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The Honorable Orrin HatchJuly 30, 2003 Statement of Chairman Senator Orrin G. Hatch Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the Nomination of Henry W. Saad to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit Today the Committee has the privilege of considering the nominations of seven outstanding lawyers to be federal judges. I commend President Bush for nominating each of them, and I look forward to their testimony. The first nominee from whom we will hear is Henry W. Saad, who has been nominated for a position on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. This is an historic appointment. Upon his confirmation, Judge Saad will become the first Arab-American to sit on the Sixth Circuit, which covers the states of Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. It is long past time for this Committee to consider Judge Saad's nomination. He was first nominated to fill a federal judgeship in 1992, when the first President Bush nominated him for a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The fact that he did not get a hearing may have worked to his benefit, since he was appointed in 1994 by Governor Engler to a seat on the Michigan Court of Appeals. He was elected to retain his seat in 1996 and again in 2002, receiving broad bipartisan support in each election. On November 8, 2001, President Bush nominated Judge Saad for a seat on the Sixth Circuit, the position for which we are considering him today. When no action was taken on his nomination during the 107th Congress, President Bush renominated him to the Sixth Circuit on January 7, 2003. All told, Judge Saad has been nominated for a seat on the federal bench three separate times. It is high time this Committee considered his nomination. Judge Saad's credentials for this position are impeccable. He graduated with distinction from Wayne State University in 1971 and magna cum laude from Wayne State University Law School in 1974. He then spent 20 years in the private practice of law with one of Michigan's leading firms, Dickinson, Wright, specializing in product liability, commercial litigation, employment law, labor law, school law and libel law. In addition, he has served as an Adjunct Professor at both the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and at Wayne State University Law School. Judge Saad is active in legal and community affairs. Some of the organizations he has been involved with include educational television, where he serves as a trustee, the American Heart Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and other nonprofit organizations that serve the elderly and impaired. As a leader in the Arab-American community, Judge Saad has worked with a variety of organizations in promoting understanding and good relations throughout all ethnic, racial, and religious communities. He is an outstanding role model. Judge Saad enjoys broad bipartisan support throughout his state, as evidenced by endorsements in his last election by the Michigan State AFL-CIO and the United Auto Workers of Michigan. He has received dozens of letters of support from leading political figures, fellow judges, law professors, private attorneys, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and a variety of other groups. Let me quote from just a few of the letters received in support of Judge Saad's nomination. Maura D. Corrigan, Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, wrote: "Henry Saad has distinguished himself as a fair-minded and independent jurist who respects the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, and the constitutional role of the judiciary in our tripartite form of government. ... Judge Saad is a public servant of exceptional intelligence and integrity. He has the respect of the bench and the bar." Other judges have written that he is "a hard-working and honorable individual" and that he is "an outstanding appellate jurist with a strong work ethic." Roman Gribbs, a lifelong Democrat and retired judge, wrote, "Henry Saad is a man of personal and professional integrity, is fair-minded, very conscientious and is above all, an outstanding jurist." Judge Saad has clearly earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues on the Michigan state court bench. His nomination deserves consideration by this Committee. I hope that our consideration of Judge Saad's nomination is not overshadowed by collateral arguments about the propriety of holding this hearing. Let me make this absolutely clear: Holding this hearing today is entirely consistent with the longstanding blue slip policy of this Committee. Since I first became chairman of this Committee in 1995, I have followed the same blue slip policy crafted by two former Democratic chairmen of this Committee, Senator Kennedy and Senator Biden. Here's the Committee's blue slip policy as explained in a letter by former Chairman Joe Biden to the first President Bush dated June 6, 1989: "For many years - under both Democratic and Republican chairmanships - the return of a negative blue slip meant that the nomination simply would not be considered. That policy was modified under Senator Kennedy's chairmanship, so that the return of a negative blue slip would not preclude consideration of the nomination. A hearing and vote would be held, although the return of a negative blue slip would be given substantial weight." Chairman Biden continued to explain the blue slip policy that the Committee