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The thorny question of whether improved crop varieties do, in fact, lift peasant farmers out of poverty has been answered positively in a study of groundnut varieties, according to researchers at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), in Kenya. Continued here: New crop varieties can cut poverty, study finds

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Is online gambling legal? This is the question everyone is asking in light of a recently released Department of Justice opinion . New York and Illinois had asked the Office of Legal Counsel to clarify the Wire Act of 1961, which purportedly bans all online gambling. According to the new opinion, however, that's not true.

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Published By Daily Democrat – 01/02/2012 Woodland police say the primary cause of deaths on our local streets and highways remains drunk driving. The “Avoid the 8″ DUI Task Force will keep up with its DUI enforcement ... Read the original post: Woodland Police Department receives grant for county-wide DUI enforcement campaign

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Courier-Journal – January 2, 2012 When Mark Brown was convicted of cutting a hole in the roof of a convertible in 2006, the sentence from the jury box fell like an anvil — 10 years in ... Follow this link: Public defenders seek changes to Kentucky repeat-offender law

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KSEE Channel 24 News Fresno – January 2, 2012 (Press Release) Fresno County District Attorney Elizabeth A. Egan announced that the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Fresno ... Visit link: California – Fresno County Awarded Grant Targeting Young Felony DUI Offenders

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San Diego Union-Tribune – January 2, 2012 Mary-Ellen Barrett was named prosecutor of the year for San Diego and Imperial counties by the California Narcotics Officers’ Association in October and was designated the statewide winner the ... Continued here: Award-winning prosecutor goes after drug cases – Q&A with Deputy District Attorney Mary-Ellen Barrett

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Associated Press – By ANNE FLAHERTY – 12/31/2011 WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts said Saturday that he has “complete confidence” in his colleagues’ ability to step away from cases where their personal interests are at ... See more here: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice defends court’s impartiality

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California criminal–law statutes, and rules, new or revised, enacted in 2011. Compiled and edited, with comments, by Garrick Byers, Statute Decoder Senior Defense Attorney, Fresno County Public Defenders Office Member, Legislative Committee, Calif. Public Defenders Assoc. email: [email protected] January 1, 2012 About “New ... Read more here: New Laws for 2012 – For California Criminal Law Practitioners

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San Diego Union-Tribune – December 30, 2011 SAN DIEGO — Longtime San Diego criminal defense lawyer Christopher Plourd has been appointed to a judgeship on the Imperial County bench by Gov. Jerry Brown. Plourd, who was raised ... Read more from the original source: California defense lawyer Plourd named to judgeship

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. brightcove.createExperiences(); Cross-Examination of The Sexual Assault Complainant Matt Rosen, Deputy Public Defender, San ... See the rest here: Cross-Examination of The Sexual Assault Complainant – A California MCLE Self-Study Video / Audio Program