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From the New York Times January 31, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NYTimes.com, January 31, 2008.

Pakistani Justice Breaks Silence
By SALMAN MASOOD
"Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the former chief justice of Pakistan, lambasted President Pervez Musharraf for squashing Pakistan?s independent judiciary."

Israeli Inquiry Finds ?Grave Failings? in ?06 War
By STEVEN ERLANGER
"The report was less scathing about Prime Minister Ehud Olmert than expected, and he is likely to keep his post."

Officer?s Slaying Leaves New Orleans Asking Why
By LESLIE EATON
"A man who shot a young police officer had recently been sent to a state mental institution, to be confined until he was no longer a danger to himself or others."

Judge in Courthouse Shooting Case Steps Down
By SHAILA DEWAN
"The judge presiding over a murder trial in the case of a 2005 shooting at a Georgia courthouse removed himself from the case after a magazine article quoted him speaking about the defendant."

Keeping an Eye on China?s Security
By KEITH BRADSHER
"Concern over China?s use of surveillance technology prompts new rules for U.S. exports."

A Lawyer Who Hears New Ways to Argue
By GINIA BELLAFANTE
"There is really no good reason for ?Eli Stone? to be quite as much fun as it is, given that the premise seems spraywashed with earnestness and spun to alienate the atheistic and the greedy."

EDITORIAL:

Better Pay for Federal Judges
"To ensure a good deal for the public, the new pay package should include an overdue tightening of the gift rules to bar corporate-sponsored junkets."

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