Chronicling the high cost of our legal system

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October 30th, 2007 at 10:53 pm

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Thanks to Jason Barney, from the Seattle area, for filling in while I met a deadline. Remember, if you’re interested in guestblogging, that it’s fine to approach us well in advance; we’ll probably need some help before and during the holidays, for example.

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