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    October 29, 2010

    Feature

    1. Visual Effects Video monitors help courts stay in touch with the times -- and save dollars
    2. DOJ grant to help law school loan repayment
    3. Friday Feature: A STRONG sense of style: Well suited for the bench
    4. Daily Briefs (Oct 29)
    5. Inaugural conference draws scores of legal minds

    Nation

    1. 5 equal justice heroes to receive national awards at NLADA
    2. International Law Who's to blame for torture? Lawyers probe leaked logs U.S. courts could hear human rights cases under the Alien Tort Claims Act
    3. Indiana Lawsuit accuses union adviser of risky investments Securities officials are looking for missing $23M
    4. Maryland ACLU sues police over racial slur Wants to know how trooper was disciplined
    5. Oregon City found in contempt over insurance
    6. National Roundup

    Courts

    1. Kansas Advocate appeals rare secret case to Supreme Court Usually public court docket has been sealed in case related to 'pill mill'
    2. Florida No witnesses for defense in couple's killing

    Business

    1. Economy Survey: Painfully slow economic gains into 2011 Shoppers, employers to stay cautious; inflation to remain tame
    2. Real Estate Foreclosure activity up across most metro areas Foreclosure rate increased nearly 23 percent in Detroit-Warren-Livonia area

    Column

    1. Taking Stock: Sell Verizon shares and buy at AT&T
    2. Law Life: The Justice Department is wonderful
    3. Under Analysis: When is a lawyer a lawyer?
    4. Eye on Lansing: New 2011 legislators 88 percent political careerists
    5. One Perspective: 117 percent of all statistics are lies