North Country Drug War Continues, Despite Debate

North Country drug war continues, despite debate
… bars in New York's has dropped by two-thirds. Despite state and national debate, however, many local and state law enforcement agencies still use many of the same tough-on-crime strategies that have shaped America's drug war for decades. … He …
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Canadian PM Stephen Harper Displays Lockstep Friendship With Israel at JNF …
Miller's ill-fated general election run was marred by disorganization, highlighted by a bizarre episode in which Miller's private security firm handcuffed a reporter for The Alaska Dispatch, an online news site, when the reporter tried to question …
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Is America Becoming a Police State?
It is not referring solely to “local cops” who patrol the streets and respond to emergency calls. … One reason was that I knew that the juvenile judge in town routinely had juveniles' heads shaved (only boys, though) even before they were charged …
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