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"The old adage 'if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all' applies to sentencing statements. It is awkward when you deny you are culpable and a jury says otherwise. For appellate purposes Sandusky was never going to accept responsibility or admit doing something wrong, but lashing out at everyone so strongly was irrational and certainly could not have been done to persuade the judge." - B.J. Bernstein, an Atlanta attorney, commenting on letters that Jerry Sandusky and his wife sent to the judge before Sandusky’s sentencing. The letters, which CNN obtained, blamed the victims, the media and more, and at no point did Sandusky take responsibility for his actions. He received a 30- to 60-year sentence earlier this week.
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Chinese novelist Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature on Thursday. Yan’s work was described by the Nobel committee as "hallucinatory realism" that "merges folk tales, history and the contemporary."
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Quote of note
"The old adage 'if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all' applies to sentencing statements. It is awkward when you deny you are culpable and a jury says otherwise. For appellate purposes Sandusky was never going to accept responsibility or admit doing something wrong, but lashing out at everyone so strongly was irrational and certainly could not have been done to persuade the judge." - B.J. Bernstein, an Atlanta attorney, commenting on letters that Jerry Sandusky and his wife sent to the judge before Sandusky’s sentencing. The letters, which CNN obtained, blamed the victims, the media and more, and at no point did Sandusky take responsibility for his actions. He received a 30- to 60-year sentence earlier this week.
News to know
Chinese novelist Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature on Thursday. Yan’s work was described by the Nobel committee as "hallucinatory realism" that "merges folk tales, history and the contemporary."
Hot video: Top 3 VP debate moments
Vice presidential debates are great theater -- who can forget Lloyd Bensten's his "You're no Jack Kennedy" takedown of Dan Quayle -- but do they ever make a difference? Here are the top 3 memorable Veep debate moments, including Admiral Stockdale and Sarah Palin.
GateHouse News Service
