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Selections from New York Times February 18, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NYTimes.com, February 18, 2010.

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Judge Puts Liberal Imprint on New York?s Top Court
By WILLIAM GLABERSON
Jonathan Lippman, who heads the State Court of Appeals, has been happy to win split decisions, in contrast to his predecessor, who prized unanimity.

BBC Host Admits Killing Ailing Partner
By SARAH LYALL
The confession has put Ray Gosling, who has made hundreds of documentaries for radio and television, in the center of a furious long-running debate about euthanasia in Britain.

Judges Free Inmate on Recommendation of Special Innocence Panel
By ROBBIE BROWN
It was the first winning case brought by a North Carolina commission established in 2006 after a series of wrongful convictions.

Malicious Software Infects Corporate Computers
By JOHN MARKOFF
The program has infected the computers of more than 2,500 corporations, a network security firm reported.

Concrete Testing Company and Owner Are Convicted of Falsifying Work
By JOHN ELIGON
A jury is still deliberating whether the leading concrete testing company in New York, Testwell Labs, its owner and its vice president are guilty of enterprise corruption.

Have a Tattoo or Walk With a Limp? The Police May Know
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
The New York Police Department?s Real Time Crime Center can jump-start investigations with identifying data like tattoos, teeth and birthmarks.

EDITORIAL:

Listen to the Task Force
Albany should put money back into a community-based alternatives-to-detention program, which a report found to be more effective than placing low-risk juveniles in state facilities

OP-ED:

.Do We Really Want the Status Quo on Health Care?
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Two central and interlinked problems of the health care system, access and cost, will grow worse as long as the current system stays in place.

No Fault of Their Own
By RUTH BETTELHEIM
Divorce custody laws should be changed to protect the children from family conflict.

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