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A lawyer leading a campaign against land confiscation by government officials and their business associates is facing what supporters say are politically motivated charges. Read the original: Myanmar Uses Law to Stifle Dissent, Activists Say

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The Orange County Register/MSNBC News – December 2, 2011 SANTA ANA — A juror on a murder trial was dismissed Thursday when the trial judge learned through an anonymous phone call that she had ignored a ... More here: Facebooking juror kicked off murder trial

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NRA’s Guns & Gold to Debut Dec. 26 Read the rest here: NRA’s Guns & Gold to Debut Dec. 26

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CPDA Presents the Annual Two-Day Juvenile Defense Seminar – Friday & Saturday, January 20 & 21, 2012 At The Monterey Beach Resort – 2600 Sand Dunes Drive, Monterey, California  93940 For lodging reservations, see information near the ... Read more here: California – Annual Two-Day Juvenile Defense Seminar – Friday & Saturday, January 20 & 21, 2012

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From: Madeja, Carol Subject: Volunteers Sought to Serve on State Bar Ethics Committee Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 18:04:21 +0000 I am sending the following email on behalf of the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct. We need your ... See the rest here: California – Volunteers Sought to Serve on State Bar Ethics Committee

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'Tis the season for small business owners to take stock of 2011 and get ready for success in 2012. We know the holidays are always hectic, but it's an important time of year for your business. Not only is this the season when retailers make most of their income, it's also a good time to sit down and...

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Amid diplomatic overtures at the highest levels of government, a Yangon court has started hearing the case against a 31-year-old lawyer who led farmers in a protest against land confiscation. Link: Signs of an Imperfect Opening in Myanmar

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By Lena Groeger – Posted December 1, 2011 – Posted in: Featured, Life Science Blog There is little more convincing than the confident declaration of a witness, absolutely sure of her own memory. Eyewitness testimony has ... See original here: The trouble with eyewitness identification, explained – Why our memories don’t hold up in court

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By DON THOMPSON and GREG RISLING, Associated Press Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Two months into California’s most far-reaching public safety realignment in decades, some counties are seeing a higher-than-expected influx of inmates who could crowd jails to ... Read more: Inmate shift quickly filling some California jails

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In the deep ocean off the coast of Costa Rica, scientists have found a species of crab that cultivates gardens of bacteria on its claws, then eats them. Read this article: Yeti crab grows its own food