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– USA: Snowden and Manning wait to see if Obama will show leniency (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 16, 2017

Chelsea Manning, sentenced to 35 years for leaking US diplomatic cables to Wikileaks, is reportedly on President Barack Obama’s shortlist for potential commutation of sentence. This welcome possibility highlights the urgency of Obama pardoning Edward Snowden.
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