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The 19 th edition was released in 1997 but was recalled in April of last year because of an uproar from breeders who contended that the book's "breed profiles" perpetrated pernicious stereotypes.
In a document released yesterday to justify its reordered priorities, the Council contended that Legal Aid can achieve greater economies of scale than lawyers appointed pursuant to Article 18-B of the County Law.
The attorneys contended that the city has an obligation to pay the tenants for damages they have sustained by being evicted for property that will be used for a public purpose.
Legal Services Corp. spokesman Eric Kleiman contended that Atlas and his board "have had ample opportunity to make their case to us."
The Serbian government also contended that the delegation--which included Lingua Franca Managing Editor Laura Secor, who recently wrote for the magazine about the Serb government's crackdown on universities--was part of a CIA plot.