By Matt Berman, National Journal, July 25, 2013

Julian Assange may not be able to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. But that's not stopping him from announcing a campaign for the Senate in Australia. On Thursday, Assange announced seven candidates from his WikiLeaks Party for the Senate elections this year. One of those candidates is Assange himself [....]

For Snowden, the relationship with WikiLeaks hasn't been all beneficial [....]

For WikiLeaks and Assange though, Edward Snowden has been a revelation. By early July, WikiLeaks had raised about $1,300 a day since joining up with Snowden. And as Caitlin Dickson and Eliza Shapiro write for The Daily Beast, WikiLeaks can seriously use the money. A founding member of the organization that manages WikiLeaks' finances said that "the level of donation rises whenever the organization is in the press." [....]

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Another stunt from Julian Assange, nothing more
Editorial, The Independent, July 25, 2013