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Olympia, Washington August 5, 1999

Sylvia Crawford tells her husband, Michael Crawford, that a man named Kenneth Lee had attempted to rape her.

Michael Crawford, who had been heavily drinking some alcohol, does not go to the police to report this.

Instead, the very angry and very drunk Crawford goes to Kenneth Lee's apartment.

Crawford and Lee get into a fight, and the next thing you know Crawford is stabbing Lee in the stomach.

During the stabbing, Crawford's hand also got cut.

After the police did get involved, they arrested both Michael and Sylvia Crawford and interrogated them separately.

Michael and Sylvia gave similar accounts of what happened, but there was one important difference.

Michael claimed he had stabbed Kenneth out of self-defense, but Sylvia said Kenneth did not have a weapon.

This would cause the police to question Michael's story.

How could it be self-defense if Kenneth didn't even have a weapon?

The State of Washington charged Michael Crawford with assault and attempted murder.

State law said people married didn't have to testify against each other in court, so at Michael's trial, Sylvia didn't take the stand.

However, the police had recorded her interrogation, and the judge allowed the deputy prosecutor, Robert Lund, to use that tape as evidence that Michael was attempting murder, not acting in self-defense.

Crawford's lawyers were like, "hold up man, you can't use that tape!"

They said Mrs. Crawford's recorded statements couldn't be used as evidence unless they were able to cross examine her, which, as I previously said, under state law they couldn't.

The defense argued this went against the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment.

Crawford had a right to confront his accuser in court, and you can't cross examine a recording of a voice.

Believe me, I have tried. I yell at my own voice recordings all the time.

But nevertheless, the recording was still used as evidence, and influential evidence at that.

The State convicted Crawford of attempted murder and assault and sentenced him to about 15 years in prison.

However, the Washington Court of Appeals overturned the decision, arguing that, due to the precedent set by the Supreme Court case Ohio v. Roberts, Sylvia Crawford's recorded testimony was not reliable enough.

Ohio v. Roberts also dealt with the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment and set up this reliability standard.

However, the Washington Supreme Court overturned the Washington Court of Appeals decision and said that Sylvia's recorded testimony was reliable because it complemented Michael's testimony well.

So they reinstated his conviction.

Goodness, all these different interpretations of the same evidence. That never happens!

The Supreme Court was like, "we want in on this action," and requested to review the case on June 9, 2003.

On November 10 that same year, they heard oral arguments.

The big question for this case was, "Does using testimony from out of the court, with no chance for cross-examination, go against the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment?"

The court said "yes, why yes it does."

On March 8, 2004, the ruled in favor of Crawford, 9-0. Yep, it was unanimous.

The Court argued that Sylvia Crawford's recorded statement from the police interrogation violated Michael Crawford's Sixth Amendment right to confront her about it in court.

Justice Antonin Scalia gave the opinion.

He argued that any out-of court statement that is "testimonial" should not be allowed as evidence, unless this statement came from a person who had no way of testifying in court AND this person could be cross-examined by the defendant ahead of time.

Crawford v. Washington overturned Ohio v. Roberts.

It made it much more difficult to allow "hearsay" evidence to be used in court.

In other words, if a statement was made by someone involved in a criminal case out of court, it likely wasn't going to be used as evidence anymore. The Sixth Amendment, baby!

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For more infomation >> Crawford v. Washington - Duration: 5:03.

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trump imposes tariff on foreign washington - Duration: 3:52.

Trump Imposes Tariffs On Foreign Washing Machines And Solar Equipment

On Monday, the Trump administration announced the imposition of a 30% tariff on foreign

solar panel equipment (cells and modules), and a 20% tariff on a number of washing machines.

Here�s how the tariffs will work.

The 30% solar tariff will will drop to 25% after the first year, then it will continue

to drop before eventually �phasing out entirely,� reports The Hill.

Additionally, �the first 2.5 gigawatts of imports each year are exempt.�

As for washing machines, NPR writes that the first 1.2 million imported will see a 20%

tariff.

Above 1.2 million, washing machines will be subject to a 50% tariff.

This too will �phase out after three years,� according to ABC News.

The impetus for the tariffs is a U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) decision made in

September which found that imports of solar equipment from other countries were harming

domestic producers.

The Trump administration�s tax reforms will accelerate global economic growth, according

to the latest forecast of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Total economic output for the world will grow 3.9 percent in 2018 and 2019, after adjusting

for inflation.

That would be the strongest year for global growth since 2011 and represents an upward

revision of 0.2 percent since the IMF�s forecast in October.

