en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/us/time/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/us/man_who_left_witness_protection_/ For the second time in two years, a San Francisco prosecution witness who strayed from witness protection has been killed in the city, authorities said Wednesday. Justin Lee, 40, was chased down and slain Monday night in the Mission District, the very news us 2008-01-10 08:14:33 http://www.newsique.com/us/man_who_left_witness_protection_/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/214185055/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/man_who_left_witness_protection_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/property_right_wrongly_taken/ The story is so absurd, so unfair, so ludicrous, I had a difficult time believing that it could actually happen - even in Boulder. It's about a couple named Don and Susie Kirlin. They moved to the city in 1980. A few years later, the Kirlins purchased news us 2007-11-20 23:55:41 http://www.newsique.com/us/property_right_wrongly_taken/ Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/harsanyi/ci_7501264 http://www.newsique.com/sources/denverpost/ 88 Shocking [14] 50 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/property_right_wrongly_taken/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/10_million_americans_busted_for_/ Since 1990, over 10.4 million Americans have been busted for pot. When will we recognize it's time to stand up to the war on harmless pot smoking? What would cops do without weed? For one thing, they'd sure spend a lot less time arresting and processin opinion us 2007-10-01 09:18:12 http://www.newsique.com/us/10_million_americans_busted_for_/ Alter Net http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/63988/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/alternet/ 86 Insightful [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/10_million_americans_busted_for_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/nm_man_arrested_for_drunk_drivin/ An Albuquerque man arrested for the 28th time on a drunken driving charge has pleaded not guilty. Joseph Brill, 53, entered his plea Tuesday to charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license and having an open container news us 2007-06-01 22:32:03 http://www.newsique.com/us/nm_man_arrested_for_drunk_drivin/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277156,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Shocking [7] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/nm_man_arrested_for_drunk_drivin/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/19000_iraqis_disappear_into_us-r/ Last summer, the Associated Press and New York Times each did stories on the detention facilities operated by the United States inside of Iraq. The conclusions of each investigation were roughly the same. At the time, they noted roughly 14,000 Iraqis opinion us 2007-05-14 09:21:25 http://www.newsique.com/us/19000_iraqis_disappear_into_us-r/ Harpers http://harpers.org/archive/2007/05/hbc-90000064 http://www.newsique.com/sources/harpers/ 97 Important [27] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/19000_iraqis_disappear_into_us-r/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/columbine_survivor_-_now_a_vt_st/ "It’s going to take time," Regina Rohde told Matt Lauer on TODAY. "People are living minute to minute, not being able to cope with anything. Eventually it becomes hour by hour, week by week. It takes a lot of time." Rohde knows. Eight years ago, she news us 2007-04-19 22:00:31 http://www.newsique.com/us/columbine_survivor_-_now_a_vt_st/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18173672/?duck=true http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Shocking [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/columbine_survivor_-_now_a_vt_st/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/online_hoax_ad_strips_home_of_ev/ An online ad offering everything in the house for free left one landlord with quite a shock. By the time she realized what was going on, the house had been stripped of its light fixtures, hot water heater — even the kitchen sink. Laurie Raye said she news us 2007-04-05 16:16:59 http://www.newsique.com/us/online_hoax_ad_strips_home_of_ev/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070405/ap_on_fe_st/phony_ad http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Shocking [6] 70 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/online_hoax_ad_strips_home_of_ev/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/psychic_chat_drives_fire_marshal/ A fire marshal who admitted consulting online psychics at work didn't need a crystal ball to tell him it was time to resign. Tom Weber, a 22-year fire veteran, was put on administrative leave nine months ago after he was accused of asking an online psy news us 2007-03-24 22:13:33 http://www.newsique.com/us/psychic_chat_drives_fire_marshal/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070325/ap_on_fe_st/odd_fire_marshal_psychic http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Interesting [7] 80 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/psychic_chat_drives_fire_marshal/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_abandons_active-duty_ti/ The Pentagon has abandoned its limit on the time a citizen-soldier can be required to serve on active duty, officials said Thursday, a major change that reflects an Army stretched thin by longer-than-expected combat in Iraq. news us 2007-01-12 10:24:58 http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_abandons_active-duty_ti/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_military http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Important [14] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_abandons_active-duty_ti/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_seeks_to_increase_milit/ For the first time since President Bush mobilized the National Guard and Reserve after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Pentagon is abandoning its limit on the time a citizen-soldier can be required to serve on active duty. news us 2007-01-11 16:53:03 http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_seeks_to_increase_milit/ Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4464342.