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or di sc re panci es ). M o v s is y a n c o n te n d s th a t, e v e n if h is te s tim o n yis d is b e lie v e d , h is doc um e nt a rye vi de nc e e s t abl i s he s ac r e di bl e f e arof f utur e pe r s e c ut i on and th er ef o re en ti tl es h im to re li ef. T h e r ec o rd d o es n o t co m p el u s to re ject th e B IA ’s f i ndi ng tha tM ovs i s y a n f a i l e d t o pr oduc e c r e di bl e , s pe c i f i c , a nd pe r s ua s i ve e v id e n c e in s up p o rt o f

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af u ll an df a irh e a r in g . T h is C o u rt th e r e f o r e la c k s ju r is d ic tio n to c o n s id e rit. B a rr o n v . A s h c r o ft , 35 8 F . 3d 67 4, 67 8 (9th C i r. 20 02 ). PETI TI O N FO R R EVI EW D EN I ED I N PA R T, D I SM I SSED I N PA R T.