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TODAY'S NEWS Businesses between rock and hard place over conflict minerals A drop of tin, a speck of gold. The tiniest trace of any so-called conflict mineral in a vast array of products — everything from buttons to cellphones to jet turbines — is now under the microscope of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Avoiding law school in droves As of mid-January, law school applications have dropped 20 percent from last year (and 2012 was hardly a banner year itself, as the number of applicants fell by nearly 14 percent.) If the trend holds through the final months of the admission cycle, law schools would see a 38 percent crash since their peak in 2010. Obama's enforcer The nomination of Debevoise & Plimpton partner Mary Jo White as the next chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission means that the agency will continue with an aggressive approach to Wall Street enforcement, financial regulation attorneys say. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT No Lawyer Left Behind. 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