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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 picture, Lynne Stewart, center, is surrounded by supporters and reporters in New York. A federal appeals court in New York City says a judge who sentenced Stewart, a disbarred lawyer, to just over two years in prison should consider a harsher sentence in light of the case's terrorism connection. The Manhattan federal appeals court on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 reissued its decision upholding the conviction of ex-lawyer Lynne Stewart, saying it has serious doubts whether her sentence of two years and four months is reasonable.