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Stupid drug story of the week , courtesy of Slate ’s Jack Shafer.
Fairfax, Virginia police shoot, kill unarmed man suspected of stealing flowers.
California town to photograph every car that enters/leaves.
Deer antlers, porn, Christmas lights, and alleged police misconduct. What ...
World
Peru
General David Petraeus
Okay, so the word hasn’t been banned. It’s just been rendered useless .
Health and safety inspectors are to be given unprecedented access to family homes to ensure that parents are protecting their children from household accidents.
New guidance drawn up at the request of the ...
Other
So I know I promised a rundown of this week’s ruling. But it’s been a hectic week.
I’ll have a breakdown of the venue issue for my crime column on Monday. I might put up some analysis of the other issues relavant to this week’s news over the weekend, but it’s ...
Other
She’s still having a hard time letting go. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website :
Even though former U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan’s official reign ended at midnight Monday, she has been spotted in her office both Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
Sure, you might think ...
Law
Mary Beth Buchanan
Freelance journalist Nick Martin has an update on Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Stoddard, who last October was caught on video swiping a file in open court from defense attorney defense attorney Joanne Cuccia.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe held a ...
Other
General David Petraeus
Over at Hit & Run , I have a send-off post for now-former U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan.
Seems her one regret was not sending Tommy Chong to prison for longer than nine months.
Law
Mary Beth Buchanan
Statutory rape.
Ten-year-old girl tased for unruliness.
Drink up, fellas.
Baby otter explodes cuteness all over your morning.
Texas: “I accidentally the whole marriage.”
Study says Louisville, Kentucky leads the nation in online porn searches. I tried to think of a joke ...
Other
Dana Milbank plays gotcha with GOP senators on the filibuster. Surprise! Their feelings on the parliamentary maneuver are largely dependent on who’s in power. He starts with Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), whose leading the filibuster against U.S. District Judge David Hamilton, ...
Congress
Jeff Sessions
From the Tennessean:
The phrase “bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea” belongs exclusively to funk legend George Clinton, a panel of federal judges ruled this week.
Other
Bud Day
The Boston teacher’s union is blocking an incentive bonus for exceptional teachers sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates and Exxon Mobil foundations unless the bonuses are distributed equally among all teachers, good, bad, and average.
Last July in Reason, I wrote about ...
Other
I’m quoted in this Jackson Clarion-Ledger article about yesterday’s Mississippi Court of Appeals decision in the Cory Maye case.
Other
Drilling for whiskey in the Antarctic.
Scientology accused of torture, forced abortions.
“Is the world ready for a sport played with a headless goat carcass?” I can’t speak for the world, but this corner of Alexandria, Virginia is intrigued.
Pajamas TV’s Scott ...
Other
Here’s a nice photo slide show from the day Dwayne Provience was released from prison. I mentioned Provience in my crime column yesterday.
I love it when The Onion gets surreal.
White House now claiming stimulus is creating jobs in Congressional districts that don’t exist .
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