qaeda, Says Army
Mashable
Bradley Manning aided al Qaeda by sharing classified government documents with Wikileaks, the US Army argued Thursday. Manning was arrested last May on 22 charges, including “aiding the enemy,” for allegedly giving military secrets to the ...
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Attorney Asks for Dismissal in WikiLeaks Case
ABC News
Military prosecutors say Manning, a 24-year-old Oklahoma native, downloaded and sent to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks a vast store of sensitive documents and diplomatic cables. The military says Manning indirectly aided al-Qaida in the Arabian ...
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ABC News
Lawyer seeks dismissal of WikiLeaks case
Boston Globe
The request came at a hearing for Private First Class Bradley Manning at a military courtroom at Fort Meade, Md. near Military prosecutors say Manning, a 24-year-old Oklahoma native, downloaded and sent to the antisecrecy websiteWikiLeaks a vast store ...
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Army private charged in leak case returns to court
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Manning, the US Army private accused of leaking classified material to the anti-secrecy website Wikileaks, could soon learn when his trial will start. Photo: Cliff Owen / AP Army Pfc. Bradley Manning departs a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Thursday, ...
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Wikileaks Helped Al-Qaida, US Says in Manning Court-Martial
Courthouse News Service
By ADAM KLASFELD FORT MEADE, Md. (CN) - Military prosecutors plan to argue that Pfc. Bradley Manning aided al-Qaida by allegedly sending 700000 confidential files to Wikileaks, they revealed early Thursday morning. Defense attorney David Coombs moved ...
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Lawyer wants WikiLeaks case dropped
The Age
Prosecutors say Manning, 24, downloaded and sent WikiLeaks a vast store of sensitive documents and diplomatic cables. The military says Manning indirectly aided al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula by giving information to the WikiLeaks site.
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The Age
US: Soldier Behind Leaked Documents Helped Al-Qaida
Voice of America
March 15, 2012 US: Soldier Behind Leaked Documents Helped Al-Qaida VOA News US government prosecutors are detailing the charges facing an Army intelligence analyst accused of passing classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
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US says Manning helped al Qaeda with disclosures to WikiLeaks
Pocono Record
By AFP FORT MEADE, Md. -- US soldier Bradley Manning aided al Qaeda by leaking troves of classified information to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks, military prosecutors said Thursday. Manning, who served as a low-ranking intelligence analyst in ...
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US suspect to learn WikiLeaks court martial trial date | Bangkok Post: tech
Bangkok Post
American soldier, Bradley Manning, could Thursday learn the date of his court martial on charges that he leaked secret military information to the websiteWikileaks. US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is seen arriving for a motion hearing in the case United ...
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Wikileaks Global Intelligence Files, Israel Day 18: Iranians Sought for Google ...
Algemeiner
Since February 27, 2012, WikiLeaks has continued releasing what it says will eventually be 5 million e-mails sent between July 2004 and late December 2011 from the private intelligence company Stratfor. The emails were obtained from a series of hacking ...
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Army Says Wikileaks Soldier Helped Al Qaeda
Military.com
AP|by Jessica Gresko FORT MEADE, Md. - An Army private aided al-Qaida by leaking hundreds of thousands of military and other government documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, the military said Thursday. Pfc. Bradley Manning had previously ...
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Bradley Manning aided al-Qaida with WikiLeaks documents, military says
The Guardian
Army private Bradley Manning aided al-Qaida by leaking hundreds of thousands of military and other government documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, the military said. Manning had previously been charged with aiding the enemy among a total of ...
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The Guardian
US soldier accused in Wikileaks case due in court
GoErie.com
By JESSICA GRESKO AP A US Army private accused of leaking classified material to the anti-secrecy website Wikileaks could soon learn when his trial will start. Pfc. Bradley Manning was scheduled to appear in a military courtroom at Fort Meade, ...
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Soldier Accused With Disclosing Military Secrets Awaits Fate
PBS NewsHour
Whatever the outcome of Wikileaks, Manning's trial proves the lasting impact of hitting “Send.” As his attorney said, "My client was young. He thought he could make a difference." Manning enlisted in the Army in 2007. He quickly gained security ...
