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Mich. ruling allows K-9 units to sniff without warrant

Posted by okami

GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. - Police - or at least K-9 units - now can go sniffing around outside your house even without a warrant.

A recent court ruling said police don't need a search warrant to take drug-sniffing dogs to the front door of homes, as long as they have a tip there are illegal drugs there.

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America is rotting from the inside

Posted by VincebusEruptum from Scholarsandrogues

Politicians are failing to comprehend the breadth of the US infrastructure crisis. Only disasters move our representatives to act - and in an election year, even those actions seem spotty at best and disingenuous at worst. The United States has much more than failing bridges to find, fund and fix. A comprehensive report by Dr. Denny Wilkins.

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Institute for Policy Studies: Iraq War Entering Year Six: Multiple Crises Rising in Middle East

Posted by okami

Gaza is under murderous assault and the United States is escalating regional threats while pushing new sanctions against Iran.

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Nine WWI Vets Survive Worldwide

Posted by okami from Military

Following the death of the Italian-French war veteran Lazare Ponticelli, a total of nine men who served in their countries' armed forces during World War I are known to be still alive around the world.

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National security agencies have failed in Iraq, Afghanistan (3/10/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com

Posted by okami from GovExec

America's national security institutions have failed and the military has been left holding the bag in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, conducting nation-building tasks for which it is ill-suited, according to the final report of a House Armed Services Committee panel established in 2007 to examine military roles and missions.

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Rapid Pentagon Report on Saddam's Iraq Censored?

Posted by okami from Blogs.abcnews

ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: The Bush Administration apparently does not want a U.S. military study that found no direct connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda to get any attention.  This morning, the Pentagon cancelled plans to send out a press release announcing the report's release and will no longer make the report available online.

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Trust in business versus trust in government

Posted by SoxFirst

Trust in business has jumped to 58 per cent but fewer people now trust Government, according to the latest Edelman Trust Barometer

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