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Emily Merwin DiRico has been doing information design and news application development at the AJC since she arrived as a summer intern in 2009. Her mission is to help readers understand complex data and how it affects them.
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The Fulton County district attorney struck a defiant tone in early questioning before a Georgia Senate committee Wednesday.
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