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Obama Commutes Sentences for Eight Crack Cocaine Convictions
... commutes sentences for eight crack cocaine convictions Obama made the commutations because the prisoners were sentenced under a system that treated convictions for crack cocaine offenses harsher than powder cocaine. Obama also pardoned 13 others for various crimes. The… Continue reading →
Toronto 'Crack Mayor' Rob Ford Is a 'Huge, Massive Social Liberal' Who Loves …
... 'Crack Mayor' Rob Ford Is A 'Huge, Massive Social Liberal' Who Loves … Toronto Mayor Rob Ford — who has dominated international headlines over the past few weeks following an admission of smoking crack cocaine — is a "massive… Continue reading →
Americans Pessimistic About Efforts to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
... Pessimistic About Efforts To Curb Prescription Drug Abuse The issue of prescription drug abuse is a bit more personal for Manchin, since West Virginia has one of the highest rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S., with 28.9… Continue reading →
Bipartisan Bill to Reform Mandatory Minimums Introduced in US House
... apply the Fair Sentencing Act—which reduced the crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity—to those currently serving sentences for these offenses. And today Reps. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Raul Labrador (R-Id.) introduced their own … Read more on American Civil Liberties Union… Continue reading →
Real People for Real Change?
... by Johnny: Real People For Real Change? Barack Obama is getting massive press hype without Americans knowing much of anything about him. He started his public career with an unusual move— writing a book where he talks about using… Continue reading →
Bob Woodward: Obama's Absence in Shutdown Talks 'a Baffling Element'
... with conventional political wisdom, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward says that President Obama's avoidance of talks to avert a potential government shutdown is “baffling” and could hurt him politically. “He said he will not negotiate on … Read more… Continue reading →
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