Sino-Forest has denied charges, but its defense has been tardy and, to date, unconvincing.

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Having said that, I know that a full budget may not be finished before March 1st, and, unfortunately, that's the date when a series of harmful automatic cuts to job-creating investments and defense spending -- also known as the sequester -- are scheduled to take effect.

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Moving the original trial date from December to July, for example, put an enormous amount of pressure on the defense.

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