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It seems like everyone has interview tips when you're job hunting. I think some tips might not hurt, but their efficacy isn't exactly certain. One friend I know always reads the front page of the news paper's main section and sports section in case he has to make small talk. He has no interest in sports, but it invariably comes up, so he wants to be prepared. The tips published on MSN.com fall into the too-surprising-to-be-true category, but it can't hurt to be reminded now and again about common sense etiquette and what not to say in an interview. My favorite: Candidate asked to be paid "under the table." For more top tips on interviewing for that big job, check out the following: Interview Tips BigInterview.com's Law Firm Tips Moritz Law's Interview Tips Nail Your Law Job Interview The Insider's Guide to Getting a Big Firm Job: What Every Law Student Should Know About Interviewing Interview for Success and Satisfaction The Law Firm

Runner's World reports on a feud between former business partners in Canton, Ohio. The business partners organized last year's inaugural marathon but allegedly have not paid all vendors and other service providers from last year's event. Papers to dissolve the partners' corporation have been filed ( Stark County Court of Common Pleas docket search available here ), and now each individually is organizing a marathon for the same day (June 15) in Canton. Neither race organizer has filed for permits yet, and the city is planning a response in the event both organizers move forward with the separate races. (Canton is only 20.6 square miles in area, and while you don't need a huge space to run a marathon, the resources two simultaneous races would consume could be prohibitive.)

We've posted in the past about the White House petition site, where citizens can request a response from the administration on everything from the legalization of marijuana , to food safety , to the White House beer recipe , to...construction of a Death Star. 34,435 people  petitioned the government to begin construction of our very own Death Star by 2016.  (Presumably, it would take longer for the battle station to become fully operational.) Paul Shawcross, Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget, and obvious Star Wars fan, authored the response (" This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For "), pointing out the high cost and the fact that it could potentially be destroyed by one cocky kid who used to bull's-eye womp rats in his T-16. So, no Death Star for us, but everything's under control.  Situation normal.

Five years ago (January 2008), Atonement won the Golden Globe for best dramatic film, Bobby Jindal was sworn in as the first Indian American governor in U.S. history, and Hillary Clinton won the Michigan primary as the only serious Democratic contender in the election at that time. (Mitt Romney won the Michigan primary for the Republicans.) And in blog news , we highlighted the pending State of the Union address (this year's will be held Feb. 12) by directing you to the state of the union archives on the Government Printing Office website. We also flagged for you a series of tips and stories for finding and keeping a law job . For more research and news tips that are as handy today as they were five years ago, scroll through our blog archives.

The ABA Journal reports comedian Steve Martin has been seated on a jury and is humorously Tweeting  as the trial progresses. We've covered juror misconduct and new social media in a previous blog post (Trial Attorneys Beware - Legal Research Could Cause a Mistrial). Do comedians get a pass? Would your opinion depend on whether you're the defendant, judge, or prosecutor?

As the Supreme Court begins the new Term, now would probably be a good time to show you some of the online resources that explain the cases, arguments, and decisions. For example, argument took place yesterday in the case of Missouri v. McNeely , which centers around the taking of blood samples in drunk driving cases. Of course, the Supreme Court's own website has many useful materials, including argument transcripts and argument audio .  (You can find the transcript for Missouri v. McNeely online already--the audio takes longer to appear.) SCOTUSblog has a page for every case, including many of the filings, the opinion below, and blog coverage from the writers at SCOTUS blog.  Here is the page for Missouri v. McNeely , and a recap of yesterday's argument.

Were he alive today, Richard Nixon would be 100 years old. Though younger people may only think of the classic film Point Break (directed by Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, incidentally) when hearing Nixon's name, and older people may simply associate him with Watergate, Nixon also has a somewhat-forgotten environmental legacy. Here are a few memorable highlights from that aspect of his career as president: March 5, 1970: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty , 21 U.S.T. 483, 729 U.N.T.S. 161, enters into force. July 9, 1970: Nixon announces a plan ( Reorganization Plans 3 and 4 of 1970 ) to establish the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Dec. 13, 1970: Nixon signs the Clean Air Act of 1970 h/t Gallagher blogs