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Proponents of marijuana legalization have advanced plenty of arguments in support of their drug of choice: marijuana is less dangerous than legal substances like cigarettes and alcohol; pot has legitimate medical uses; the money spent prosecuting marijuana offenses would be better used for more pressing public concerns...
...Moore spent one recent morning hosting a forum on small-business financing in an auditorium deep in the sprawl of greater Kansas City. Constituents weren't asked to declare their political affiliation, but given the audience demographics - Kansas business owners - Moore could be confident that a number of them were Republicans. For an hour, panelists demystified Small Business Administration paperwork and shared tips for landing loans from local banks. Then the Congressman invited questions...
...long track record of oppressing the people of Zimbabwe, dating back almost to the day he came to power in 1980. In 1981 he set out to destroy the main opposition party by creating a special military unit trained by the North Koreans. Known as the 5 Brigade, it spent the following six years killing, maiming and terrorizing the population that supported the then opposition PF-ZAPU. The Catholic Church estimated that at least 3,000 people were killed before the opposition caved and was absorbed into Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF). (See pictures...
Immediately, I felt a patriotic defensiveness for a country not truly my own. (Yes, I have spent many vacations here living with my grandmother and I love the place deeply, but I am not Italian...
...Repent: La Repubblica reports that Berlusconi may sell his palatial properties in Rome and Sardinia, where the alleged trysts took place. The Prime Minister has already said a chunk of his August vacation will be spent near the decidedly less glamorous L'Aquila, continuing efforts to rebuild the city (and his image) after the April earthquake. Some have even suggested that he may make a pilgrimage to the revered Italian saint Padre Pio as a way to respond to Catholic criticism of his behavior. Can you say Santo Silvio? (See pictures of Padre Pio's saintly return...