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Woman turns herself in for DWI, now facing 2yrs in prison

http://www.koat.com

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --
A mother calls 911 to report a drunken driver -- herself.

"I'm calling the cops on myself, because I can't drive drunk and went down the street driving with my kids."

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The pledge of allegiance and the religion of the State

http://www.examiner.com

An appellate court has rejected arguments that the pledge of allegiance violates the wall of separation between church and state. Judge Bea said schools do not require students to recite the pledge. When I was 10 I was given detention for asking what the words actually meant and refusing to stand until I understood. Even without this phrase "under God" the pledge is designed to inculcate the most nefarious form of idolatry, the worship of an omnipotent, omniscient omnibenevolent government.

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Drones silently patrol U.S. borders

http://www.cnn.com

It's a frigid, dark night in the mountainous border region of southeast Arizona. A group of 31 suspected illegal immigrants are walking up and down rocky ridges toward Tucson, Arizona. They're wearing small backpacks and stop to rest every few minutes.

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French Bread Spiked With LSD in CIA Experiment

http://www.lewrockwell.com

A 50-year mystery over the 'cursed bread' of Pont-Saint-Esprit, which left residents suffering hallucinations, has been solved after a writer discovered the US had spiked the bread with LSD as part of an experiment.

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Half of the government schools closing doors in Kansas City, Mo.

http://news.yahoo.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.

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NY man dies after police use stun gun on him

http://news.yahoo.com

RHINEBECK, N.Y. – Police say they're investigating the death of a 44-year-old New York man who died after a sheriff's deputy used a stun gun to subdue him.

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Measure cracking down on school bullies passes Mass. Senate

http://www.boston.com

The Massachusetts Senate today approved a bill to crack down on bullying in schools, which organizers say is a growing problem that is being exacerbated by communication over the Internet.

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Prepare for what may the largest food recall in North American history

http://www.bloomberg.com

Salmonella contamination at a Nevada food-flavoring plant may trigger the recall of as many as 10,000 products, according to a Consumers Union scientist.

PepsiCo Inc. joined Procter & Gamble Co., Nestle SA and McCormick & Co. yesterday in recalling food containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein, or HVP.

To date, there are no known illnesses associated with the contaminated HVP, which is sometimes referred to as a “natural flavor” on ingredient labels

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/HVPCP/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-hydrolyzed_vegetable_protein

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Reason Magazine: "Why I prefer French Health Care"

http://reason.com

Here's a guy on Reason.com, a prominent libertarian publication, talking about how he prefers France's single payer system to what we have in the US. That is to say, perhaps the free market is the best scenario, but the alternative isn't necessarily near the disaster we claim it to be. So far, the discussion among libertarians seems to be that European medicine is a disaster, but I've heard plenty of people claim the contrary. Let's give this a fair discussion!

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Dept of Education Needs 27 Short-Barreled Shotguns?

https://www.fbo.gov

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Added: Mar 08, 2010 10:39 am

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE.......

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