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The 2001 winner is leaving the private sector with its temptation of better pay and 401-K matches to work in the public sector to protect the environment.
The 2003 winner who is legally blind is finishing his Ph.D. at Cambridge University to one day create software and hardware that will level the playing field between computer users with disabilities and the average computer usage.
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Toobin鈥檚 speech 鈥淭alking Law in Plain English鈥� is indicative of his job at CNN. He can be seen almost nightly simplifying complex legal issues into understandable language for viewers. Most recently, he can be seen commenting on the Michael Jackson trial.
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He has written several critically acclaimed, bestselling books including A Vast Conspiracy: The Read Story of the Sex Scandal that Nearly Brought Down a President; The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson; and Too Close to Call: The 36-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election. He is currently writing a book about the Supreme Court.
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For more information about the day鈥檚 events, contact Deborah Gardiner at debg@uri.edu or 874-2303.