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Proposed revisions to copyright law would make "illegal streaming" of music and video a felony offense and would allow FBI to wiretap those who are suspected of violating copyright law.

Ohio is on the verge of allowing people with concealed-carry permits to take their firearms into many facilities that serve alcohol, including bars, restaurants, and sports stadiums.

The Republican-controlled legislature passed the legislation this week and sent it to Gov. John Kasich's desk. A spokesman for Kasich, a first-term Republican, has said he would sign it.

Since it was first proposed last July, the monument has been opposed by the timber industry, miners and off-road vehicle enthusiasts on both sides of the state line. The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution 4-1 last summer opposing it, citing what it said would be a dramatic downturn in an already struggling economy.

Proposed bill in Indiana would make cops immune from being liable for any damages they cause to your vehicle when helping stranded motorists.

Imagine if your mechanic was immune from this

"The Secret Service agents ...had a duty to make “singularly swift, on the spot, decisions” to protect the lives of high officials. However, had the two been “ordinary law enforcement agents,” they would have allowed the suit to go forward."

A proposed relaxing in the accuracy of the frequency of the nation's AC power grid could mess with any clocks that base their timekeeping on it. Basically any clock that blinks "12:00" when you lose power - stoves, microwaves, coffee makers, etc. The changes are supposed to make it easier to incorporate more "renewable energy" sources into the grid.

he Obama administration proposed new rules Friday that would effectively require passenger cars to be equipped with video cameras and in-vehicle displays to eliminate driver blind spots behind the vehicle.

The rule would be phased in starting in 2012 and would apply to all cars manufactured after Sept. 1, 2004.

Rearview video is the most expensive single technology in vehicles, regulators said, and they estimated that equipping all new cars in a given year could cost between $1.9 billion and $2.7 billion.

A bill was proposed by a senator that would include a fine for violators, and require schools to record performances and save them for two years. Performers would have to sign a contract agreeing to certain standards.

John F. Kennedy's "Secret Society" speech - extremely relevant to the WikiLeaks discussion going on today.