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In "The Accidental Laterals," writer Ross Todd tracks the tales of the growingnumber of partners forced into lateral job searches, often after spending 15 ormore years in settled roles at their old firms. Courtships and searches thattook months before are now crammed into weeks, with those candidates controlling$1 million or more in portable business at the top of the pile. While somepartners have been able to find new homes quickly and even ramp up theirpractices without missing a beat, others have seized this opportunity to opt outof big-firm life altogether. Finally, in "Escape From Gitmo," writer Michael Goldhaber shows why closing thedetention center at Guantánamo Bay is the easy part. Constitutional lawyers arebitterly divided and where they stand depends on whether they think U.S courtsare capable of trying terror suspects.

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Peters & Feldman for Incisive MediaLee Feldman, Copyright Business Wire 2009. Mitch Williams was probably not the best number 99, but had the most personality, and personally, is my favorite number 99.All apologies to the most talented number 99, hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky.Williams, a closer by trade, pitched for six major league teams, including the Cubs and Phillies. Former Cubs teammate and friend Mark Grace said that Williams pitched "like his hair was on fire."It didn't hurt that he had a fast ball in the low 90s It was notalways accurate, however. His best year, by far, was the 1993 year with the Philadelphia Phillies.Williams saved 43 games that year, with a 3-7 record and a 3.34 ERA. He caused indigestion to players and fans alike, as he sometimes walked the bases loaded then struck out the side.The first I remembered Williams was when he was pitching with the Cubs.