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Governor Paterson Signs Leandra's Law
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, law, Drinking and driving, felony, crime )

Dee
- 14 days ago - wten.com
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's newest felony will send drunk drivers to prison when they are caught with children in the car.
Bush Aide Urges Weapons Ban to Slow Mexican Drug War
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, US, Mexico, crime, weapons, drugs, death, violence, corruption )

Dee
- 14 days ago - washingtontimes.com
The former head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection called Monday for the U.S. to reinstitute the ban on assault weapons and take other measures to rein in the war between Mexico and its drug cartels,
Tell Obama No Surge! Take Action!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, troops, war, Afghanistan, action, military )

Kelli
- 20 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
President Obama is currently poised to send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan and the Pentagon is gearing up to ask for another $50 billion in funding for the wars (on top of the $130 billion they have already received.) We can't afford to let this happen
Obama to Meet Plane Carrying Fallen Soldiers in Afghanistan
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Obama, afganistan, soldiers, news )

Katie
- 35 days ago - us.cnn.com
President Obama, who arrived to Dover Air Force Base on Marine One, along with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and acting DEA administrator Michele Leonhart will witness the transfer of the bodies, according to the Justice Department.
ROGUE PROSECUTOR DECLARES WAR ON VETS
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Govtfearmongering, freedom of speech, war, persecution, Sharon_McCaslin )

Just
- 35 days ago - veteranstoday.com
Sharon McCaslin, prosecuting attorney for the United States Department of Justice, officially declared war on America's Veterans when she defiantly pronounced in federal court that it is "desecration" and a "crime" for a Veteran to hang the American...
To the Democrats Who Voted to Defund ACORN, Where's the Defund Blackwater Act?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, ethics, corruption, republicans, lies, propaganda, media, dishonesty )

Roseann
- 67 days ago - alternet.org
The witch hunt against ACORN has moved forward while the Obama administration continues to contract with Blackwater, a firm whose criminal conduct is now legendary.
Bush's Wiretapping Goes to Court in S.F.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: bushadministration, corruption, crime, lies, politics, propaganda )

Melva
- 67 days ago - sfgate.com
After years of wrangling over legal procedures, the lawyer for a defunct Islamic charity laid out his case Wednesday that former Pres G W Bush's secret wiretapping program was illegal - an argument that an Obama administration attorney refused to discuss
S.773 - Track the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: S.773, Cybersecurity-Act-of-2009, congress, government, politics, computers, Internet, Intranet, obama, democrats, republicans, cyberspace, cyberwar, cyberattack, u.s., news, americans, America, constitution )

SirRobert
- 72 days ago - opencongress.org
"Presidential Kill Switch May Still Be Alive". Track this bill that has yet to have a public hearing, much less face a single vote, the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (S.773) remains the most controversial tech related legislation pending in U.S. Congress.
Feds Seek About a Dozen People in Widening Terror Investigation
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: NewYorkCity, terrorism, DenverColorado, radical-Islam, Islam, Muslim, Jihad, war, conflict, u.s., government, politics, UnitedStates, FBI, investigation, breaking-news, threat, violence, crime, law, americans, constitution, news )

SirRobert
- 71 days ago - cnn.com
'Breaking News' - CNN: From Denver to New York City, the terror-bombing plot investigation has been expanded to about a dozen related suspects, that Federal investigators are in pursuit of questioning.
Enemies Within: America Must Face Homegrown Terrorist Threats
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: RadicalIslam, Muslim, AlQaeda, Zazi, terrorism, terror-plot, u.s., America, americans, politics, government, war, conflict, homegrown-terror, world, news, religion, crime, cults, society, UnitedStates, culture, usa )

SirRobert
- 66 days ago - nydailynews.com
Homegrown terror, so lightly dismissed by so many for so long, is now sprouting perilously from American soil. America must be prepared to face this increasing new threat-challenge.
 
 
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