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Emotions connect old OJ acquittal, new conviction (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081004/ap_on_re_us/oj_simpson_reaction"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081004/capt.21e3dac41799446db3185fe43bf5ac9e.aptopix_oj_simpson_nvjh117.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=QlaJ9GAqjNhJLgUSrh9_Mw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="O.J. Simpson is taken into custody after being found guilty on all 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. The verdict comes thirteen years to the day after he was acquitted of double murder charges. (AP Photo/Daniel Gluskoter, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jurors had been told to ignore what they knew about O.J. Simpson's past, but for many observers, the line connecting the former NFL star's murder acquittal last decade and his new conviction for robbing memorabilia peddlers couldn't have been clearer.</p><br clear="all"/>