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slog.thestranger.com - 2/12/2009

Czar Struck: Obama’s Brilliant Pick for Drug Czar

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Obama choosing Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to become the next drug czar in Washington, D.C., at first, looks like the same old beltway logic: cops and prison terms are the snake oil cure for drug addictions. Some change, Obama. Right? Under Clinton’s and Bush’s drug ...

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seattlepi.nwsource.com - 2/11/2009

From Seattle's top cop to 'drug czar'

— seattlepi.nwsource.com — Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske has been appointed to a law enforcement post within the Obama administration, which would return him to Washington, D.C., after almost a decade as Seattle's top cop, sources said Tuesday. (more) From Seattle's top cop to 'drug czar'

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blogs.abcnews.com - 2/11/2009

President Obama to Nominate Seattle's Top Cop to Be Drug Czar

— blogs.abcnews.com — A White House source tells ABC News that President Obama will nominate Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to be director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Kerlikowske, president of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, is former deputy ... (more) President Obama to Nominate Seattle's Top Cop to Be Drug ...

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nytimes.com - 2/16/2009

To Fix Detroit, Obama Is Said to Drop Plan for ‘Car Czar’

— nytimes.com — The administration will put the task of revamping G.M. and Chrysler in the hands of a presidential panel led by Timothy F. Geithner and Lawrence H. Summers. > (more) To Fix Detroit, Obama Is Said to Drop Plan for ‘Car Czar’

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Reactions to Choice of Kerlikowske as Drug Czar
TalkLeft — ... health, addiction, and treatment rather than in law enforcement. But until that day arrives, perhaps the best we reformers can hope for is a cop who appreciates that pot poses less of a danger to the public than alcohol, and who recognizes that from a practical and fiscal standpoint, targeting and arresting adults who engage in the responsible use of cannabis doesn’t really make a whole lot of sense. [More...] Dominic Holden at Slog (calls it a brilliant choice.) The Briefing Room ...

A New Direction
HorsesAss.Org — Dominic Holden gives his perspective on the choice of Chief Kerlikowske for Drug Czar.

A Progressive Drug Czar?
Open Left - Front Page — ... King County Drug Court, which dismisses charges against a defendant who completes treatment. The chief has also dedicated an officer full time to work on drug court cases. Holcomb said Kerlikowske's officers have "demonstrated compassion" in not arresting known growers and users in medical marijuana cases... Treatment advocates praised Kerlikowske for setting a respectful tone emulated by the rank and file toward the city's many innovative services for addicts... The Stranger, Seattle's alternative weekly, has a good run-down of Kerlikowske's record, and ...