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	Emil Amok: King Court O ye, O ye! In the people versus the black robes, the black robes have won. The Supreme Court doesn’t just make law. It now makes presidents. The legal process has legitimized the winner. With so many votes remaining uncounted, what else could George W. Bush be but the illegitimate winner. The Bastard-elect. How unbecoming! So of course, it was the high court to the rescue. You’d expect as much if you inherit your father’s court. In a decision that was as close as it gets to affirmative action for conservatives, the Supremes propped up George W. Bush in a way that even he couldn’t possibly screw up. COMPLETE STORY...		Mixed Reactions to Wartime Slavery Settlement (in National News) Candlelight Vigil for Chanti Pratipatti (in Bay Area News) Sina.Com Stretches Across Chinese Communities (in Business) Festival of American Playwrights of Color (in A&E)

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Acting Locally for Gun Control By Alicia D. Becerril In November 1995, Melvin Belli and I represented 10 of 13 plaintiffs in a month-long trial in Marysville, Calif. The main defendant was a one-time student who returned to his high school and killed one teacher and three students, wounding 10 other students, and holding 80 students hostage for more than eight hours. COMPLETE STORY...

Lead Editorial: A roundup of the community leaders recognized in this week’s issue of AsianWeek. Letters to the Editor: Facts About Phelan; Domestic Violence Resources in the South Bay; Selling Out the Japantown Neighborhood; Corruption in the Supreme Court; Who’s the Bigot?

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