US politicians ask WikiLeaks to be prosecuted under the Espionage Act

Rep. Pete King urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to designate WikiLeaks a "foreign terrorist organization," saying it "posed a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States," and to prosecute founder Julian Assange for espionage.

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