Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
158. A pistol-packin' granny caps a would-be mugger in Manhattan and gets sued for her trouble.
159. Puppycide in Buffalo during a police raid that fails to turn up any drugs or make any arrests.
160. Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio, no friend of fugitives, illegal immigrants or civil rights, spends ...
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
A little triage: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed a bill to repeal the state's death penalty. And California Representative Maxine Waters has introduced a bill to end mandatory minimum sentencing for Federal drug offenses.
The Daily Cuts:
152. Eminent domain abuse continues four years after Kelo, but some folks are fighting ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
118. A Federal appeals court rules that laptops can be subject to warrantless searches and seizures at customs checkpoints in airports, just as they are allowed at border crossings.
119. Frustrated that drivers arrested for DUI might actually be acquitted, a Tennessee lawmaker is pushing a bill that would ban defense ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
111. The police in Whitewater, Wisc. crack down hard on online bullies - particularly when they're the target.
112. A-raiding we will go:
Massive sweeps in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas nets hundreds of arrests, 1,300 traffic tickets and some seized cash. All in the name of keeping us safe from terrorists.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
97. Our heroic war on drugs:
Two teens are shot by a Howard County, MD police officer during an investigation into suspected drug activity.
A couple in Pennsylvania, Steve and Karen Haver, narrowly avoids losing their home after police, while investigating a burglar alarm at their residence, found five marijuana plants growing ...
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