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PBS NewsHour
Army: Soldier Who Leaked Documents Aided al-Qaida
MyFox Phoenix
JESSICA GRESKO,AP FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - Military prosecutors say a US Army private aided al-Qaida by leaking hundreds of thousands of military and other government documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. Pfc. Bradley Manning had been charged ...
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MyFox Phoenix
New Hearing in Treason Case Puts Heat on WikiLeaks
Family Security Matters
Pfc. Bradley E. Manning is scheduled for March 15 at 10 am, at Fort Meade in Maryland, as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his backers are coming under increasing scrutiny. In the biggest release of classified information in US history, ...
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Family Security Matters
Bradley Manning accused of aiding al-Qaida
WTAM.com
(UPI) -- US prosecutors say alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning aided al-Qaida by leaking hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and military reports. Politico said the information revealed Thursday at a hearing at Fort Meade, Md., ...
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Hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning, Army private accused in leak case, goes into ...
Washington Post
Manning allegedly downloaded and sent the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks a vast store of documents and diplomatic cables. Defense lawyers say Manning was clearly a troubled young soldier whom the Army never should have given access to classified ...
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks with WSWS
World Socialist Web Site
By Richard Phillips Julian Assange spoke with the World Socialist Web Site this week about the US-led attacks on WikiLeaks, freedom of the press and other basic democratic rights, and the impending British Supreme Court ruling on his appeal against ...
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World Socialist Web Site
Bradley Manning Defense Seeks Dismissal of Charges
ABC News (blog)
The government clarified for the defense that Manning knowingly gave information to and aided the enemy by publishing content on WikiLeaks. The next motion addressed during today's hearing deals with the defense requesting an ex-parte witness–a witness ...
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Bradley Manning Hearing: Government Foiled By Its Own Policies
Government Accountability Project (blog)
"Apparently, they were blocked because the word 'WikiLeaks' was somewhere in the e-mail," Coombs said. The government's own WikiLeaks policies are now hampering the prosecution's work in the case against Manning. Yesterday's Manning hearing also ...
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Bradley Manning's former school hosts play about WikiLeaks accused
The Guardian
Manning, the US soldier accused of betraying his country by divulging secrets via WikiLeaks, spent his formative years in the far south-west of Wales with his Welsh mother, and attended the Tasker Milward comprehensive in Haverfordwest.
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The Guardian
Defense demands charges dismissed against Bradley Manning
RT
(AFP Photo / Jim Watson) Citing misconduct on part of the US military in handling the case against Private First Class Bradley Manning, the defense attorney for the accused WikiLeaks contributor has asked the government to dismiss their charges against ...
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Bradley Manning Hearing March 15, 2012 Photos
Cryptome.org
US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was charged in February for leaking hundreds of thousands of secret US military and government documents to WikiLeaks. Getty US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning(C) is seen arriving for a motion hearing in the case Unted States vs.
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Cryptome.org
Did Bradley Manning help Al Qaeda?
The Voice of Russia
The Pentagon has accused former US army soldier Bradley Manning, who leaked hundreds of thousands of classified military and other documents to the WikiLeaks whistleblower, of aiding Al Qaeda. The accusation sounds absurd and it shows how desperately ...
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The Voice of Russia
Body of Evidence: Osama bin Laden, Stratfor, WikiLeaks, and Journalism That Isn't
Business Insider
The kerfuffle over Osama's body got impetus recently when the websiteWikiLeaks began publishing a vast trove of e-mails from the private US security company Stratfor. They had been obtained by the hacker collective Anonymous and its splinter group ...
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Judge asked to dismiss Bradley Manning case
ABC Online
By North America correspondent Jane Cowan A United States military judge has been asked to throw out all charges against the soldier accused of aiding Al Qaeda by leaking state secrets to whistleblower website WikiLeaks. Bradley Manning has not entered ...
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Anwar snubs RPK in WikiLeaks forum
By Super Admin
FAQ · MT COLUMNS · NEWS/COMMENTARIES Anwar snubs RPK inWikiLeaks forum ... Twitter! LinkedIn! Anwar does not agree to share the same stage with Raja Petra in a WikiLeaks-organised forum to discuss global political scenario.
