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Alter Net
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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..
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New York Times
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Not long ago, the satirical newspaper The Onion ran a fake news story that began like this:
“At a well-attended rally in front of his new ground zero headquarters Monday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani officially announced his plan to run f..
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www.prospect.org
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In his new new book, the ACLU's Anthony Romero argues that the Bush administration's post-9/11 dismantling of our civil liberties has implications far beyond the "War on Terror."
Khaled El-Masri, a German citizen suspected of links to terrorism, was ab..
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Wired
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International travelers concerned about being labeled a terrorist or drug runner by secret Homeland Security algorithms may want to be careful what books they read on the plane. Newly revealed records show the government is storing such information for ye..
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Guardian Unlimited
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Six years after 9/11, the American public have still not been provided with a full and truthful account of the single greatest terror attack in US history.
What they got was a turkey. The 9/11 Commission was hamstrung by official obstruction. It never..
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New York Times
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WHAT is shocking about Senator Larry Craig’s bathroom arrest is not what he may have been doing tapping his shoe in that stall, but that Minnesotans are still paying policemen to tap back. For almost 40 years most police departments have been aware of s..
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MSNBC
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The main reason the tool has been missing in action is public perception. With memories of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal still fresh, the Pentagon is reluctant to give troops a space-age device that could be misconstrued as a torture machine.
"We want..
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Salon
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A federal jury in Miami today unanimously found U.S. citizen Jose Padilla guilty of "conspiracy to support Islamic terrorism overseas." In so doing, the jury dealt an enormous blow not only to Padilla himself, but also to the theory which the Bush adminis..
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Guardian Unlimited
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The Bush administration is expected to announce a massive series of arms deals in the Middle East tomorrow that are being seen as part of a diplomatic offensive against the growing influence of Iran in the volatile region.
The centrepiece of the deals..
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Los Angeles Times
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Last week's state Supreme Court ruling that prevents California cities from confiscating the cars of suspected johns and drug buyers is a mixed blessing, but the good in it outweighs the bad. Depriving accused criminals of their property before charges ag..
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Alter Net
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From torture to warrantless wiretapping, the Bush administration's approach to terrorism has defied legal standards at all levels.
Back in September 2002, Maher Arar was passing through JFK airport in New York. He was expecting a simple transit. A Syri..
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Los Angeles Times
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IF YOU LIKE IT hot and dry and live in Southern California, you could be in luck. Our combination of an arid winter, scorching summer and host of wildfires may not be a short-term aberration. Consider the possibility of decades of dry, hot weather, stretc..
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Guardian Unlimited
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Girls under the age of 16 will be banned from catwalks and photoshoots under new fashion industry rules drawn up to defuse the controversy over ultra-thin models.
The new age limit will mean that teenagers hoping to follow in the footsteps of Kate Moss..
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Press Esc
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A veteran who spent 14 months in prison for filing a conscientious objector application against redeployment to Iraq has spoken out against the commutation of Scooter Libby's sentence by President Bush.
"I was imprisoned for 14 months after trying to a..
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Alter Net
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Is not nationalism -- that devotion to a flag, an anthem, a boundary so fierce it engenders mass murder -- one of the great evils of our time?
On this July 4, we would do well to renounce nationalism and all its symbols: its flags, its pledges of alleg..
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FOX News
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On Nov. 28, 2002, 2-year-old Abigail Rae died by drowning in a village pond in England. Her death is currently stirring debate because the ongoing inquest revealed an explosive fact. A man passing by was afraid to guide the lost child to safety because he..
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New York Times
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IMAGINE for a moment an American soldier deep in the Iraqi desert. His unit is about to head out when he receives a cable detailing an insurgent ambush right in his convoy’s path. With this information, he and his soldiers are now prepared for the dange..
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Alter Net
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The Military Commissions Act, which denies basic due process protections, including the right to habeas corpus, is a disgrace. But an even bigger disgrace is the concentration camp the United States maintains at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
In 2002, Donald R..
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www.miamiherald.com
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At a recent backyard barbecue in Miami's Upper Eastside, a group of middle-age, middle-class folks tamely sipped berry cocktails and beers. Among them: a couple of lawyers, a couple of city administrators and an arts administrator. Somewhere between the s..
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Los Angeles Times
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HAVE YOU ever entered a sweepstakes or subscribed to a magazine over the phone? How about dropping your business card into a bowl for a free prize drawing? If so, your name could wind up on a "sucker list" canvassed by telemarketers — and crooks.
The..
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