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CBS/ May 5, 2009, 11:53 AM

Andrew Cohen

James Hall, acting fire chief of the Angeles National Forest in California, said that his forest and other southern California forests are not allowed to let fires burn. It contrasts a Forest Service policy in order to remove dense underbrush and let the forest renourish.

James Hall, acting fire chief of the Angeles National Forest in California, said that his forest and other southern California forests are not allowed to let fires burn. It contrasts a Forest Service policy in order to remove dense underbrush and let the forest renourish. / CBS News

Andrew Cohen is CBS News' Chief Legal Analyst and Legal Editor. In those positions he covers the legal beat for CBS News, CBS News Radio, and their hundreds of television and radio affiliates all around the country. He is a Murrow-Award-winning "recovering attorney" who has provided commentary and analysis for the network since 1997.
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