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Bradley Manning Hearing: Attorney Asks For Dismissal In WikiLeaks ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Military prosecutors say Manning, a 24-year-old Oklahoma native, downloaded and sent to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks a vast store of sensitive documents and diplomatic cables. The military says ... Related News On Huffington Post: ...
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Attorney asks for dismissal in WikiLeaks case | Tech Trend
By Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! News
Attorney asks for dismissal in WikiLeaks case · Tech News Headlines - Yahoo!News | March 15, 2012. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, center, is escorted by a security detail into a An attorney for an Army private charged with leaking hundreds of ...
Tech Trend
Manning lawyer wants court-martial dismissal - Marine Corps News ...
By The Associated Press
FORT MEADE, Md. — An attorney for the soldier charged with leaking hundreds of thousands of pages of classified information asked a military judge Thursday to dismiss the charges against his client, arguing the government bungled the ...
Marine Corps Times - News
2012-03-12 #WikiLeaks News Update: MP speaks out for #Assange ...
WikiLeaks News: Australian MP Jamie Parker gave a speech to the Parliament of New South Wales about WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and Bradley Manning, ...
wlcentral.org/node/2494
WikiLeaks Email: Bin Laden's Corpse Not Dumped at Sea -- News ...
WikiLeaks's release of Stratfor emails, however, shows that the company's Vice President Fred Burton did not believe that was the case, and told members of the ...
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CENSORED NEWS: Wikileaks Stratfor Files: MOSSAD Intelligence ...
Wikileaks Global Intelligence Files, posted today from the Stratfor e-mails ....Return to Censored News all week for more videos and photos of Native poets,...
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Attorney asks for dismissal in WikiLeaks case - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: An attorney for an Army private charged with leaking hundreds of thousands of pages of classified information has asked a military judge to ...
news.yahoo.com/attorney-asks-dismissal-wikileaks-case-18324...
Wikileaks: Stratfor bosses thought Osama bin Laden body was flown ...
Wikileaks: Stratfor bosses thought Osama bin Laden body was flown to US. Executives at an American private intelligence firm believed that Osama's bin Laden ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Wikileaks-Stratfor-bosses-thought-Os...
WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning subject to "cruel and degrading ...
U.S. authorities' treatment of WikiLeaks suspect Private Bradley Manning was " cruel and degrading," the UN special rapporteur on torture Juan Ernesto Mendez ...
news.nationalpost.com/.../wikileaks-suspect-bradley-manning-...
Bradley Manning aided al-Qaida with WikiLeaks documents, military ...
The Guardian, UK and World news, User comments, Web ... of military and other government documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, the military said.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../bradley-manning-wikileaks?...
Attorney Asks for Dismissal in WikiLeaks Case - ABC News
An attorney for an Army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of pages of classified information asked a military judge Thursday to dismiss the...
abcnews.go.com/.../us-soldier-accused-wikileaks-case-due-cou...
Army: Pfc. Bradley Manning aided Al Qaeda with WikiLeaks - NY ...
Military prosecutors say a U.S. Army private aided Al Qaeda by leaking hundreds of thousands of military and other government documents to the anti-secrecy ...
www.nydailynews.com/.../army-pfc-bradley-manning-aided-al...
Wikileaks – 'Russia tried to prevent Kaczynski landing in Smolensk ...
According to a Wikileaks email, Russia refused landing permission to the doomed plane carrying President Kaczynski in April 2010, “to force him to miss a Katyn ...
www.thenews.pl/.../92767,Wikileaks-–-Russia-tried-to-prevent...
UN Torture Official Criticizes Treatment of WikiLeaks Suspect | USA ...
Special rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez says the treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning was 'cruel and inhuman'
www.voanews.com/.../UN-Torture-Official-Criticizes-Treatme...
Attorney asks for dismissal in WikiLeaks case
Military prosecutors say Manning, a 24-year-old Oklahoma native, downloaded and sent to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks a vast store of sensitive ...
www.foxnews.com/.../attorney-asks-for-dismissal-in-wikileaks...
US soldier accused in Wikileaks case due in court | Eyewitness ...
FORT MEADE, Maryland (AP) A U.S. Army private accused of leaking classified material to the anti-secrecy website Wikileaks could soon learn when his trial will ...
www2.wnct.com/.../us-soldier-accused-in-wikileaks-case-due-i...
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