would follow under his chairmanship as follows: "The return of a negative blue slip will be a significant factor to be weighed by the committee in its evaluation of a judicial nominee, but it will not preclude consideration of that nominee unless the Administration has not consulted with both home state Senators prior to submitting the nomination to the Senate. If such good faith consultation has not taken place, the Judiciary Committee will treat the return of a negative blue slip by a home state Senator as dispositive and the nominee will not be considered." I will submit a copy of this letter for the record. In the case of Judge Saad, as with the other Michigan nominees, there is a clear record of consultation by the Bush White House with the Michigan Senators. White House records indicate that beginning on April 10, 2001, White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales began discussions with the offices of the Michigan senators regarding the vacancies on the Sixth Circuit and in the Eastern District of Michigan. On May 17, 2001, Judge Gonzales provided the names of the individuals being considered for the Michigan vacancies, and invited both Senators to provide feedback. The record is clear that over the next year through subsequent telephone conversations, as well as written correspondence, there was extensive consultation and repeated invitations to the Michigan Senators to provide their input into the nomination process. In fact, I understand the White House offered to consider nominating both of the individuals championed by the Michigan Senators to federal judgeships. Although President Bush ultimately did not nominate those individuals, the consultation requirement was undeniably fulfilled in the case of Judge Saad and the other Michigan nominees. I will continue to work with my friends and colleagues from Michigan - Senators Levin and Stabenow - the White House, Senator Leahy, and others on the Committee to reach an acceptable resolution in filling judicial vacancies in Michigan and the Sixth Circuit. And while the Michigan senators' negative blue slips have been and will continue to be accorded substantial weight - indeed, I delayed scheduling a hearing on ANY of the Michigan nominees because of the Michigan senators' views - their negative blue slips are not dispositive under the Committee's Kennedy-Biden-Hatch blue slip policy. Again, I fervently hope that the debate that I anticipate will occur on my decision to schedule this hearing will neither distract nor detract from the historic significance of Judge Saad's nomination, which was noted by Judge George Steeh III, a distinguished Arab-American appointed by President Clinton to the Eastern District of Michigan. He said, as quoted in the Detroit Free Press on November 9, 2001, that President Bush's nomination of Judge Saad in the wake of the September 11 attacks "conveys an important message to all the citizens and residents of this country that we embrace and welcome diversity and that we are extending the American dream to anyone who is prepared to work hard." I could not agree more. Judge Saad is a fine jurist who will make an outstanding addition to the Sixth Circuit, and I look forward to hearing from him this morning. # # # Statement of Chairman Orrin G. Hatch Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the Nominations of Larry Alan Burns to be U.S. District Judge, Southern District of California; Glen E. Conrad to be U.S. District Judge, Western District of Virginia; Henry F. Floyd to be U.S. District Judge, District of South Carolina; Kim R. Gibson to be U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania; Michael W. Mosman to be U.S. District Judge, District of Oregon; and Dana Makoto Sabraw to be U.S. District Judge, Southern District of California In addition to Judge Saad, I am pleased to have six nominees for the federal trial court bench before the Committee today. We welcome each of you, your family members and your friends who might be present today. The first of our six district court nominees is Larry Burns, who has been nominated for the Southern District of California. Judge Burns sits before us with 24 years of legal experience, including 6 years as a Deputy District Attorney in San Diego and 12 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. While at the U.S. Attorney's Office Judge Burns successfully prosecuted the first federal carjacking case in California and the first case under the Armed Career Criminal Act in the Southern District of California. For the past six years, Judge Burns has been serving as a magistrate judge in the same district to which he has been nominated. Our nominee for the District of South Carolina, Henry Floyd, has enjoyed a stellar legal career on both sides of the bench. Judge Floyd served as a private practice litigator for nineteen years before assuming judicial duty on the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina in 1992. Judge Floyd also served for six years as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Glen Conrad is our nominee for the Western District of Virginia. Judge Conrad is no stranger to the Western District or its federal court. He has served there as a magistrate judge for 27 years, where he has handled a wide range of legal issues and proved beyond doubt his fitness for the federal bench. Judge Conrad has contributed to continuing legal education efforts over the course of his career, in addition to serving as a