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• Zimmerman: Unparalleled (5#) -

  Lawyer Mark O'Mara is in the process of establishing
  online cyber-social network nodes for his client
  George Zimmerman. I expect that he is assigning the task of maintaining them to appropriate professionals, so that he can concentrate on Zimmerman's legal defense.
  
  Zimmerman, a brownskinned mestizo Amerindian of' [...]
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• Examining Some Evidence (2#) -

  Yochai Benkler has an essay at Foreign Affairs
  which is worth reading. It's about  reactions to
  LulzSec and their affiliates. Yochai recommends:
  don't over-react. :: Hacks of Valor ::
  
  A series of interviews with some Real CSI
  professionals in the UK by Craig Taylor.[...]
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• Powder Blue Enchantment -

  What does the Trayvon Martin Case have
  in common with the Michael Griffith Case?
  
  A strange calm has descended on Sanford FL. There are no protesters there or signs of unrest. What happened? The DOJ sent in a specialized unit to defuse trouble.
  
  No, it wasn't' [...]
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• Zimmerman: The Lost Patrol (2#) -

  We're finally getting more background information on George Zimmerman, his gated community, and its previous security problems. Chris Francescani reports at Reuters.
  
  # Could Special Prosecutor
  Angela Cory's affidavit create mayhem?
  
  ...' [...]
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• Trayvon Coverage Exposes Media Flaws (5#) -

  Taking a walk on the warped side . . .
  
  Since the Editor of The Miami Herald very publicly set forth the newspaper's official policy of Neutral Coverage for the Trayvon Martin shooting, their coverage has been rather moderate. Until now!
  
  Late last night I was disappointed [...]
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• Bookish: Reaching Out (4#) -

  The other evening I found myself on a
  long checkout line at a neighborhood store . . .
  
  when I thought I heard some rhythmic finger-snapping behind me. Moments later, I heard the fellow behind me break out in song - he knew all the words! - but it wasn't at all' [...]
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• Bookish: Eeek! Which Version? (4#) -

  Ever wonder about the difference between the British and American editions of books? Christopher Fowler writes about it on his blog - maybe more than you really wanted to know, according to some appalled fans in the comment thread.
  
  # Fergus M Bordewich reviews Midnight in Peking by [...]
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• Media Briefs (3#) -

  The newspaper
  some people love to hate . . .
  
  The Mail Online, is reportedly becoming
  profitable, Robert Andrews reveals.
  
  # The Day Yahoo Decided I Liked Reading
  About Child Murder by Sarah Kendzior [ATL]
  
  # David Allen Green on:
  How the [...]
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• Making Dangerous News (3#) -

  A wolf pack of media organizations are trying to unseal the court documents in the case of George Zimmerman.
  
  I am opposed to the unsealing in this particular case.
  
  Here is what happened when movie director Spike Lee tweeted to thousands of his followers the address of [...]
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• The Limbo of Elusive Justice (2#) -

  Two Tales of Long Delayed Resolution . . .
  
  Meredith Kercher was an Anglo-Indian college student from greater metropolitan London who was on an extended stay in Perugia, Italy, as an Erasmus Scholar doing advanced Pan-European Studies work when she was horrifically murdered.
  
  Her small circle of English [...]
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