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Hamdan gets 5 1/2 years on terror charge
I was very suprised by the sentence that was given to Hamdan in light of the way other terror suspects have been treated. Hoever, I cannot say that I disagree with the sentence, if he is indeed telling the truth then... Wal-Mart: Tells Employees not to Vote for Democrats
A Wall Street Journal article today exposed that Wal-Mart is using employee meetings tout its political message, telling them not to vote for Democrats in the November election. The reason Wall-Mart is boldly... Spotlight on Vermont: Brooke Bennett & Jessica's Law
UPDATE: 7/08/08 2:53 am EST Public outrage over the death of Brooke Bennett has the residents of Vermont circulating petitions to get Jessica's Law on individual town's November ballots. Other than indicating... US to require online registration for visa-free travel
It sounds like this move will potentially create a large database of foreign citizens. It also raises questions about what people without online access will do - and how will it still be possible to travel to the US... America's Most Wanted Escapee Captured
" On May 28, 2008, members of the U.S. Marshals sponsored Hornet’s Nest Task Force captured escapee Richard Allen Sloan in Kings Mountain, North Carolina after being on the run for approximately one year. Sloan... MLA wants labels on potentially toxic food
This seems so commonsensical that I can't believe it isn't the case already. "Vancouver-Fairview MLA Gregor Robertson plans to introduce a private member's bill in the legislature today making it mandatory to... Into A Prison of Our Own Making
OPINION: We are sleepwalking into the ever tightening trap of an all-pervasive surveillance society; our own often baseless anxieties set out like bait within cages to trick us to enter, we pull the steely doors...Heathrow to Fingerprint Domestic Passengers
Update: Privacy watchdogs ae pressuring BAA to explain why they even need to fingerprint passengers in the first place. It seems that the fundamental design flaw (for which the fingerprinting scheme is...Teachers' Compulsory Fingerprinting Unease
"Among the first educators expected to comply with the state's new mandatory fingerprinting law, some faculty members at Pillow Elementary School in North Austin are putting up a fight. Nine teachers at Pillow spoke out Wednesday against the new requirement, with seven saying... Vancouver wants longer sentences for gun crime
But when public opinion is as strong as it is, guns are an easy issue for politicans to rally around (the family, with a pocket full of shells). The best policy isn't necessarily the best politics.Results of... EC takes Govt to court over driver testing
"The European Commission is taking the Government to court for failing to introduce new laws on the training and testing of professional bus and truck drivers. A directive on driver training was approved by MEPs and...EU endorses safer cigarettes
"THE EU's consumer chief is to get the green light today to make all cigarettes sold in the bloc self-extinguishing in a bid to combat thousands of fire-related deaths and injuries. European Commission officials said...South Florida DUI Laws and Regulations
The more you know about your rights and what kind of punishment you could get the less you are to get into a bad situation. For those of you who live near Miami, I found the laws listed here. After being arrested once and going through the court systems I will never drink and...Bush seeks tougher import and food safety rules
"By Christopher Doering WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Tuesday proposed tougher inspection rules meant to keep dangerous food and other products out of the United States and said he wants broader power to recall food that is unsafe for U.S. consumers. The... Wildland Fires In Running Springs Smolder - Day 6 :: MAXINE
UPDATED At 8:pm PT - End Of Day -- "This day finds that one of the few fire areas throughout the seven county fire disaster zone where mandatory evacuations still exist is in the San Bernardino National...
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