member of the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, where he has helped recommend measures to improve the efficiency of the Western District court system and reduce the costs of civil litigation. Our nominee for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Kim Richard Gibson, is another remarkable candidate. Judge Gibson began his legal career in the Judge Advocate General Office. Coupled with his JAG duties, Judge Gibson practiced law as a solo practitioner. During the same period, he served as the solicitor for various municipalities, a school district, and Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Within Somerset County, he served in several capacities consecutively: public defender, attorney for the county's youth and children's services, assistant solicitor, and solicitor. In 1997, he was elected to a judgeship for the Court of Common Pleas for the 16th Judicial District, where he currently serves. Michael Mosman is our nominee for the District of Oregon. After graduating magna cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, Mr. Mosman clerked first for the Honorable Malcolm Wilkey of the D.C. Circuit, and then for Justice Lewis F. Powell of the Supreme Court. He then worked as an associate for the prestigious Portland firm of Miller, Nash, where he represented various natural resources and banking clients. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Mr. Mosman has a wealth of litigation experience that will serve him well on the federal bench. Dana Makoto Sabraw, the final district court nominee we will consider today, has been nominated for the Southern District of California. Judge Sabraw has ten years of private litigation experience in business and commercial litigation. He served as a Municipal Court Judge for three years before ascending to the San Diego Superior Court where he has served for the past five years. His combined 18 years of legal experience are further bolstered by his extensive pro bono community involvement, for which he has received numerous awards and accolades. I am pleased to have these nominees before the Committee today, and I look forward to hearing from them. # # # |


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To the disappointment of many Tunisians, Mr Ben Ali did not address the social and political grievances behind the protests, nor did he signal any willingness to change. The president promised to create 300,000 jobs for unemployed graduates within two years (though with no details on how this might be accomplished), but most of his speech consisted of threats against what he described as "hostile elements in the pay of foreigners, who have sold their souls to extremism and terrorism and are manipulated from abroad."
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Syllabification: prog·no·sisPronunciation: /prägˈnōsəs
( plural prognoses /-ˌsēz/)
- 1The likely course of a disease or ailment: the disease has a poor prognosisMore example sentences
- He suffered many medical complications and his prognosis was poor.
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- Once clinical cardiovascular disease develops, these patients have a poorer prognosis than normoglycemic patients.
- 1.1A forecast of the likely course of a disease or ailment: it is very difficult to make an accurate prognosisMore example sentences
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mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek prognōsis, from pro- 'before' + gignōskein 'know'.
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There will be plenty of work for you on Halloween with the many horrifying ghouls on the lose! Track them down wearing this Zombie Hunter Adult Womens Costume. They'll probably come to you in this sexy blood spattered uniform dress, fingerless gloves, and chest bandolier with prop bullets.
- Zombie Hunter Adult Womens Costume includes:
- Blood-stained, zipper-front dress
- Fingerless glovelets
- Chest bandolier with prop bullets
- Not included:
- Boots
- Head
- Wig
- Axe
- Materials:
- Knit Polyester
- Wash/Care Instructions:
- Hand wash separately in cold water.
- Only non-chlorine bleach when needed.
- Line dry.
- Cool iron if necessary.
- Includes: blood-stained, zipper-front dress, fingerless glovelets, and chest bandolier with prop bullets.
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Mentors – First Nations Community Healthsource is looking for volunteers for their Youth Mentoring Program. Through culturally sensitive mentoring, the program will produce improved school attendance, academic performance, self-esteem and increased self-confidence. If you would like to become a Youth Mentor, please contact Regina Macias at firstname.lastname@example.com or Marsha Pino at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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TechGYRLS - Tech Savvy? Volunteer with the YWCA's TechGYRLS program and mentor Middle School Girls! We use an early intervention method to get girls interested in technology and engineering, putting them on an even playing field with boys as they enter high school and into college. Volunteers, with a trained teacher, will assist girls in learning how to design, build and program a Lego robot from a Mindstorms kit. The time commitment is one (or two) days a week, afterschool from 3:30-4:30 in select middle schools. Contact Melanie Madrid at 254-9922 Ext 105 or email@example.com to sign up or for more information.
