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Is California's Medical Marijuana Crackdown Coming to Colorado?
A coordinated, statewide crackdown on medical marijuana might soon find its way to Colorado.
December 16, 2011
Law & Disorder: brumfield-body
One NOPD Officer Guilty, One Acquitted in Post-Katrina Shooting
December 9, 2011
Law & Disorder: brumfield_body
Trial Begins for NOPD Officers Involved in Post-Katrina Shooting
December 5, 2011
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Last Cooperating NOPD Officer Sentenced in Danziger Bridge Case
December 2, 2011
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Two Governors Push to Ease Marijuana Restrictions
Amidst a federal crackdown, the governors of Rhode Island and Washington petitioned the federal government yesterday to reclassify marijuana as a drug with acceptable medical purposes.
December 1, 2011
AIDS activists
AIDS in Black America: The World's 16th Worst Epidemic
"We are on the verge of a significant breakthrough in the AIDS response," wrote UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé in a new report (PDF) which lays out a number of startling figures
December 1, 2011
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DHS to Begin Review of Deportation Cases
November 17, 2011
ICE
Report: Deportation Efforts Still Broad, Uneven
November 14, 2011
munoz
Obama Official Under Fire After "Lost in Detention" Interview
November 10, 2011
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Feds Raid Licensed Medical Marijuana Cooperative
November 9, 2011
Personhood Amendment
Mississippi's Road to "Personhood"
November 7, 2011
Magic Johnson
20 Years After HIV Announcement, Magic Johnson Emphasizes: "I Am Not Cured"
The announcement, 20 years ago today, came as a shock.
November 7, 2011