The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2013
The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2013
The U.S. engaged in a tapping program, code-named PRISM, exercising long-term and vast surveillance both at home and abroad. The program is a blatant violation of … The U.S. was haunted by an increasing number of violent crimes in 2013 with frequent …
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Series: Stash City
Add to that the approximately $ 75 million the federal government spent locally in 2000 on agencies partially or wholly dedicated to fighting drugs, and marijuana distribution rivaled the optics industry. Optics firms ….. The DEA's first record of …
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The 6-state solution – and other fanciful notions
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper drew attention last week to his plan to split California into six states. It would even break up the 415 area code: Marin County (state of North California) would be across the border from San Francisco …
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Felony's stigma: Penal system builds barriers to recovery from criminal past
Angela was convicted of drug possession, a felony crime, in 2004. She served her time, completed … Since the "tough on crime" movement started in the 1980s, at least 80 changes were made to California's penal code to lengthen sentences and create new …
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