Renaissance Math Tutors - If you are interested in tutoring math, Eisenhower Middle School is looking for volunteer tutors to assist with the Renaissance Math Program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:10-4:10pm beginning the week of September 5th. The Renaissance Math Program is designed to let each student work at his/her own level using computer-generated diagnostic sheets, practice sheets, and tests. Tutors assist the students as needed. For more information, please contact Sharla Jojola at 292-2530 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or Tina Martin at 828-1247 or email@example.com
Mentors - Goodwill Industries of New Mexico is looking for volunteers for their GoodGuide mentoring program. This program is for youth between the ages of 12 and 17 who are at risk for making harmful choices such as dropping out of school, joining a gang or becoming adjudicated. The goal of the program is to help youth build career plans and skills, prepare for school completion, post-secondary training and productive work. If you are interested in becoming a GoodGuide, please contact Brad Brane at firstname.lastname@example.com. or by calling 881-6401 X-1846.
New Mexico PBS Pledge Night Phone Friends – New Mexico PBS needs volunteers to answer calls from new members for their live on-air Pledge as Phone Friends. The event will take place on Sunday, June 10, 5:45pm until about 10pm. The location is New Mexico PBS's studio, 1130 University Drive NE. Training and dinner is at 5:45. Sandwiches, dessert, snacks and beverages will be provided. For more information or to volunteer contact Jeanette J Quintanar at 505-277-4865 or email@example.com.
New Mexico Boston Terrier Rescue - NMBTR has been actively rescuing Boston Terriers throughout the State of New Mexico since 2000. We are a 501c3 organization consisting of a small group of volunteers who adore and have plenty of experience with this special breed that has been fondly called "America's Gentleman". The purpose and main function of NMBTR is to promote humane treatment through rescue, rehabilitation, education and re-homing of neglected, abandoned and surrendered Boston Terriers. We welcome assistance in fostering, volunteering at marketing events or donating to help offset our veterinary expenses. Want to adopt? We are always looking for great forever homes! For more information on available dogs or how you can help, email: email@example.com or visit our Web site at
Literacy Volunteers – Reading Works is looking for volunteers to tutor both basic literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL). They are looking for long-term and interim tutors. Training is provided. In addition, they need people to have one-on-one conversations with ESL learners and people to teach basic computer skills. Finally, Reading Works is looking for a volunteer librarian. More information can be found at
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Healing the Children-Southwest Chapter - The mission is to help children in New Mexico and around the world who suffer from otherwise treatable life-altering/threatening diseases and injuries simply because they are without access to medical resources or are unable to afford such treatments. Assistance is needed from someone who may work a flexible schedule at home (computer is necessary). Please view some of the organization's achievements at the following website. If you are interested or need more information, please contact Bobbye Krehbiel at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors - an all-volunteer, action oriented, non-political organization dedicated to improving facilities on public lands. Working closely with municipal, state, and federal agencies, we host outdoor recreation work projects of varying lengths throughout New Mexico. While most of our projects are building and maintaining trails, they may also include other activities such as stabilizing archeological sites, refurbishing campgrounds, or improving wildlife habitat.
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Casa Esperanza - New Mexico's home away from home providing a caring community to support and serve families facing cancer. Casa Esperanza is looking for volunteers who are interested in serving our community in many ways: Acquisition volunteers (figure creative ways to get items needed for the House to function on a daily basis), group volunteers (plan and execute activities for the residents), and shift volunteers (assisting in daily operations and facility maintenance for the house). To volunteer contact Stephanie Mora at 505-277-9882 or email@example.com.
Doberman Rescue of New Mexico - a 501c3 Albuquerque based all volunteer Doberman rescue organization that covers most of New Mexico and West Texas. We primarily need foster homes for Dobermans that are rescued from shelters and owner-surrenders. Help with transportation and public outreach is also needed. If you like big dogs, please consider helping us help this loving and terribly misunderstood breed. For more information, e-mail email@example.com or check us out at
High Desert Cat Rescue and Adoption - Volunteers needed with weekly cat adoption clinics, also needed are foster parents for rescued cats. This is an all-volunteer no-kill organization focusing exclusively on cats. For more information or to volunteer contact 505-888-4327 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Albuquerque Heading Home - Heading Home is a comprehensive, strategic and sustainable approach to creating and investing in solutions to end homelessness – solutions that help people experiencing homelessness obtain and remain in housing. The project brings together Albuquerque and Bernalillo County governments, as well as the private foundation, business, faith and healthcare sectors to make this happen. By placing the chronic homeless in housing, the program will demonstrate that permanent housing and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness is a smart investment because it works – even for people who have been homeless for a long time and have significant challenges. To volunteer or get more information visit the following website.
