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On pot laws, respect the states
It may be surprising, but no state is required to have a law making possession of marijuana, or any drug, a crime. Therefore, any state can legalize some or all marijuana possession if it chooses. The federal government, if it chooses, can enforce the...Tags: Laws, Local Government, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Richard Nixon, American Civil Liberties Union
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Stand with Rand?
On March 7, after nearly 13 hours, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ended his historic filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director. The filibuster didn't stop there though, Paul also went on to criticize President Obama's and Attorney...Tags: John McCain, Ted Cruz, Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, Rand Paul
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Money-laundering firm should get no welcome in Maryland
When criminal prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice found that giant bank HSBC — whose American operation is chartered in Maryland — had violated money-laundering laws covering $200 trillion in transactions, and with customers...Tags: Laws, Criminal Laws, Prosecution, Organized Crime, Finance
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Government changes course on graphic cigarette warnings
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government has dropped its push for cigarette labels to carry images of diseased lungs and other graphic health warnings, and will craft new anti-smoking ads that do not run afoul of free speech rights. In a letter to...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Politics, Consumers, Justice System, Human Rights
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U.S. to revise cigarette warning labels
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit. Instead, the Food and...
Tags: Tobacco Addiction, U.S. Supreme Court, Human Rights, Judges, Philip Morris USA
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Mary Jo White's spin at SEC's revolving door
One of the oft-repeated justifications for why Wall Street must be regulated by Wall Streeters is that what goes on there is both so complex and so essential that only those who have been part of it can be trusted to oversee it. This argument is bunk, of...Tags: Eliot Spitzer, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
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U.S. Must Have Checks On Drone Killings
The Hartford CourantJohn Brennan, newly confirmed director of the CIA, assured Americans in a speech last year on targeted killing that there is "absolutely nothing casual" about the process of targeted killing, including that of American citizens. He included in this the...Tags: Executive Branch, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, NBC (tv network)
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Time to rethink, rewrite the rules of conduct for warfare
WASHINGTON - In choice of both topic and foil, Rand Paul's now legendary Senate filibuster was a stroke of political genius. The topic was, ostensibly, very narrow: Does the president have the constitutional authority to put a drone-launched Hellfire...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Anwar al-Awlaki, The Washington Post, Al-Qaeda, Crime, Law and Justice
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Rand Paul Is Right About Drones
The Hartford CourantRand Paul's now legendary Senate filibuster was a stroke of political genius. The topic was, ostensibly, very narrow: Does the president have the constitutional authority to put a drone-launched Hellfire missile through your kitchen — you, a good...Tags: Rand Paul, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Anwar al-Awlaki, Lawyers
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Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...
Tags: NAACP, Root Canal, Somalia, Separation of Church and State, Pakistan
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Secrets no president should keep
In the divided world of American politics, it's not easy to find an issue on which the legal affairs correspondent for the Nation and the former chairman of the American Conservative Union agree. But we've found one: the crucial importance of transparency...
Tags: White House, Executive Branch, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
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What Rand Paul got right
I hope I'm not too late to the fight. Last week, freshman Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, held an old-fashioned filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA. Mr. Paul's stated reason for taking to the floor and talking for...Tags: John McCain, Starbucks Corp., Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections, Authors
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