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ft , 34 8 F . 3d 11 53 , 11 56 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). B e c aus e G e m an’ s C A T c l a i m i s ba s e d on the s a m e t e s t i m onyf ound t o be no tcr edi bl e, and h e does notpo i ntt o any other e vi dence thatshow s i ti s m ore l i k el y th an n o tth ath e w i l l b e t o rtu redi f retu rn edt o G h an a, h i s C A T cl ai m al so f a ils . Se e i d. a t1156- 57.10- 72536 3 F i na l l y , G e m an’ s due pr oc e s s c l a i m s f a i l be c aus e the pr oc e e di ngs w e r e not so fund am ent al l y unfai r thathe w as prevent ed fr om re as on abl y pre se nt i ng hi s c as e, a n db e c au s e h e f

a ile dto d e m o n s tr a te p r e ju d ic e . See V

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