Lap Dog Rescue of New Mexico - a nonprofit (501c3) animal rescue organization run totally by volunteers whose mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and place for adoption small, companion dogs. Our most urgent need is for loving foster homes for temporary placements of these rescued dogs. We also need one or more individuals to organize, plan and run fundraising events. If you love dogs and are willing to devote time to helping place these rescued animals in forever homes, then this opportunity is for you! Check out our Facebook page and see our web page at
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EnchantMutts – a non-profit, all volunteer, local animal rescue and adoption organization is seeking animal lovers to become Volunteers or Foster Parents for homeless dogs or cats. Volunteers are always needed at monthly Adoption Events or if you are that special, compassionate person interested in opening your home and heart to an EnchantMutts dog (or cat) and joining our Foster-to-Adoption advocacy team, Contact EnchantMutts through the website at
Ambercare Hospice - Ambercare Hospice provides loving care and comfort at the end of life. We are currently seeking compassionate volunteers to provide companionship and friendship, as well as emotional support to patients and their families. Our volunteers enjoy talking, reading, playing cards, taking walks, and playing music for their patients. Our patient families appreciate volunteers to visit with their loved one's while they take a needed break to run errands or have some 'down time'. For more information about volunteering please call Laurie Dewhurst at 244-0046.
YWCA's Our Sister's Closet - Love to shop? Volunteer at the YWCA's Our Sister's Closet Monday or Wednesday evenings and help women in need of professional clothing pick out clothes as they re-enter the workforce. Many of these women have not worked in years and need guidance as they choose clothes for interviews or new jobs. Contact Denise Grey at (505)254-9922 Ext 105.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central New Mexico needs volunteers - A child in your community is waiting to be matched with YOU! To become a volunteer or to get information on other ways you can contribute to Big Brothers Big Sisters, please call Virginia Graumann (505-837-9223, ext. 1
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Fabulous Felines - a 501c3 charity to assist cats, needs volunteers for help with fundraising, and projects, such as food drives, working with rescued cats, and fosters for cats. If you can help, please e-mail us at email@example.com.
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The Gary Police Department announced today the recent addition of two new members of their K-9 unit. German Shepherds "Ranger" and "Argo" will reportedly assist with narcotics investigations, weapons searches, patrol, tracking and apprehension of suspects, and brings the total number of canines in the department to four, joining veteran K-9's "Dutch" and "Loki". Deputy Chief Larry McKinley says the new additions allows them to now have one dog on each shift and closer to the ultimate goal of having two dogs per shift. Those who are interested in making a donation or learning more about the fund may contact Corporal John Artibey Jr. at (219) 808-9108. Donations may be sent to P.O. Box 64409, Gary, IN 46401.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's Saturday in Knoxville and it's time to tee it up on Rocky Top for the matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers.
Now, I know that it doesn't have the same flavor as a Saturday in Athens when games are played between the hedges, but every other year Georgia has to make this trip up to Neyland Stadium.
Georgia hasn't won in Knoxville since 2005 and the last two meetings have been ugly for the Bulldogs. In 2007, Tennessee won 35-14 and in 2009 the Volunteers won 45-19. However, Georgia beat Tennessee 41-14 last year in Athens.
This is a game where the home team has won the last four matchups, and one where the winner will be one of the favorites in the SEC East.
It is going to be loud, the color Orange is an eyesore, and Rocky Top will be played about 100 times.
For live updates and analysis of the game, follow me on Twitter @Mike_Reiter.
1st Quarter News, Stats and Notes: Georgia 3, Tennessee 0
Tennessee won the toss and chose to defer.
Obvious stat of the first quarter other than the score. Georgia is 3-for-3 on fourth downs. 2 of the 3 fourth down conversions came on Georgia's end of the field. While I don't agree with either call, the offense converted and the drive continued.
Tennessee has fumbled the ball a couple of times, but has managed to get it back. Isaiah Crowell also fumbled the ball, but the ball squirted out of bounds.
Murray is 5-8 for 35 yards with a long of 11. The quarterback also rushed four times for six yards. Isaiah Crowell has rushed the ball for 13 yards on five carries, an average of 2.6 per carry.
