October 8, 2009
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Neal Boenzi/The New York TimesMiriam Friedlander served on the City Council from 1974 to 1991. Miriam Friedlander, whose socialist politics and advocacy on behalf of women, tenants, gay men and lesbians, and people with AIDS were hallmarks of her nearly … Continue reading
August 28, 2009
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Cocaine, OK. Crack, not OK. That’s the policy at Fort Lauderdale Police Department.The city’s p.d. has one of the most specific drug policies I found when researching law enforcement hiring criteria. A prior cocaine snorting could be OK if it … Continue reading
August 26, 2009
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August 27, 2009 Stephen Crowley/The New York Times Senator Edward M. Kennedy worked on his remarks before a Patient’s Bill of Rights rally at the Capitol in 2001. By JOHN M. BRODER Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son … Continue reading
July 3, 2009
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Drug-Cartel Links Haunt an Election South of Border COLIMA, Mexico — The candidacy of Mario Anguiano, running for governor in a state election here Sunday, says a lot about Mexican politics amid the rise of the drug cartels. A brother … Continue reading
May 2, 2009
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Karachi, May 2 (IANS) Bristling at suggestions of its involvement in the ethnic violence in this southern port city that claimed at least 34 lives earlier this week, the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), a partner in Sindh’s ruling coalition, has … Continue reading
May 24, 2008
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Image via Wikipedia Keith Olbermann‘s Special Comment: Senator Clinton‘s Unforgivable Words Asked if her continuing fight for the nomination against Senator Obama hurts the Democratic party, Sen. Hillary Clinton replied, “I don’t. Because again, I’ve been around long enough. You … Continue reading
March 20, 2008
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Source: WikipediaFamily support emphasis on tackling drug use welcomed – A Quaker organisation working on drugs issues has emphasised the importance of seeing drug users as part of wider society, rather than as individuals, when developing support and treatment. More: … Continue reading
March 3, 2008
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Source: Wikipedia I write about prisons and prisoners a lot, so you might never know that it’s a really hard subject for me to write about, but it is. It’s not just numbers and statistics and information; it’s family. My … Continue reading
March 2, 2008
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Source: ShutterstockCompanies that depend on cheap credit to keep going are like hard-core heroin addicts, living each day from fix to fix. Once the drug — or the borrowed money — runs out, many either go through painful withdrawal or … Continue reading