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edIII [soylentnews.org] writes:

In one of his last moves in office, President Obama has commuted [npr.org] the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the Army private who leaked a massive trove of military secrets to WikiLeaks.

The former intelligence analyst's prison sentence has been shortened to expire on May 17, 2017, according to a statement from the White House.

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