Georgia out-gained Tennessee 76-48 and held the ball on offense for 8:57. The Volunteers one drive lasted 6 minutes and 3 seconds
SCORING PLAYS: 35 yard field goal by Blair Walsh, 15 plays, 62 yards, 6:13
2nd Quarter News, Stats and Notes: Georgia 6, Tennessee 6
Story of the first half: The offense has moved the ball well, but the opposing teams defense has stepped up when it matters most.
The statement can be applied to both teams and this is about as even of a game as you could have.
Junior ILB Mike Gilliard has been the leading tackler for the Bulldogs the past three games. He had a career-high nine against Miss. State last week. At the half tonight, he has a team-high seven tackles with one forced fumble, one pass breakup and one tackle for a loss.
Georgia's defense continues to impress, and the unit lead by Todd Grantham has allowed just one touchdown in the last 14 quarters.
Coming in tonight, Georgia was 3-for-9 on fourth down conversions. In the first quarter, Georgia was 3-for-3 on fourth downs.
Cornerback Branden Smith recorded his first rushing attempts of the season tonight (2 for 19 yards). The junior leads all teams in rushing through one half of play.
Isaiah Crowell has 14 yards on 7 carries. Murray is 8-for-16 for 95 yards.
On the Tennessee side of the ball, Tyler Bray is 10-for-19 for 160 yards with a long of 27 yards. Da"rick Rodgers has two receptions for 25 yards, and has been hit hard on both of them (Branden Smith and Bacarri Rambo).
3rd Quarter News, Stats and Notes: Georgia 20, Tennessee 6
Without question, that was the most important and best quarter of football the Georgia Bulldogs have played all season.
Freshman Isaiah Crowell and Malcolm Mitchell were the story of the third quarter. Crowell scored his first touchdown since Coastal Carolina, and added another one after a 73-yard reception by Mitchell.
Tennessee received the opening kickoff of the second half, and after a bad snap, the Volunteers punted from their own five yard line. The Bulldogs capitalized and scored the first touchdown of the game to lead 13-6.
After the Bulldogs went up 20-6, the Volunteers returned the kickoff to midfield, but the defense stepped up and forced a three and out.
Georgia outgained Tennessee 177-11 in the third quarter. That's just dominant football. Nothing else needs to be said about that stat, unless you want to add the 14 points Georgia scored in the third frame.
Murray is 13-for-22 for 206 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. Crowell has now rushed for 52 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns. Mitchell has three catches for 126 yards including a long of 71.
Now we are heading to the fourth quarter in Neyland Stadium.


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JURIST Guest Columnist D. Wes Rist of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that any attempt to extend the reach of the International Criminal Court into areas it was not created to address runs the risk of weakening its overall authority and the willingness of member states to comply with its orders...
Fast forward several months to the fall of the Gaddafi regime and his death in October. In late November, Saif was captured during an alleged attempt to flee into neighboring Niger and was returned to the custody of the Libyan National Transition Council (NTC), the interim body currently responsible for the creation of a new Libyan government. And from that point on, the headaches at the ICC offices in The Hague began. Members of the military unit that captured Saif, in speaking to western media, had already begun proclaiming that Saif would be returned to the NTC "to face trial." Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, after visiting Libya to speak with NTC officials about Saif's status, reported to the Pre-Trial Chamber that the "Libyan authorities do not intend to transfer Mr. Gaddafi to the ICC at this point in time." During this visit, the Prosecutor received a letter from the NTC chairman, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, expressing Libya's intent to invoke Article 94 of the Rome Statute, which allows nations to postpone compliance with an ICC request in order to pursue their own investigation or prosecution. This, of course, invokes the dreaded specter of complementarity, which plagues much of the ICC's involvement with referred cases. In a nutshell, the doctrine of complementarity requires that the ICC may only step in to remove the inherent right of a state to prosecute its own offenders if the state is "unwilling or unable genuinely to carry out the investigation or prosecution."
