Chelsea Manning Files to Run for US Senate in Maryland



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Chelsea Manning Files to Run for US Senate in Maryland 
Chelsea Manning arrives for a forum last year in Nantucket, Mass. The appearance at the forum is part of the Nantucket Project's annual gathering on the island. Manning is a former U.S. Army intelligence analyst who spent time in prison for leaking classified documents. (photo: Steven Senne/AP)
Justin Jouvenal and Jenna Portnoy, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Chelsea E. Manning, the transgender former Army private who was convicted of passing sensitive government documents to WikiLeaks, is seeking to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, according to federal election filings."
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