huffingtonpost.com - 5/15/2009
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Gil Kerlikowske, the president's new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, scored big points when he told the Wall Street Journal he wants to put an end to the "war on drugs." Which he daringly described as a war on people.
Of course, banishing a phrase amounts to a hollow ...
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reason.com - 5/14/2009
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reason.com —
Unfortunately, it's the name he doesn't like, not
the policy. Gil Kerlikowske, the former Seattle police chief...
who now heads the Office of National Drug Control Policy, tells The Wall Street Journal : Regardless of how you try to explain to people ...
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Drug Czar Calls for End to War on Drugs
kuow.org - 5/22/2009
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kuow.org —
Weekday Our New Drug Czar 05/22/2009 at 9:00
a.m. Seattle's former Chief of Police is now the...
nation's Drug Czar. Gil Kerlikowske has already said he wants to stop using the term "drug war." Meanwhile, drug related violence in Mexico is on the rise. ...
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Our New Drug Czar
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The Time Has Come for Ending the War on Drugs
TalkLeft —
... Update: Retired Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper says despite all the shift in rhetoric, the drug czar's just-released budget summary actually pumps up spending for "drug war" supply reduction and diminishes resources for demand. ...
Morning Skim: The Pelosi Sideshow
Opinionator —
... as per tradition — write your book, maybe take up a cause. Mr. Castro, Cubans didn’t have an opportunity to vote you out of office, but half a century is enough. Your brother is the president now; give him a chance. And to both of you: Don’t you want to spend more time with the family? Huffington Post : Norm Stamper writes that “Gil Kerlikowske, the president’s new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, scored big points when he told the Wall Street Journal he wants to put an end to the ‘war on drugs.’ Which he daringly described as a war on people.” So, in ...
Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars —
Emptywheel: Former Sen. Bob Graham says the CIA is making sh*t up. Holy Joe says they always told him the truth. At least one Republican disagrees...sometimes. Still, I applaud the Wingnutosphere's sudden, inexplicable desire for accountabilty.
Hit & Run: Drug Czar calls for an end to the 'War on Drugs'
The Brad Blog: Rove to be questioned by Special Prosecutor on U.S. Attorney firings today
Happy Valley News Hour: The Fanboyification of the GOP
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Quantifying Change
Open Left - Front Page —
... Apart from these big-picture analyses, it is important to catalogue all of the differences on a more specific level, as well. For example, yesterday, the Huffington Post took a look at the differences between spending on the "drug war" from 2009 to 2010. Again, the results were minimal (more in the extended entry): ...
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