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		<title>Can eDiscovery Costs Be Reimbursed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that at least one US Court of Appeals’ opinion has cast doubt on a prevailing party’s ability to be reimbursed for costs incurred in engaging in “eDiscovery?”

If you represent any party that needs to conduct or respond to eDiscovery requests, consider this.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/ediscovery-costs-reimbursed/</link>
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		<title>Study: Increase in Patents and Trademarks for Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent study commissioned by the National Women’s Business Council found that the number of women awarded patents and trademarks has increased greatly over the last several decades.

The report analyzed data obtained from the United States Patent and Trademark Office from 1975 to 2010.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/increase-patents-trademarks-women/</link>
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		<title>Understanding the Philippines: Land, People, History, Facts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Located in Southeast Asia between the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, the Philippines is composed of more than 7,000 islands.

Although it has had a turbulent political history, about 93 percent of the population is literate, one of the highest literacy rates in the developing world.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/philippines-facts-history/</link>
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		<title>Well-Dressed Legal Interpreter Mistaken for Lawyer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a newspaper in Syracuse, New York, a courtroom interpreter for a morning hearing was mistaken for a lawyer due to his stately demeanor and snazzy dress. 

Good! Legal interpreters working in courtrooms are expected to wear professional courtroom attire, comparable to what an attorney would wear.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/legal-interpreter-dress-code/</link>
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		<title>Top Immigration Headlines: April 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dominating the immigration headlines in April 2012 was the federal government’s challenge to Arizona’s controversial immigration laws, as the case went before the US Supreme Court.

Here are five examples of how different news organizations have covered the controversy.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/immigration-april-2012/</link>
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		<title>Legal Interpreter Guidelines by State Now Available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Need an interpreter for your legal proceeding? Regulations for legal interpreters vary by the jurisdiction and/or by the state in which the court resides.

If you are looking for interpreter rules in a particular state, Legal Language Services now offers free interpreting guidelines for US states and territories.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/legal-interpreter-guidelines-state/</link>
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		<title>2012 Presidential Candidates on Immigration Issues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the 2012 presidential election just a little more than six months away, immigration issues are far from forgotten. But where do the current candidates stand on immigration?

Although Democrats and Republicans agree that reform is needed in the immigration system, the candidates diverge on whether to offer illegal immigrants a path to citizenship or deportation.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/immigration-issues-presidential-candidates/</link>
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		<title>USCIS Proposes New Immigration Waiver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[USCIS recently proposed a rule to allow for certain immigrant relatives of US citizens to apply for a provisional waiver that would cut the time they are separated from their families while their visas are processed overseas.

Currently, these immigrants must wait until they have departed the US to apply for a waiver of their ban of re-entry.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/uscis-proposes-immigration-waiver/</link>
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		<title>Lack of Qualified Sign Language Interpreter Results in Settlement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights recently entered into a settlement agreement with Advanced Dialysis Center (ADC) in Randallstown, Maryland, after a deaf patient was denied adequate access to a sign language interpreter. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/sign-language-interpeter-settlement-adc/</link>
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		<title>Understanding Uruguay: People, Facts and History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Uruguayan government has fostered stability in the country by providing advanced education and social security benefits, as well as passing liberal laws on social issues.

Today, Uruguay has one of the highest urbanization and literacy rates in South America as well as the lowest poverty and population growth rates.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/uruguay-history-facts/</link>
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