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...police force, Talibs say their return has caused little friction. They are quite open about their Taliban affiliations. Afghan security officials admit they have neither the budget nor the reach to fully investigate these men for abuses during the Taliban period. Sardar Mohammed, head officer of Tirin Kot's district police force, says the Taliban foot soldiers are not a problem. "They surrendered and gave us their weapons. The senior commanders have all left." Secret police watch the bazaars for any sign of subversion, sharing what they find with the special forces, which are focused on the big fish...
...seems as though our nation’s municipal officials, the men and women who spend their days crafting largely forgettable resolutions and annoying ordinances, have themselves decided to stop heeding their own rules. The members of the District of Columbia Council this summer voted themselves parking ticket exemptions from nearly all parking infractions. While members are already exempt from citations because of overtime meters, they decided—as a matter of ‘home rule’—to extend their privileges to match those of members of Congress, so that they would be able...
...defense has filed a motion to suppress some of the evidence in that case,” said Emily J. LaGrassa, a spokesperson for the Middlesex County district attorney’s office...
...district attorney’s office declined to comment further on the case. Dalla Santa and his lawyer, Alan D. Tuttman, did not return phone calls yesterday...
Demakis said yesterday that he thinks his experience carried him to victory and that he hopes to win over the Cambridge half of the district...