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  "textContent": "James Spingola, who informed the courtroom he has stage four cancer, said paying for a lawyer could leave him on the street.\n\n‘I will represent myself if I have to:’ S.F. judge rejects ex-nonprofit head’s request for court-appointed attorney",
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