To add to the confusion, Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD) requested involvement in the Saif case, alleging the need to step in to protect the rights of Saif even before proceedings had begun at the ICC. The Office of the Prosecutor and the OPCD traded filings before the Pre-Trial Chamber on a series of issues, including whether the Prosecutor had complied with his obligations to require the Libyan NTC to turn over Saif or challenge the admissibility of the case under Article 94. In addition, the Pre-Trial Chamber indicated that it had received a confidential submission to the ICC indicating that Saif was being held without access to a lawyer and that there were individuals seeking to represent him in proceedings before the ICC. The Pre-Trial Chamber also requested specific information from the Libyan NTC concerning the status of Saif, especially regarding his arrest, given that it makes a very significant difference whether Saif was arrested by Libyan forces because of the outstanding ICC arrest warrant or whether he was arrested because of the allegations (for the same crimes against humanity, as well as unrelated fraud and embezzlement charges) the Libyan NTC has filed against him. The NTC sought and obtained an extension on that deadline until January 23, 2012, and submitted their report to the ICC Registry, but made the report confidential. The Pre-Trial Chamber has requested that the Office of the Prosecutor and the OPCD submit their filings on the Libyan letter by February 2, 2012.
While all of this boring, technical, procedurally correct filing was going on, the media was desperately looking for news stories about Libya and the ICC to publish. Saif's case was an easy headline, since political figures in Libya and proponents of the ICC were both drawing battle lines in the sand about whether or not Saif should, could, or would be tried in Libya before facing any pending ICC charges. In an odd twist, Saif's sister, Aisha Gaddafi, is publicly advocating that Saif should be tried by the ICC, since, she alleges, it will be impossible for him to receive a fair trial in Libya. Libyan advocates are vigorously arguing that Libya needs to proceed with Saif's trial on its own in order to obtain real, observable, justice in the country, an assertion that many international criminal tribunals have had to deal with, given their tendency to remove the accused from any kind of territorial proximity to the commission of the alleged crimes. So let me do my best to lay out what the actual standards of law here are.
First, The ICC is, without a doubt, acting properly under Article 13 of the Rome Statute and UN Security Council Resolution 1970 to open an investigation and issue arrest warrants in the Situation in Libya. No one is seriously disputing this. Yes, it is true that Libya has not ratified the Rome Statute, but Article 13 is specifically designed to address that gap and has been applied correctly.
Second, Libya does have an inherent right to prosecute its own citizens for crimes committed on its territory against its people. This goes to the heart of what it means to be a sovereign nation and it is impossible to deny Libya this right without also denying it any legitimacy in the governance of its own territory, the eventual legitimacy of the successor government, and the status of the NTC in the eyes of the international community. One of the most basic elements of the tests applied to determine whether a government is actually in control of its territory is the government's ability to exercise jurisdiction over those who commit criminal acts.
Third, the ICC has the right to proceed concurrently with its own investigation and prosecution up until such time as the Libyan government notifies it that it intends to proceed with a domestic investigation and/or prosecution of Saif on charges significantly related to the charges detailed by the ICC in its arrest warrant. If, for example, the Libyan government decides to pursue prosecution against Saif solely on the fraud and embezzlement charges, the ICC's outstanding arrest warrants for Saif would still be valid and the proceedings against him could continue.
Fourth, Saif has the right to have access to a lawyer, regardless of domestic Libyan criminal law, because of his pending case before the ICC. Libya owes Saif access to all of the procedural and substantive fair trial rights, regardless of which venue he is prosecuted in. However, specifically related to the ICC proceedings, Saif has the right to have access to a lawyer and have his lawyer make submissions on his behalf as the ICC addresses the issues relating to the proper determination of the case against him. On Monday, January 30, 2012, the Pre-Trial Chamber received an amicus curiae brief from an Iranian-American human rights lawyer, Mishana Hosseinioun, alleging that Saif is being held without access to visitors or legal counsel. Without getting into all of the international human rights law standards that apply to Libya's actions should it decide to pursue domestic proceedings against Saif, the ICC has the right to require Libya to provide Saif with access to a lawyer so that he may be adequately represented in front of the Pre-Trial Chamber.
