Kicking down the world's door - Asia Times Online

7 February 2012, 12:01 am

Kicking down the world's doorAsia Times OnlineA new way of preserving the embattled idea of an American planet is coming into focus and one thing is clear: in the name of Washington's needs, it will offer a direct challenge to national sovereignty. The Marines Corps began huge amphibious exe... Read More »

Second wave of evictions sweeping away Occupiers - USA TODAY

6 February 2012, 8:34 pm

USA TODAYSecond wave of evictions sweeping away OccupiersUSA TODAYOver the past week, police began removing demonstrators in Miami; Austin, Texas; and Washington, DC The voices are still making themselves heard, though. On Monday, about 20 demonstrators disrupted a legislative budget hearing in Alba... Read More »

When is medical marijuana usable? - Daily Astorian

6 February 2012, 9:24 am

When is medical marijuana usable?Daily AstorianROGUE RIVER (AP) — When police knocked on Josh Brewer's door to check for marijuana, even one of the nation's most liberal medical marijuana laws was put to the test. Officers were fine with the two pounds 10 ounces he and a cousin had grown, ... Read More »

Denver dad: “Nobody thought about the kids” - Education News Colorado

5 February 2012, 6:11 pm

Education News ColoradoDenver dad: “Nobody thought about the kids”Education News ColoradoA man advertises medical marijuana Feb. 2 on Leetsdale Drive, a few blocks from George Washington High School in southeast Denver. “It was the hardest day of my life,” he said. The man's son, an East... Read More »

New debate: When is medical marijuana "usable?" - Fox News

2 February 2012, 12:33 am

Fox NewsNew debate: When is medical marijuana "usable?"Fox NewsThe region also has the highest per capita concentrations of medical marijuana growers in the state. With so much pot allowed under Oregon law, law enforcement says it's difficult to make sure that none is sold illegally. "It's t... Read More »

Federal Way man among 20 busted by DEA for drug trafficking - Federal Way Mirror

25 January 2012, 4:24 pm

KOMO NewsFederal Way man among 20 busted by DEA for drug traffickingFederal Way MirrorA Federal Way man was among 20 people arrested and charged for drug trafficking Wednesday as part of coordinated raids by the Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement agencies in the Seattle and Sa... Read More »

Three Shoreline Residents Busted By DEA For Regional Heroin, Meth and Cocaine Ring - Patch.com

25 January 2012, 4:03 pm

Three Shoreline Residents Busted By DEA For Regional Heroin, Meth and Cocaine RingPatch.comOver the course of the investigation, law enforcement seized more than $700000 in cash, 11 kilos of cocaine, 40 pounds of methamphetamine, and four firearms. By Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Patch staff The King ... Read More »

Megaupload and founder busted - Bangkok Post

20 January 2012, 5:02 am

Megaupload and founder bustedBangkok PostFour suspected Internet pirates wanted in the United States appeared in a New Zealand court on Friday, as police seized a treasure trove of luxury cars, artworks and cash from the founder of popular file-sharing site Megaupload.com.and more »... Read More »

Northwest hopes for reprieve from powerful storm - Harrisburg Daily Register

20 January 2012, 3:47 am

BBC NewsNorthwest hopes for reprieve from powerful stormHarrisburg Daily RegisterBy Anonymous AP The powerful Pacific Northwest storm that swelled Oregon rivers and left Washington state coated in ice that brought much of the state to a standstill was supposed to taper off Friday, but a rainy weeken... Read More »

Mass. probation violator busted in RI - Providence Eyewitness News

12 January 2012, 11:57 am

Mass. probation violator busted in RIProvidence Eyewitness NewsThe Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section of the State Police had been looking for 57-year-old Michael D. Washington in Attleboro, they said in a news release. Their investigation sent them to several addresses in Rhode Island. By 11 am ... Read More »