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o rth e in c o n s is te n c ie s . Se e Ch e b c h o u b v . I NS , 257 F . 3d 1038, 1042- 43 ( 9th C i r . 2001) ( s ubs t ant i a l e vi de nc e s upport s a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on b asedo n i n co n si st en ci es th atg o t o h earto f th e cl ai m ). S ub st an t i al ev i d en ce al so s upport s the a ge nc y ’ s c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on ba s e d on the I J ’ s de m e anorf i ndi ng, s e e S i n gh -Ka u rv . I

NS , 18 3 F . 3d 11 47 , 11 51 (9th C i r. 20 03 ) ( spec i aldefe re nce gi ve n t o de m e anorf

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a ilu r e to p r o v id e c o rr o b o r a tio n , s e e S i dh u v . I NS , 220 F . 3d 1085, 1092 (9 th C ir. 2 0 0 0 ) ( “w h er e th e [ ag en cy ] h as re as o n to q u es ti o n th e ap p li ca n t’ s c r e d ib ility , an dth e ap p lic an t f a ils to p r o du c e n o n - dup lic a tiv e , m a te r ia l, e a s ily avai l abl e c orrobo rat i ng evi dence and prov i des no cre di bl e e xp l anat i on for s uch f a i l ur e , an a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyf i ndi ng w i l l w i ths t and appe l l a t e r e vi e w . ” ) . I n theJ LA/ Res ea r ch 07- 71893 3 abse nce of cr edi bl e t es t i m on y, C ho han’ s a sy l um and w i thh ol di ng of re m ov al c la im s f a il. Se e Fa ra h v . A s h c r o ft , 34 8 F . 3d 11 53 , 11 56 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). B e c aus e C hohan’ s C A T c l a i m i s ba s e d on the t e s t i m onythe a ge nc yf ound n o t c r e d ib le , an dh e p o in ts to n o e v id e n c e s h o w in g it is m o r e lik e lyth an n o t h e w ill b e to rtu r e din I n d ia , h is C A T c la im a ls o f a ils . I d. a t 1 1 5 6 - 5 7 . P e t i t i one r ’ s m ot i on t o s ubs t i tut e c ouns e l i s gr ant e d. P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.