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Bundled up against the cold, Kobe Bryant arrived at a Colorado courthouse Friday for a hearing in which his attorneys are expected to argue the medical history of the woman accusing him of rape should be used as evidence against her.The hearing marks Bryant s fourth appearance in an Eagle County courtroom. For the first time, there were no fans o
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