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...elected officials. In keeping with the P-heavy historical precedents, it could be known as the Phil Commission, after chairman Phil Angelides--a former California state treasurer who lost to Arnold Schwarzenegger in the state's 2006 governor's race. On the commission's first day of hearings, Angelides set a tone of civil but pointed inquisition that bodes well for its future. "It sounds to me like selling a car with faulty brakes and then buying an insurance policy on the buyer," he said at one point while grilling Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein about the dodgy mortgage securities...
After years of pressure from patients'-rights groups, New Jersey is set to become the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana following a Jan. 11 vote in its legislature. However, concerns that lax laws had sparked abuses in other states prompted lawmakers to create the strictest such legislation in the nation. Only patients with "debilitating medical conditions" such as cancer and AIDS will be allowed access to cannabis products; they will be given 2 oz. (57 g) of the drug at state-monitored dispensaries every 30 days. Outgoing governor Jon Corzine is expected to sign the bill before leaving office...
...captain Jeremy Lin controlled the ball at the top of the key as the seconds ticked off the clock and then made a move toward the basket. When the defense shifted its focus to Lin, the playmaker skipped a pass to Casey, who was set up for the three along the left wing...
Nguyen didn’t have much luck either as the rookie looked to pull out a win in the second set of the Flight C Singles match. He came up short against freshman Tiger Tim Hewitt, 6-3, 7-5. Hewitt was one of five freshmen for Auburn who contributed significantly to the success of the Tigers over the weekend...
...Flight A Singles match, Chijoff-Evans had to battle for the win against Lucas Koncilla. After Chijoff-Evans won the first set 6-3, Koncilla reciprocated with a 6-3 win of his own before dropping the last set, 6-1. Omodele-Lucien won his Flight B singles match against Michael Trintignac...