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		<title>By: James</title>
		<link>http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2006/04/17/no-indictment/comment-page-2/#comment-68526</link>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is going to turn out to be a hoax: http://www.nbc17.com/news/8830631/detail.html

There are pictures (obscured of course) of the stripper at that site. I can tell she is not what the Duke boys were expecting.  They probably were angry and used slurs on her when she didn&#039;t perform to their liking.  I cant see three wealthy white boys attacking her all at the same time.  Doesn&#039;t add up</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is going to turn out to be a hoax: <a href="http://www.nbc17.com/news/8830631/detail.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nbc17.com/news/8830631/detail.html</a></p>
<p>There are pictures (obscured of course) of the stripper at that site. I can tell she is not what the Duke boys were expecting.  They probably were angry and used slurs on her when she didn&#8217;t perform to their liking.  I cant see three wealthy white boys attacking her all at the same time.  Doesn&#8217;t add up</p>
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		<title>By: Red State Rant</title>
		<link>http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2006/04/17/no-indictment/comment-page-2/#comment-68508</link>
		<dc:creator>Red State Rant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Why is the Duke rape case a national story?&lt;/strong&gt;

Of course I know why: The confluence of race and sex is just too juicy for the networks to pass by. 

Still, I was disappointed to see that Brit Hume&#039;s show has been devoting a segment a night to the case. Special Report generally confines itself to...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Why is the Duke rape case a national story?</strong></p>
<p>Of course I know why: The confluence of race and sex is just too juicy for the networks to pass by. </p>
<p>Still, I was disappointed to see that Brit Hume&#8217;s show has been devoting a segment a night to the case. Special Report generally confines itself to&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: b. murphy</title>
		<link>http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2006/04/17/no-indictment/comment-page-2/#comment-68501</link>
		<dc:creator>b. murphy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Message to Kemperman:

Please email me a link to the accusers &quot;employment&quot; site.  My email is mbmurphy64@aol.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Message to Kemperman:</p>
<p>Please email me a link to the accusers &#8220;employment&#8221; site.  My email is <a href="mailto:mbmurphy64@aol.com">mbmurphy64@aol.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: Elliott Back</title>
		<link>http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2006/04/17/no-indictment/comment-page-2/#comment-68492</link>
		<dc:creator>Elliott Back</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Duke Rape Sex Scandal: A Summary&lt;/strong&gt;

There&#8217;s a lot going around about the Duke Rape Scandal, where the Duke University Men&#8217;s Lacrosse Team hired two exotic dancers (read, strippers) for a house party and later allegedly raped one of them upstairs in a bathroom.  Besides the is...</description>
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<p>There&#8217;s a lot going around about the Duke Rape Scandal, where the Duke University Men&#8217;s Lacrosse Team hired two exotic dancers (read, strippers) for a house party and later allegedly raped one of them upstairs in a bathroom.  Besides the is&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Christopher Taylor</title>
		<link>http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2006/04/17/no-indictment/comment-page-2/#comment-68484</link>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Taylor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Again, I have no Trackback but I compiled three posts worth of comments that I liked into one blog entry on my site:

CARRYING LACROSSE
http://networdblog.blogspot.com/2006/04/carrying-lacross-long.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Again, I have no Trackback but I compiled three posts worth of comments that I liked into one blog entry on my site:</p>
<p>CARRYING LACROSSE<br />
<a href="http://networdblog.blogspot.com/2006/04/carrying-lacross-long.html" rel="nofollow">http://networdblog.blogspot.com/2006/04/carrying-lacross-long.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: The Wide Awake Cafe</title>
		<link>http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2006/04/17/no-indictment/comment-page-2/#comment-68482</link>
		<dc:creator>The Wide Awake Cafe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What were President Bush&#8217;s approval ratings back when Scott and Lacy Peterson dominated the news? Much higher. If the two or three Duke Lacrosse players go to trial - no more low poll numbers for the President. I&#8217;m predicting it today. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What were President Bush&#8217;s approval ratings back when Scott and Lacy Peterson dominated the news? Much higher. If the two or three Duke Lacrosse players go to trial &#8211; no more low poll numbers for the President. I&#8217;m predicting it today.</p>
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		<title>By: Melka</title>
		<link>http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2006/04/17/no-indictment/comment-page-2/#comment-68481</link>
		<dc:creator>Melka</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ms. Barber, let me commend you for your unapologetic &amp; unbiased blog. You are a breath of fresh air in a community stifled by &quot;political correctness.&quot; Your call for accountability in today&#039;s society should be heeded, the perennial victimization of minorities is a disservice to minorities.

