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20 hours ago ago from Maddmedic
Well now!!! December 10, 2009 Dear Mr. Budig: Given your recent inquiry about guns, I wanted to share with you an update. I believe that the Second Amendment gives American citizens the right to own guns for collection, protection and sport. This right is an important part of our shared history and heritage, and should be protected. With that in mind, I supported the recent Heller Supreme Court decision which upheld an ...
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This AP story, dated December 11, discusses the push by retired Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor and many others to persuade states not to elect state court judges any longer. One reason is that when judges must be elected, they need campaign contributions. That, in turn, means that they appear indebted to the people who give them large campaign contributions, and sometimes those individuals are in court before those ...
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18 hours ago ago from PopEater
MORELIA, Mexico -At least seven federal police officers and a civilian were killed in Michoacan state in several attacks by gunmen against federal agents in less than 24 hours, state prosecutors said. Two federal agents were killed Thursday night in a shootout with gunmen in the port city of Lazaro Cardenas. Earlier Thursday, a passer-by was killed in the same city when he drove into a shootout between agents and gunmen outside a hotel where ...
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