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Will go to Kremlin-backed network.

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Talk about strange bedfellows. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's new talk show will air on a network backed by the Kremlin. The Russian state-sponsored RT news network said Assange's show will focus on “his favorite topic: controversy.” It is scheduled to begin in March, but it may run into the problem of Assange's arrest on charges of sexual assault. He is currently under house arrest in Britain and fighting extradition to Sweden.

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