The following excerpt is from Remillard v. Apfel, 139 F.3d 907 (9th Cir. 1998):
We review de novo the district court's judgment, and must affirm the denial of benefits if the Commissioner's decision is supported by substantial evidence and free of legal error. See Macri v. Chater, 93 F.3d 540, 543 (9th Cir.1996).
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