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I am an associate attorney in a small firm. I've known since I started working there a few months ago that one of my partners (I'll call him "Ted") is a Republican. This weekend I found out that ...
by ptolemynm
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on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 11:31 PM PDT
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This is such a stupid lawsuit, I was hesitant to even diary this ruling - we've all heard about it, it's inconsequential and nuts. Sorry if someone has already posted about this, I searched and ...
by Prosediva
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on Sat Oct 25, 2008 at 08:25 PM PDT
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