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Defiant Maduro declares he is a 'prisoner of war' in first US court appearance

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Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was defiant during a federal court arraignment on Monday in Lower Manhattan, where he appeared for the first time in public since he was captured two days earlier during a surprise U.S. military raid in Caracas. Maduro scribbled on a legal pad during much of the hearing – notes he requested that he be able to keep for future reference – and spoke frequently in Spanish with his defense attorney, Barry Pollack.Pollack is a well-known defense lawyer whose list of former clients includes big names, such as Julian Assange.Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, we...