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Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws
"Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws by ACLU Blog of Rights (03 Sept, 2008) The court battles over medical marijuana and state versus federal laws continues For the first time, a court has recognized that a concerted effort... 
NFL Trades End the Drama for Shockey, Taylor
If you were asked to name one drama that has been unfolding this NFL off season, you'd probably mention Brett Favre trying to return to the NFL. If asked to name a second, it's a safe bet you'd say Jason...
Rescued from a skip - the table which went under the hammer for £40,000
"A rare walnut table which was rescued from a skip has fetched £40,000 at auction. Shrewsbury-based auctioneers Halls said they and the owners of the flap-top table, a family from Powys, were delighted with the...
Leading Farc commander surrenders
One of the most feared women terrorists in Columbia has been nabbed. Katrina, 40 yrs, had a fearsome reuptation in Antiquia province of Columbia. She was dying of starvation along with her colleague. Carrying an award of $80000, Katrina was known for extorting big money from...
Colombian police kill notorious drug lord
Colombian police say that they have killed one of their most notorious criminals, and one of the US' most wanted criminals - Miguel Angel Mejia Munera."The drug lord and leader of a new generation of paramilitary groups was one of the US' most wanted criminals. Washington had...
Jeremy Beadle, TV presenter, dies aged 59
"The television presenter had been treated in hospital near his north London home for several days with pneumonia. He had previously suffered a kidney tumour in 2004, which was treated by surgical removal of the...
Supreme Court of Canada Refuses to Hear Cases of U.S. Deserters
It's no longer Vietnam and there's no technical draft (though there are compulsory rules now that pretty much force soldiers to continue serving in Iraq) so I guess these soldiers are out of luck. "Canada's top court will not hear the appeals of two American army deserters...
Blackwater: Life (and Death) Above the Law
This is an pretty devastating article by Antony Loewenstein. Loewenstein believes that Erik Prince is a Christian fundamentalist who with his group of Blackwater bandits are causing death and destruction in... 
Trading Tech launches hosted connectivity to Sydney Futures Exchange
""This new regional connection to SFE through TTNET in Singapore supplies our customers with another critical edge in electronic order routing and execution," said Paul Stonham, Managing Director, Sydney Sales for TT. "SFE has been experiencing significant customer demand out...
Pentagon Sued Over Mandatory Christianity
If U.S. Constitutional law means anything at all, the forced imposition of Christianity in the American military is a clear violation of teh barriers between church and state. All sorts of people including... 
Shifting Sands: Iraq Troops Question Surge
NowPublic contributor phrolen is a veteran of Operation IraqiFreedom and Joint Taskforce Katrina. His commentary is based on actualexperience. ... 
Glamorous Art couple in double suicide
"On the evening of July 10, rising art star Jeremy Blake returned to his New York apartment, a converted rectory at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery that he shared with his girlfriend, Theresa Duncan. The couple, extremely devoted and still very much in love after 12 years,...
Bush's Mercenaires by Jeremy Scahill and Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
We were warned against this:The phrase military-industrial complex was first used on January 17, 1961, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower [1] in his farewell address to the nation in what is called his Military Industrial Complex Speech: "In the councils of government, we...
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Does Child-Made Porn = Child Porn?
When telecoms aggressively market feature-rich phones to today's youth, they're clearly not thinking far enough outside the box. The question raised by this case is serious, though. Is porn created by two kids the same as child-porn as we've come to understand it? The court's...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Firefighter Killed Battling Garage Fire
"Pennsylvania - One firefighter was killed and another injured while battling a blaze early Sunday, officials said. Jeremy LaBella, 27, died after the roof of a former motorcycle shop at the rear of the house...
created by FireFightingNews.com | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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