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/chron/ 95 Important [17] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_seeks_to_increase_milit/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/us_isnt_getting_royalties_from_b/ Almost every time a company drills for oil or gas on federal property, it's supposed to pay a royalty or tax to the government, CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports. But CBS News has learned from a Congressional source that t news us 2006-12-06 08:37:38 http://www.newsique.com/us/us_isnt_getting_royalties_from_b/ CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/04/cbsnews_investigates/main2227182.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories http://www.newsique.com/sources/cbsnews/ 93 Important [18] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/us_isnt_getting_royalties_from_b/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/oj_simpson_sinks_to_a_new_low/ Violence is almost never a good thing. The temptation to slap someone in the head, or inflict serious bodily harm - while understandable from time to time - rarely gets you anywhere but arrested, beaten down or killed. opinion us 2006-11-16 08:28:31 http://www.newsique.com/us/oj_simpson_sinks_to_a_new_low/ Philadelphia Local News http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/16022639.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/philly/ 93 Under Rated [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/oj_simpson_sinks_to_a_new_low/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/prices_soar_as_great_plains_whea/ In 1996, Congress gave a strong nudge to these changes by passing legislation allowing wheat growers for the first time to switch to other crops and still collect government subsidies. The result is that farmers received federal wheat payments last year o news us 2008-04-29 08:15:34 http://www.newsique.com/us/prices_soar_as_great_plains_whea/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24361263/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/prices_soar_as_great_plains_whea/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/sunny_skies_ahead_after_some_mor/ For the first time in two weeks, an extended stretch of fair weather is in sight for the Bay Area. It's just going to take a while for it to get here. In the meantime, it will rain some more. Rain moved into San Francisco this afternoon, just in tim news us 2008-02-01 08:15:36 http://www.newsique.com/us/sunny_skies_ahead_after_some_mor/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/226730741/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/sunny_skies_ahead_after_some_mor/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/bart_rail_patched_trains_running/ BART trains are back on schedule for the evening commute, as the system has recovered from the discovery of a cracked rail earlier today, officials said. The cracked rail was discovered at 10:15 a.m. in a tunnel between the Glen Park and Balboa Park st news us 2008-01-09 08:14:33 http://www.newsique.com/us/bart_rail_patched_trains_running/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/213653299/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/bart_rail_patched_trains_running/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/red_tape_hampered_calif_efforts/ Thomas Eversole, executive director of the American Helicopter Services & Aerial Firefighting Association, a Virginia-based nonprofit that serves as a liaison between helicopter contractors and federal agencies, said valuable time was lost. “The basi news us 2007-10-26 08:21:03 http://www.newsique.com/us/red_tape_hampered_calif_efforts/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21478621/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/red_tape_hampered_calif_efforts/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/fugitive_known_for_escapes_captu/ Every time convicted killer Richard Lee McNair landed behind bars, he dreamed up a new way to escape. He once used lip balm to squeeze out of handcuffs. Another time, he crawled through a prison air vent. Last year, he slipped out with bags of mail. news us 2007-10-26 08:21:03 http://www.newsique.com/us/fugitive_known_for_escapes_captu/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21485118/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/fugitive_known_for_escapes_captu/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/process_server_has_trouble_findi/ It's not just San Francisco officials and voters who have had difficulty figuring out where Supervisor Ed Jew lives - the process server dispatched to deliver his suspension papers had a tough time finding him as well. Process server Nicholas Vratari w news us 2007-09-26 08:16:27 http://www.newsique.com/us/process_server_has_trouble_findi/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/161374639/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/process_server_has_trouble_findi/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/soldiers_getting_brain_tests/ Before they leave for Iraq, thousands of troops with the 101st Airborne Division line up at laptop computers to take a test: basic math, matching numbers and symbols, and identifying patterns. They press a button quickly to measure response time. It’ news us 2007-09-20 08:22:22 http://www.newsique.com/us/soldiers_getting_brain_tests/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20876109/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [4] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/soldiers_getting_brain_tests/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/sf_chronicle_readers_speak_out_o/ While not all Chronicle readers share this columnist's concern about homeless encampments in Golden Gate Park, many who took the time to comment on my Monday update on the situation said it is about time serious attention was focused on the problem. Be news us 2007-08-22 08:14:00 http://www.newsique.com/us/sf_chronicle_readers_speak_out_o/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/146782300/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/sf_chronicle_readers_speak_out_o/#comments