I graduated from Duke University in 2002. I am livid at the way the school &amp; the Duke community are being portrayed in the media. I have seen non-minority students claim that minorities are marginalized &amp; oppressed at Duke. As a female minority from a low-income family, I could not disagree more. Duke provided me with a spectacular education &amp; wonderful experiences.
As an attorney, I am ashamed of how Mr. Nifong has handled this case. Nifong&#039;s tactic &amp; grandstanding fly in the face of ABA Rules of Ethics &amp; only harm the alleged victim. If the accused are found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, then they should be punished. However, by hamming it up for the media, Mr. Nifong has managed to condemn two possibly innocent young men in the court of public opinion. I can only hope that Nifong&#039;s pandering to a historically disenfranchised community is exposed as the political machination that it is. Also, the lack of DNA evidence after Mr. Nifong&#039;s statements will help the Defense in proving their case &amp; perhaps in changing venue since Nifong has poisoned the jury pool. 

I tried to hold my tongue until evidence came to light. At this juncture, I believe that Mr. Nifong, the alleged victim, and all those involved in vilifying Duke University &amp; the accused are opportunistic. The United States judicial system is clear in its stance that the accused is &quot;innocent until proven guilty.&quot;  Furthermore, those that are not educated in the nuances of the criminal judicial system need to understand that a Grand Jury indictment does not afford a voice to the defense &amp; that anything &amp; everything is allowed to come in since the stringent rules of evidence are inapplicable.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms. Barber, let me commend you for your unapologetic &amp; unbiased blog. You are a breath of fresh air in a community stifled by &#8220;political correctness.&#8221; Your call for accountability in today&#8217;s society should be heeded, the perennial victimization of minorities is a disservice to minorities.</p>
<p>I graduated from Duke University in 2002. I am livid at the way the school &amp; the Duke community are being portrayed in the media. I have seen non-minority students claim that minorities are marginalized &amp; oppressed at Duke. As a female minority from a low-income family, I could not disagree more. Duke provided me with a spectacular education &amp; wonderful experiences.<br />
As an attorney, I am ashamed of how Mr. Nifong has handled this case. Nifong&#8217;s tactic &amp; grandstanding fly in the face of ABA Rules of Ethics &amp; only harm the alleged victim. If the accused are found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, then they should be punished. However, by hamming it up for the media, Mr. Nifong has managed to condemn two possibly innocent young men in the court of public opinion. I can only hope that Nifong&#8217;s pandering to a historically disenfranchised community is exposed as the political machination that it is. Also, the lack of DNA evidence after Mr. Nifong&#8217;s statements will help the Defense in proving their case &amp; perhaps in changing venue since Nifong has poisoned the jury pool. </p>
<p>I tried to hold my tongue until evidence came to light. At this juncture, I believe that Mr. Nifong, the alleged victim, and all those involved in vilifying Duke University &amp; the accused are opportunistic. The United States judicial system is clear in its stance that the accused is &#8220;innocent until proven guilty.&#8221;  Furthermore, those that are not educated in the nuances of the criminal judicial system need to understand that a Grand Jury indictment does not afford a voice to the defense &amp; that anything &amp; everything is allowed to come in since the stringent rules of evidence are inapplicable.</p>
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		<title>By: Hugh Hewitt</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hugh Hewitt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Pictures and Alibis&lt;/strong&gt;

Some more info for the skepticism column.

