A landmark California initiative that would legalize marijuana and allow local governments to tax drug proceeds is coming under fire from many sides these days, including some advocates of medical marijuana use. Despite leading in three of four public opinion surveys, the fate of Proposition 19 on the November ballot remains up in the air. [...]
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With little more than 100 days until the much-anticipated referendum on independence for South Sudan, President Obama on Friday attended a high-level meeting at the United Nations to call for a peaceful and transparent voting process. “The fate of millions of people hangs in balance,” said the president. “What happens in Sudan in the days [...]
It was the day after Thanksgiving — Friday, Nov. 29, 2002 — and things were slow at the FBI’s Pittsburgh office. So slow, in fact, that an eager gumshoe, let’s call him “Agent Dwight,” seeking to score brownie points, asked his boss for an assignment. The supervisor, let’s call him “Agent Michael,” carelessly sent the [...]
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Thursday hinted that President Obama may reach out directly to Florida pastor Terry Jones to dissuade the pentecostal preacher from engaging in a Koran-burning ceremony on Sept. 11. “I think there are discussions inside of the government about the possibility of doing that,” Gibbs said during a press conference. [...]
Georgia GOP gubernatorial primary candidates Nathan Deal and Karen Handel were virtually tied in their runoff Tuesday night. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Deal led Handel by about 2,500 votes. Under Georgia law, the runner-up can request a recount if less than one percent of the vote separates the winner and loser. The [...]
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