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B.C. judge allows extradition in AIM killing Monday, February 21, 2005 Updated at 2:28 PM EST Canadian Press Vancouver — A B.C. Supreme Court judge has recommended that John Graham be extradited to the United States to stand trial in the murder of a woman in South Dakota almost 30 years ago. As Justice Elizabeth Bennett read her decision on Monday, Mr. Graham sat with his arms crossed, often leaning forward as he intently listened to the ruling.

March 11, 2003 Measuring Lost Freedom vs. Security in DollarsBy EDMUND L. ANDREWS ASHINGTON, March 10 — Civil liberties and privacy may be priceless, but they may soon have a price tag. In an unusual twist on cost-benefit analysis, an economic tool that conservatives have often used to attack environmental regulation, top advisers to President Bush want to weigh the benefits of tighter domestic security against the "costs" of lost privacy and freedom. "People are willing to accept some burdens, some intrusion on their privacy and some inconvenience," said John Graham, director of regulatory affairs at the White House Office...