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• Perugia Slasher Ruling Due -

  Meredith Kercher Murder Case . . .
  
  The Italian Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling late tomorrow on whether the acquittals at Appellate level of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito should stand or be rejected. Prosecutors in Perugia want the acquittals tossed and a new trial held [...]
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• Trayvon Nullification Vehicle -

  Jim DeFede, CBS Miami reporter, becomes the willing dupe of a very cynical, venal, and malicious propaganda machine which is demonstrably working here to nullify Due Process when, on the pretext of sharing some of his favorite books about Florida, he reports:
  
   "According to the killer, George Zimmerman, it" [...]
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• Counterfeit Edens -

  The Retreat at Twin Lakes, which was
  the setting for the Trayvon Martin Shooting . . .
  
  was a porously enclosed multi-residential private estate located in Sanford Florida. Its lack of secure boundaries made it a magnetic treasure chest attracting outside marauders.
  
  Instead of reporting the situation [...]
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• G Reader Orphans -

  Joshua Rothman engages in a bit of nostalgia for Google Reader, but, in the end, he reluctantly admits to himself
  and us:
  
  "I won’t miss Reader when it shuts down, on July 1st. But I will miss the old me - the person I described in Google Reader," [...]
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• Trayvon / Zimmerman Update -

  George Zimmerman's Defense submitted a motion for the court to reconsider the deposition of Benjamin Crump. And it's worth reading.
  
  # Nearly a third of U.S. adults have stopped turning to a news outlet because it no longer provides them with the news they were accustomed to getting, [...]
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• Notable Media Developments -

  The Boston Phoenix Alt-Weekly has come to an end. Its demise came as a shock to many because it seemed like one of the most vigorous members of its genre. Some say that the era for Alt-Weeklies has passed, but there may yet be autopsies to determine what, if [...]
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• Browsing Around -

  Cartoonist and Metro Archeologist Ben Katchor has a new book out called Hand-Drying in America which is reviewed by David L Ulin at the LAT.
  
  # Adam Woog reviews Cara Black's latest
  Aimee Leduc Mystery, Murder Below Montparnasse.
  
  # James McGrath Morris reviews a [...]
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• Trayvon: Tainted Testimony -

  It was disclosed in Tuesday's court hearing that the state's star Witness 8 lied about being so distraught over Trayvon Martin's death that she had to go to the hospital.
  
  Ever since the Dr Phil program presented Alicia Martin, Trayvon's stepmother who raised him on an everyday basis for [...]
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• Perugia Slasher Update -

  Amanda Knox is giving her first American television interview to ABC News in an on-camera sitdown with Diane Sawyer which is scheduled to air April 30th.
  
  The interview is timed to promote the publication of Knox's book of memoirs which will debut simultaneously.
  
  ... [...]
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• Trayvon Death: A Year of Slippery Boundaries -

  The anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death passed with peaceful gatherings in his name in Sanford, Miami, New York City, and elsewhere.
  
  Nevertheless, the Mainstream  Media have installed Race Czars performing as Black Spokesmen to tell us how we must think about Race in the News Media so that everyone can [...]
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