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Army Whistleblower Files Papers for Name Change

HeadlineMar 24, 2014

The Army whistleblower imprisoned for leaking a trove of secret documents to WikiLeaks has petitioned a Kansas court to change her legal name from Bradley Manning to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning. Manning said in August she identifies as a woman, but she remains in a men’s prison at Fort Leavenworth, where she is serving a 35-year sentence.

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