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te s tim o n y . Se e id . a t1086; T ekle v . Mukasey , 5 3 3 F .3 d1 0 4 4 , 1 0 5 2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ) . A c c o r d in g ly , s ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e d o e s n o t s up p o rt th e a g e n c y ’s a d v e r s e c r e d ib ility d e te rm in a tio n . See R en , 6 4 8 F .3 da t 1 0 8 9 . W e g r an t th e p e titio n f

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