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Six former clerks, many of them now professors at well known law schools, Georgetown, Cornell, Yale, share their memories of Chief Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired in 2010 as the longest serving Supreme Court justice on the bench. One of the clerks remembers Stevens for his courteousness, which started with "May I ask you a question?," and did not attach importance to formal titles. Stevens showed remarkable empathy in talking to the clerks about legal cases. Another clerk remembers the time when Stevens pulled up the plaque on his wall "Small Town Lawyer of the Year: Associate Justice John Paul Stevens," as he talked about small hometowns with the clerk. It was given by the bar association of Poulsbo, Washington, and Stevens took pride in his modest beginnings. Some are amazed by his energy, he played a good game of tennis at 85, hired only 2 clerks instead of four to do a lot of the work, and would join the clerks for discussion on different aspects of the law.

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Rapid growth in Bihar one of India's most populous and backward states. In the last 5 years Bihar has grown rapidly with radical changes in governance, rule of law, and investment in education and development. The change took place under the new state leadership of Nitish Kumar, who is interviewed here.

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The prospect of higher interest rates in USA according to Bill Gross of PIMCO as the supply of Treasury bonds overwhelms demand and as the government ends support programs in housing and other areas.