The local ABC affiliate got a look at the time-stamped pictures taken the night of the party...</description>
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<p>Some more info for the skepticism column.</p>
<p>The local ABC affiliate got a look at the time-stamped pictures taken the night of the party&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Ryan Frank</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ryan Frank</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>New ABC article seems that one of the charged players has a pretty convincing alibi

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/LegalCenter/story?id=1858806&amp;page=1</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New ABC article seems that one of the charged players has a pretty convincing alibi</p>
<p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/LegalCenter/story?id=1858806&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/LegalCenter/story?id=1858806&amp;page=1</a></p>
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		<title>By: TEX ER DOC</title>
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		<dc:creator>TEX ER DOC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As an emergency physician for twenty years I have seen many  victims of alleged rape. I have several comments. First, semen is not necessary to link the victim with the attacker. Pubic hair is combed for foreign hairs and skin, nails are scraped and cut for foreign skin, etc. Secondly, as another poster noted, an injury is an injury. There are many ways to sustain vaginal injuries other than non-consensual or forced intercourse. Most rapes don&#039;t reveal any specific injury. Many specialized &quot;rape examine&quot; nurses DO have a victim bias (as do CPS workers).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As an emergency physician for twenty years I have seen many  victims of alleged rape. I have several comments. First, semen is not necessary to link the victim with the attacker. Pubic hair is combed for foreign hairs and skin, nails are scraped and cut for foreign skin, etc. Secondly, as another poster noted, an injury is an injury. There are many ways to sustain vaginal injuries other than non-consensual or forced intercourse. Most rapes don&#8217;t reveal any specific injury. Many specialized &#8220;rape examine&#8221; nurses DO have a victim bias (as do CPS workers).</p>
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		<title>By: Doug</title>
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		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everyone has a different tolerance for misery-mine is very low right now. I hope that justice prevails in this case, whoever is guilty of whatever. 
I&#039;m more shaken up by the Tel Aviv suicide bombing than I am about what happened at Duke. That looks cold on the page-I&#039;m not cold or uncaring-</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone has a different tolerance for misery-mine is very low right now. I hope that justice prevails in this case, whoever is guilty of whatever.<br />
I&#8217;m more shaken up by the Tel Aviv suicide bombing than I am about what happened at Duke. That looks cold on the page-I&#8217;m not cold or uncaring-</p>
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		<title>By: just me</title>
		<link>http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2006/04/17/no-indictment/comment-page-2/#comment-68452</link>
		<dc:creator>just me</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No one else has mentioned one good reason the Durham crowd is trying so hard to lynch the Duke players: 

Anger over the scene-stealing success of J.J. Reddick.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No one else has mentioned one good reason the Durham crowd is trying so hard to lynch the Duke players: </p>
<p>Anger over the scene-stealing success of J.J. Reddick.</p>
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		<title>By: george</title>
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		<dc:creator>george</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 03:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Read over a search warrant affidavit at TSG. 

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0329061duke3.html 

The investigating officer states he has been an officer since 2003. He is now assigned to Criminal Investigations Division and has been involved in numerous investigations. He does not claim any training or experience outside of the Durham City PD. 

Just over 2 years on the job, including Academy and rookie training, and is now an investigator. I hope he is working with a senior partner that is just making the new kid do the paperwork. 

If this guy is the lead investigator, the lawyers will rip apart every step of his investigation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Read over a search warrant affidavit at TSG. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0329061duke3.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0329061duke3.html</a> </p>
<p>The investigating officer states he has been an officer since 2003. He is now assigned to Criminal Investigations Division and has been involved in numerous investigations. He does not claim any training or experience outside of the Durham City PD. </p>
<p>Just over 2 years on the job, including Academy and rookie training, and is now an investigator. I hope he is working with a senior partner that is just making the new kid do the paperwork. </p>
<p>If this guy is the lead investigator, the lawyers will rip apart every step of his investigation.</p>
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		<title>By: Sister Toldjah</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sister Toldjah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Duke lacrosse rape case updates&lt;/strong&gt;

Two Duke lacrosse players were charged today with degree forcible rape, first degree sexual offense and kidnapping and have been taken into custody.  The DA is seeking charges on a third once a &#8216;positive ID&#8217; can be made on the third suspect...</description>
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<p>Two Duke lacrosse players were charged today with degree forcible rape, first degree sexual offense and kidnapping and have been taken into custody.  The DA is seeking charges on a third once a &#8216;positive ID&#8217; can be made on the third suspect&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: mariner</title>
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		<dc:creator>mariner</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If the indictments were sealed, do we even know what the boys were charged with?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If the indictments were sealed, do we even know what the boys were charged with?</p>
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