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The Daily Memo - 12/15/06

check.jpgThe truth of the method behind the madness of law school exam grading is finally revealed. (Concurring Opinions)

check.jpgOver 25% of the legislation signed into law by Congress over the last two years was about naming federal buildings, especially post offices. (CNN Political Ticker)

check.jpgFollowing up on a story we told you about last month, a judge has ruled that the Alpha Dog movie can be released as planned. (The Hollywood Reporter, Esq.)

check.jpgWanna’ join a movement trying to use “citizen legislatures to collaboratively script their own legislation?” (NewAssignment.net)

check.jpgLesson 1.2 in the Xoxohth dissection hits us with “the whys and wherefores.” (Concurring Opinions)

check.jpgNow you can search for patents on Google…. (Likelihood of Confusion)

check.jpg…which is why we may now know of the first patent for a vibrator. (Gizmodo)

check.jpgAfter four years, Oliver Stone (he of the tasteless Jack the Ripper “joke”) has been hit with a $6,000 fine for violating the Cuban embargo when he filmed a documentary about Castro. (Corruption Chronicles)

check.jpgSenator Leahy, the new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says the Committee will be focusing on data privacy and rewritten patent laws next term. (c|net news)