When the IMF released its Global Economic Outlook in October, it assumed that U.S. tax

policies would remain unchanged.

In other words, it assumed Republican efforts to pass tax reform would fail.

The changes to the U.S. tax code are expected to be responsible for �about half� of

the upward revision, the IMF.

Much of that will arise from lower corporate income tax rates.

The IMF estimates that lower rates will lead to an acceleration of business investment.

As well, a larger federal budget deficit will stimulate the economy and boost U.S. growth,

according to the IMF

A new CNN poll suggests that the tax reform bill which passed late last year has revived

Republican hopes of maintaining both houses of Congress in the 2018 mid-term elections.

According to the poll, the difference between Republicans has narrowed to just five points,

from ten to fifteen points before the wide-reaching tax cut passed.

Now, voters prefer Democrats to Republicans only 49% to 44%.

While the �recovery� is by no means complete � and support is not yet guaranteed � the

poll represents a significant change from the summer, when the GOP was struggling to

shore up the support necessary to avoid major losses.

Democrats are down 7 points from CNN�s previous poll, and Republicans are up 6 points from

the same, suggesting a major change in voter sentiment.

For more infomation >> trump imposes tariff on foreign washington - Duration: 3:52.

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Lake Washington High School Addition - Duration: 1:53.

Welcome to Lake Washington High School, home of the Kangaroos.

I'm Christina Thomas the principal.

Lake Washington High school was built in 2011 to accommodate a 3 year high school model.

In 2012 and 2013 Lake Washington School district moved to 4 year high school model,

which increased the number of students attending Lake Washington.

We are continuing to experience growth every year.

We've gone from a school of 900 students in 2011

to now a student body 1597 students.

The next few years is looking at incoming classes of over 400 students.

Next year we are planning to be over 1700.

In future years even more.

It's very crowded, especially during passing periods.

It's very difficult getting through so many people.

Even in the halls, sometimes the halls can just get packed.

It's a little bit overwhelming.

When Lake Washington high School was built, there was a plan to build a second phase addition

to accommodate future growth.

Lake Washington High School with the additionof 9th grade,

and increased enrollment is now in need of this addition.

We've added 10 portables in the last 2 years

to accommodate growth.

An addition will increase the number of classrooms to 52 classrooms.

An addition to Lake Washington High School is part of the Lake Washington School District

bond measure, which is on the ballot on February 13th ballot.

For more information go the www.lwsd.org.

For more infomation >> Lake Washington High School Addition - Duration: 1:53.

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Seoul and Washington to hold second round of talks on KORUS FTA amendment - Duration: 2:26.

More talks are scheduled for the possible amendment of Seoul-Washington free trade deal.

Kim Ji-yeon sheds light on what's to come amid growing controversy over a U.S. decision

that would hurt Korean manufacturers.

Korea and the U.S. will hold a second round of talks next week on revising their free

trade agreement.

Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Friday the talks will be held in Seoul

for two days starting next Wednesday.

As with the first round of talks in Washington earlier this month, the South Korean side

will be led by head negotiator Yoo Myung-hee and the U.S. side by her counterpart, Michael

Beeman.

Korea is expected to bring up the surge in import restrictions in the U.S. and the new

safeguard measures on washing machines and solar panels,... while the U.S. is likely

to push for more auto exports to Korea and a lifting of trade barriers.

But it doesn't look like progress will come easy.

"It's going to be very hard to find common ground.

The U.S. expects Korea to accede to its requests and doesn't want to change its own stance.

While Korea sought to right the wrongs of the one-sided, unfair portions of the current

agreement... the Trump administration continues to ignore international norms and standards

of promoting free trade."

Korea's trade ministry has expressed regret over the new safeguard measures, which are

slated to come into effect on February 7th.

The ministry called them excessive and a clear violation of World Trade Organization regulations.

It also noted the growing number of factories being built in the U.S. to create new jobs

and boost economic growth.

The ministry said it plans to come up with countermeasures in cooperation with Korean

washing machine and solar panel manufacturers, which are expected

to be hit hard by the new tariffs.

The ministry has notified the WTO that it has asked the U.S. for consultations on the

matter.

Under the safeguard measures, a 20-percent tariff will apply to the first one-point-two

million imported washers in the first year and a 50-percent tariff will be imposed on

any machines over that number.

The tariffs will be reduced every year for three years... down to 16 percent and 40 percent

respectively.

A 30-percent tariff will be applied to imported solar panels after the first 2-point-5 gigawatts

in the first year, falling to 15-percent by the fourth year.

Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Seoul and Washington to hold second round of talks on KORUS FTA amendment - Duration: 2:26.

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Marquetti, Washington power Ragin' Cajuns past South Alabama, 76-57 - Duration: 1:54.

For more infomation >> Marquetti, Washington power Ragin' Cajuns past South Alabama, 76-57 - Duration: 1:54.

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Seoul and Washington to hold second round of talks on KORUS FTA amendment - Duration: 0:42.

South Korea and the U.S. will hold a second round of talks next week to revise their Free

Trade Agreement.

Korea's trade ministry said Friday the two countries will hold talks in Seoul for two

days starting next Wednesday.

They will be led by South Korea's negotiator Yoo Myung-hee and her U.S . counterpart Michael

Beeman, both of whom led the first round of talks in Washington on January 5th.

South Korea is expected to raise issues regarding surging U.S. import restrictions, such as

safeguard measures, while the U.S. is likely to push for improving its auto exports and

a lifting of trade barriers.

For more infomation >> Seoul and Washington to hold second round of talks on KORUS FTA amendment - Duration: 0:42.

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BREAKING NEWS FROM WASHINGTON: Comey Is Heading to Prison — They Found It! - Duration: 3:20.

For more infomation >> BREAKING NEWS FROM WASHINGTON: Comey Is Heading to Prison — They Found It! - Duration: 3:20.

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Patient Stories: Stephen | Aesthetic and Family Dentistry of Washington - Duration: 1:57.

Stephen: I've been coming here for seven to eight years, actually my whole family.

So I have two daughters and my wife.

We started at their old office and this is their new settings.

I love this place.

Light, airy, there's stuff for the kids.

And that's one of the first things I noticed when I got here the first time.

It's really well to do.

My last dentist, who was a lot more local to us, we had had him for a decade with our

kids.

He had old technology.

He didn't change his equipment around.

And it was just him as a one-man show and the pain level was a little higher.

There's a very cohesive team here from getting the phone calls for the appointments, for

the followup calls, like everything to the billing, it's all very cohesive, very seamless.

Well, I've had 30 to 40-year-old fillings replaced, the old silver fillings.

I've had a number of crowns done.

And then, when I needed a root canal, they actually sent me out to an oral surgeon and

they actually did a root canal through a crown.

And then I came back here and they redid the crown for me.

The whole experience was beyond my expectations because everything from walking into the office

to getting my teeth cleaned and then being able to actually 3D model a crown within a

short space of time and install it, and not have to wait for a week and have them put

in a temporary crown.

The ability to put on some headsets and watch TV, you know, while work is being done on

your teeth, all that I wasn't used to.

And so all that went above and beyond.

That's why we keep coming back.

For more infomation >> Patient Stories: Stephen | Aesthetic and Family Dentistry of Washington - Duration: 1:57.

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Seoul and Washington to hold second round of talks on KORUS FTA amendment - Duration: 1:55.

North Korea's thoroughly preparing for an official military anniversary parade... to

be held on the eve of the winter games.

That's according to Seoul's unification minister who stressed inter-Korean dialogue before

the Olympics is over will set the foundation for Washington-Pyongyang talks.

Oh Jung-hee shares with us his remarks.

On the eve of South Korea's long-anticipated PyeongChang Winter Olympics,... North Korea

could hold a (quote)"intimidating" military parade.

That's what Seoul's unification minister Cho Myoung-gyon said at a security-related forum

on Friday.

He said North Korea is very thoroughly preparing for its military foundation day -- slated

for February 8th -- at Mirim Airfield near Pyongyang.

He said there's a high possibility this could be a threatening parade... involving a large

number of troops and weapons.

Cho said...

Pyongyang celebrates the 70th anniversary of the regime's establishment this year...

and therefore, the leader Kim Jong-un could seek to solidify his leadership through the

parade.

The minister noted that the South Korean government is aware... that once South Korea and the

U.S. kick off their joint military drills,... the current situation could change, very quickly,

to another vicious cycle of provocations and sanctions like over past two years.

And that's why it's key to have the current thaw in inter-Korean relations lead to a dialogue

between Washington and Pyongyang... before the Olympics wraps up in March.

But Seoul and Washington are firm that the joint drills are only postponed, not halted.

(Korean) Jan. 25, 2018 "South Korea-U.S. joint military drills are

to be held as normal after the Paralympics are over."

The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff director, Kenneth McKenzie, also told reporters... that Seoul

and Washington will avoid conflict during the Olympics... but will hold drills immediately

after the completion of the Games.

Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.