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An Esplanade on the East River

A proposal to build a new United Nations tower seems sound, since it would also generate money for a much-needed outdoor space. Read more: An Esplanade on the East River

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Polling shows state’s views changing on capital punishment

By Byron Williams – Oakland Tribune contributing columnist Does executing Brewer for the heinous crime he committed justify maintaining a system that also executes Davis based on no physical evidence linking him to the crime along with a plethora of witness recantations? Ten years ago the answer to that question most likely would have been in the affirmative...

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NRA Supports Bill to Increase Hunter Access on Public Lands

NRA Supports Bill to Increase Hunter Access on Public Lands Originally posted here: NRA Supports Bill to Increase Hunter Access on Public Lands

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NRA Supports Bill to Increase Hunter Access on Public Lands

NRA Supports Bill to Increase Hunter Access on Public Lands More: NRA Supports Bill to Increase Hunter Access on Public Lands

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Columnist Dan Walters: Judges’ war gets new ammo from legislative analyst

By Dan Walters – The Sacramento Bee – Published: Friday, Sep. 30, 2011 – 12:00 am – Page 3A The Legislature’s budget analyst has waded into the political war between the state court system’s San Francisco-based leadership – including Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye – and hundreds of local trial court judges. While not overtly taking sides in the...

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Why Eyewitness Memory Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be (Part III)

Why Eyewitness Memory Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be (Part III) The Huffington Post – 9/30/11 12:53 PM ET In Part I and Part II of this post, I began recounting my recent experiences as an eyewitness expert in an armed robbery trial. My testimony in the case focused on the general limitations of eyewitness memory, but...

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California Prison Pushback – Counties Contest Cost of Shifting Felons to Local Jails as Part of Court Mandate

By VAUHINI VARA And BOBBY WHITE – The Wall Street Journal Starting Saturday, California counties no longer will send many of their nonviolent felons to state prisons, instead keeping thousands in local jails or even in home detention. The move aims to ease prison overcrowding that resulted in a stinging U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May. But Gov....

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SUNNYVALE GETS IT RIGHT City Council Agrees with Second Amendment Advocates, Shoots Down Proposed Ordinance to Add More Regulations Restricting…

On September 27, 2011, the Sunnyvale City Council voted down a proposed ordinance that would have created more regulations for firearms dealers within city limits. The proposal, known as the Firearms Sales Study Issue

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Top 5 Reasons You Should Register a Copyright

Why do you need to get copyright protection ? Protecting your business' intellectual property is akin to protecting its image. Whether you produce instruction manuals or advertise with a television commercial, written and visual media represent your company. You thus want to control its use. Though you will always retain some control over original works, copyright registration gives...

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A Review of Medical and Scientific Evidence in DUI Cases – California MCLE Self-Study Video/Audio Program

Note: You must log in with your CLARAWEB.US  User Name and password to view this program. You can click on the little box on the lower right above to expand the screen and press your ESC key to reduce the size back to normal. A Review of Medical and Scientific Evidence in DUI Cases – Justin McShane, Attorney at...

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