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U.N. Mess club closed as investigations continue - 2004-01-29
A Pusan prosecutor stated Wednesday he is investigating U.S. base personnel involved in
“Casino Night,” a weekly blackjack, poker and baccarat night whic was closed down in October.

Prosecutor Kang In-chul did not identify the Americans but said he’s asked the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command, which also is investigating, to help.

However, USFK spokeswoman Lt. Col. Deborah Bertrand said, “We have checked and are unaware of the Office of the Pusan Prosecutor contacting anyone on base for assistance in their investigation.”
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Lawyer Plays Name Game With Justice Ginsburg - 2004-01-29
The last time veteran advocate Carter Phillips of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in October, he made the strangely common mistake of addressing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as "Justice O'Connor."

Phillips appeared again before the justices on Jan. 14 in the case of Engine Manufacturers Association v. South Coast Air Quality Management District. One of the Supreme Court bar's top advocates, Phillips got all their names straight.

This time the slip of the tongue came from the bench. Justice Ginsburg addressed Phillips as "Mr. Carter" -- not once but twice, during Phillips' main argument, then again during his rebuttal.

Unless Ginsburg has mastered the perfect poker face, both instances appeared to be genuinely unplanned. Both times, Phillips smiled but said nothing, except that in his responses, he pointedly addressed her correctly as Justice Ginsburg.
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