In Free Speech Flap, Calif. Judge Orders Web Site to Shutter


	In Free Speech Flap, Calif. Judge Orders Web Site to Shutter

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2-20-2008 10:40 AM

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2-20-2008 6:43 PM

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Well, we wouldn't want anything close to the truth to be known, would we? Yikes! Toss the Judge out!

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