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Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, leaves the High Court in London on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, after the court gave him permission to continue his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex-crimes allegations. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to answer sex crime accusations, but may take his protracted fight to Britain's highest court.

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** FILE ** This is a Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, file photo of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as he leaves Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

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** FILE ** WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the High Court in London on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, for his extradition appeal hearing. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a former WikiLeaks employee who in January launched a rival website called OpenLeaks, speaks with the Associated Press in Berlin on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, about his new book, "Inside WikiLeaks: My Time With Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website." (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (left) arrives at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, for an extradition hearing. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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Former Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer poses for the photographers with digital disks he claims have information and documents before handing them to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, left, during a press conference at the Frontline Club in London, Monday Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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The founder of secret-spilling website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, center, faces the media flanked by his lawyers Mark Stephens, left, and Jennifer Robinson after making an appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Assange was in court Tuesday for a procedural hearing which lasted for only about 10 minutes, as part of his fight to avoid extradition to Sweden on allegations of sex crimes. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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The founder of secret-spilling website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, center, walks out to face the media flanked by his lawyer Mark Stephens, left, after making a appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Assange was in court Tuesday for a procedural hearing which lasted for only about 10 minutes, as part of his fight to avoid extradition to Sweden on allegations of sex crimes. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves after making a appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Assange was back in court Tuesday as part of his fight to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted on sex crimes allegations. The procedural hearing lasted for only about 10 minutes, with lawyers for both sides saying they were on track for Assange's next court appearance on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, center, speaks to the media flanked by his lawyers Mark Stephens, left, and Jennifer Robinson after making a appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Assange was back in court Tuesday as part of his fight to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted on sex crimes allegations. The procedural hearing lasted for only about 10 minutes, with lawyers for both sides saying they were on track for Assange's next court appearance on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media after making a appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Assange was back in court Tuesday as part of his fight to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted on sex crimes allegations. The procedural hearing lasted for only about 10 minutes, with lawyers for both sides saying they were on track for Assange's next court appearance on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, center, speaks to the media flanked by his lawyers Mark Stephens, left, and Jennifer Robinson after making a appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Assange was back in court Tuesday as part of his fight to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted on sex crimes allegations. The procedural hearing lasted for only about 10 minutes, with lawyers for both sides saying they were on track for Assange's next court appearance on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest during Mr. Assange's appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Assange was back in court Tuesday as part of his fight to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted on sex crimes allegations. The procedural hearing lasted for only about 10 minutes, with lawyers for both sides saying they were on track for Assange's next court appearance on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, right, arrives at Belmarsh Magistrate's court in London for his extradition hearing, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves after making an appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Assange was back in court Tuesday as part of his fight to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted on sex crimes allegations. The procedural hearing lasted for only about 10 minutes, with lawyers for both sides saying they were on track for Assange's next court appearance on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, right, leaves Belmarsh Magistrate's court in London, with lawyer Jennifer Robinson, center, after his extradition hearing, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Assange was in court Tuesday for a procedural hearing which lasted for only about 10 minutes, as part of his fight to avoid extradition to Sweden on sex crimes allegations. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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** FILE ** WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (center) speaks to the media flanked by his lawyers, Mark Stephens (left) and Jennifer Robinson, after making a appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has called Army Pfc. Bradley Manning a "political prisoner." The secrets-spilling website founded by Mr. Assange was used to leak more than 150,000 downloaded State Department cables. (Associated Press)