Finally, if Libya decides to pursue an actual criminal proceeding against Saif on grounds significantly related to the charges that serve as the basis for the arrest warrant issued by the ICC, then the only remaining question for the ICC to consider falls under an Article 17 determination of whether or not Libya is "unwilling or unable genuinely to carry out the investigation or prosecution." Unlike what some ICC advocates are alleging, it is not the ICC's job or place to determine whether or not Libya can offer Saif a fair trial. The ICC has an obligation under the Rome Statute to ensure that any proceedings that it carries out are reflective of fair trial principles. However, the ICC has no jurisdiction to review the ability of the Libyan government to conduct a fair trial. Since, in the above scenario, we know that the Libyan government would be willing to carry out an investigation or prosecution, the only question would be if the Pre-Trial Chamber considers it "able" to provide a genuine process. This ability of the ICC to circumvent a domestic process is intended to allow it to exercise jurisdiction where the domestic state may have technically initiated an investigation or prosecution but that process was obviously skewed to deny the victims of the alleged crime justice. In other words, if the trial is a sham that is intended to whitewash the defendant of any wrongdoing, the ICC can ignore the domestic process and proceed with its own investigation and trial. Importantly, the intent behind Article 17 is not to give the ICC the right to declare that a domestic court's procedures are not sufficiently reflective of international human rights standards. While that is a goal all advocates of international justice should be promoting, the ICC is not the proper venue to pursue it. The International Criminal Court was created for a very specific reason. Any attempt extend the reach of the ICC into areas it was not created to address runs the risk of weakening the overall authority of the Court and the willingness of member states to comply with ICC orders.
Much of this confusion and conflict surrounding the Saif al-Islam case is reflective of a recurring problem among international accountability advocates. We often react so strongly to the ideal of ending impunity for serious international crimes that we forget that the ultimate goal of international criminal law should be for The Hague to just be a nice place to visit, instead of the home of the majority of international criminal law prosecutions. Ultimately, international criminal law will be found to have succeeded not when the ICC prosecutes every violation of the Rome Statute, but instead when nation states respond forcefully to such violations within their own systems and obviate the need for ICC action by addressing these crimes domestically. Until that day happens, we will continue to fight vigorously for the appropriate use of bodies like the International Criminal Court. But we must be careful that our vigor does not overshadow the need to foster domestic compliance. The ICC has the chance to work with the Libyan government in the trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and strengthen the growing patchwork of nations willing to hold individuals accountable for serious international criminal violations. Hopefully, both the ICC and Libya can benefit from this situation, while ensuring that the Libyan population sees justice done.
D. Wes Rist is an Adjunct Professor of Law and Assistant Director of the Center for International Legal Education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He earned an LL.M. with Distinction in International Human Rights Law from the University of the West of England Bristol Law School. Rist was a member of JURIST's staff from 2004-2006, serving as JURIST's International Law Editor from 2005-2006.
Suggested citation: D. Wes Rist, Headaches at the Hague: The Trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, JURIST - Forum, Feb. 1, 2012, http://jurist.org/forum/2012/02/wes-rist-saif-gaddafi.php.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - With tax revenue down, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Tuesday the state would implement a temporary hiring freeze.
It won't be enough to make up the $35 million gap though, said Mark Muchow, state deputy revenue secretary. If he had to guess, Muchow said money saved from the freeze would at best make up a third of the deficit.
"The hiring freeze will be one of the steps necessary in covering any type of gaps," Muchow said Tuesday afternoon. "It's not in and of itself going to solve everything, but it's an important component.
Muchow said the tax collection shortfall could more than double.
"We expect the $35 million to grow to a bigger number between now and the end of the year," Muchow said. "It could get in excess of $60 million and possibly above $70 million."
Although tax revenues were on target for the budget year by the end of 2012, things quickly turned around in January. The state slipped almost $8 million behind in collections in the first month of the calendar year, followed by a rough February.
Through February tax collections for the General Revenue Fund were down $35 million. Muchow said that gap is about the same today, and can be attributed largely to a drop in severance tax collection.
Severance tax collections were down $39.7 million in February, due in large part to "contractions" in the coal industry and larger drops in natural gas prices than had been expected, Muchow said.
"We've also seen some softening in the personal incomes tax area as well," he added, pointing to a loss in coal or other jobs as a potential reason.
Personal income tax collections are up almost $7 million, but it's not nearly where officials had expected them to be, Muchow said. Lower royalty prices associated with less money for natural gas could also play a role in the disappointing numbers, he said.
Consumer sales tax collection was down a little more than $11 million, but Muchow said the sales tax collection played a "small role" in the revenue issues.


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