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According to the Urban Dictionary, as posted by Jon Sanders on JLF’s Triangle Blog, Right Angles, Durham District Attorney, Mike Nifong, has been turned into a verb. Yes, now you and yours can share in the plight of the over-zealous DA by pointing out those around you who are “railroading or harming of a person with no justifiable cause, except for one’s own gain.” If you haven’t followed the news close enough, take a look at the Right Angles site.  In it you’ll find quite a collection of updates.  In the last three days, Nifong-related entries have collected nearly 3,000 hits, with this candid video, courtesy of Jon Ham, taking the lead. As you know, this story is much larger than the bounds of the Bull City.  It’s national, and the JLF is weighing in: Jeff Taylor, our Charlotte guru, spoke on the Ron Smith Show on WBAL in Baltimore 

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