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a il. See Fa r a h v . A s h c r o ft , 34 8 F . 3d 11 53 , 11 56 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). F in a lly , S in g h ’s C A T c la im f a ils b e c au s e it is b a s e do n th e s a m e s ta te m e n ts the a ge nc yf

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