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An End To The War On Drugs?
11 hours ago ago from dissociatedpress.com
This soldier in the war on drugs doesn't seem to be putting up much of a fight I've often said that I did my part as a soldier in the war on drugs, but they just kept coming, and I finally had to surrender and stop doing them. Which is part of why I was a little inspired to find out that the White House - although it will probably never end its war on terror - is allegedly ending its war on drugs . Yes, this is old news, but I ...
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19 hours ago ago from Living El Paso
I just wanted to highlight this site today. Before I made my way to El Paso, I did a lot of research and a bulk of that was done through the El Paso City Forums . There is a great community online who talk about a wide array of topics and give valuable information/advice to those looking for it. If you get a chance, head on over to the site and join the community. It is a great way for El Pasoans (current/former) to get together and ...
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1 day ago ago from kenneth in the (212)
Some temporarily good news for same-sex couples in the Lone Star state. The El Paso Times reports : The City Council today voted unanimously to delete an ordinance that would have stopped health benefits to gay and unmarried partners of city employees. The group of citizens who gathered petitions for the ordinance has said they will now gather signatures to put the issue to a voter referendum. The council voted in August to provide ...
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1 day ago ago from Notoriously Conservative
I recieved this by e-mail, and have not yet found it's source to corroberate the story. This may be Mexico City, not El Paso. Living on the border, we are all familiar with criminals coming from Mexican gangs. In this situation three armed felons crossed the US border, and tried to rob an off duty El Paso, Texas Police Officer dressed in civilian clothes while he stood in front of a bank. The plan was for two of them to grab his ...
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4 hours ago ago from Transform Drug Policy Foundation: Media Blog
Foreign Policy magazine have produced an excellent graphic/schematic , by Beau Kilmer and Peter Reuter, showing the inflationary price effects of the illicit market as heroin and cocaine transit through the criminal chain from producers to users in the West (the first page is below - the full article with references is here ). What is lacking, however, is any comment or analysis of the fact that it is very specifically prohibitionist ...
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Former Lake City police officer to appeal 20-year federal sentence
15 hours ago ago from Media General - SCNow.com
Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Former Lake City police officer to appeal 20-year federal sentence By Jamie Rogers | Morning News Reporter Published: December 8, 2009 Updated: December 2009 A former Lake City police sergeant found guilty of drug trafficking and extortion will appeal ...
Related contentDrug-import backers worry Obama may scuttle plan
7 hours ago ago from FanHouse
WASHINGTON -A long-running effort to allow the import of lower-cost prescription drugs faces a new twist President Barack Obama's administration is raising safety concerns that could effectively scuttle it, even though Obama backed the plan as a senator. Some import supporters question whether the administration is acting to keep the powerful pharmaceutical industry's support for Obama's effort to overhaul the nation's health care system. An ...
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