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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (17936)	12/18/2002 3:25:30 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Yeah. But French cooking isn't going to be an issue and we both know it. They might want to check that that's what it's really about, but that's it. And it'll be real high on their priority list....It might be approved for publication in a decade or two. Now if you wanted to write about thermonuclear device design.... That'll be high on the priority list. A 30 nanosecond delay before the "No" and then a year to assess how many charges they can throw at me and how many life terms they can get me on. I'll pass on that book. jttmab

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (17936)	12/19/2002 9:49:27 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Here's a good one to show the investigative skills of the LA Police Department... The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (December 15, 2002 1:10 p.m. EST) - A judge dismissed drunken driving charges against a 20-year-old college student after DNA testing paid for by the young man's parents showed police had used the wrong blood sample. The Los Angeles Police Department has also launched an investigation into the mix-up, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. The case began when Nick Bergamo was arrested May 25 on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. When blood test results came back they indicated Bergamo's blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit. Bergamo disputed the results, hired a lawyer and paid $1,200 for DNA testing, an unusual step in alcohol-related court cases. The DNA test showed the blood sample wasn't his, and the judge dismissed the charges earlier this month. "I was floored," said attorney Lane Scherer. "A mistake like this is a big, big deal." The implications could extend beyond Bergamo's case, since blood is typically tested in batches, Scherer said. The same police department has faced questions of its handling of blood evidence before, including during the O.J. Simpson's murder trial. Scherer declined to say whether Bergamo, a student at Loyola Marymount University, had been drinking, which would have been illegal since he is under the legal drinking age. The new LAPD probe will include retesting Bergamo's blood sample at a private DNA lab to ensure the DNA test results were correct. ......... nandotimes.com jttmab