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How not to present a case
3/13/2010 11:00 AM

Here's an oldie but a goodie: A customer hands the cashier a ten. After getting change, customer insists it was a twenty and is owed ten dollars more.

Seeking fault where no one's to blame
3/5/2010 9:11 AM
Linda McCabe's Ford Explorer rolled over after her left rear tire hit an 8-inch piece of 4x4 on Interstate 10 and blew out. She was severely injured and subsequently died.
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Texas stands up for the Bill of Rights
2/27/2010 10:00 AM
Everyone's familiar with the First Amendment's prohibition against federal intrusion on the freedoms of religion, speech, and assembly.
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Brent Coon's secrets
2/20/2010 1:35 PM
Individuals trying to pull a fast one often insist that their actions are "in the public interest."
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Avoiding the appearance of impropriety
2/13/2010 2:13 PM
A person in a position of public trust is expected to avoid not only impropriety, but even the appearance of it.
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The right not to make a nuisance of yourself
2/6/2010 8:00 PM
We won't deny the mysterious appeal -- to their possessors, at least - of body piercings, tattoos, and multi-colored, mile-high mohawks, but it's hardly reasonable for ardent exhibitionists to expect admiration from a wide audience.
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Keep trying the case until you get the verdict you want
1/30/2010 3:23 PM
Imagine the pressure 23-year-old Garrett Hartley must have felt when he strolled onto the field to attempt a 40-yard field goal that would send the New Orleans Saints to the Super Bowl for the first time in its 43-year history.
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The myth of the infallible man
1/23/2010 1:42 PM
Dr. Michael Peterson has learned an expensive lesson in defensive medicine.
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Any last requests?
1/16/2010 4:58 PM
There's a familiar scene in old western movies.
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Preserve, protect and defend
1/9/2010 7:58 AM
Most public officials swear to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." In some instances, however, no sooner have some public officials uttered that oath, than they begin to violate it and undermine what they've sworn to uphold.
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A New Year's Resolution
12/26/2009 11:37 AM
As Ronald Reagan once observed, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"
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