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        • Mass. press release 11 12 07
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        • Fundamental fairness takes a powder 11/16/2006
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        • FL: Do away with faulty statute
        • Christian Science Monitor 11 2 07
        • Panel may cut thousands of prison terms
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        • NYT: 1/28/07
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        • NJ: Booker redirects anger at war on drugs
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        • An epic struggle for one man's clemency
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