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Harsher penalties for counterfeit drug traffickers
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett released the following statement today:
"The U.S. Senate today passed with broad bipartisan support a bill cosponsored by Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, along with senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), to crack...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Crime, Law and Justice, Cancer, Chuck Grassley, Science and Technology
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Senator Reid postpones vote on Internet anti-piracy bill
WASHINGTON (AP)— Facing a storm of protest over online piracy legislation, Senate and House leaders said Friday they will put off further action on the measure.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he was postponing a test vote set for...Tags: Theft, E-Commerce Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics
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FBI director approves new definition of rape
The definition of rape that dictates how local police departments report crimes to federal record keepers is expected to change — for the first time in more than 80 years — in early 2012. The final step of changing the Uniform Crime Report...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Sex Crimes, FBI, Justice System
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Judicial filibuster: Not so 'extraordinary' after all
Remember the "Gang of 14"? That was the bipartisan group of senators who six years ago agreed not to filibuster judicial nominees except under "extraordinary circumstances."
Well, looks like some people have decided to redefine "extraordinary" to...Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Lisa Murkowski, Politics
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SOPA and PIPA opponents warn the bills are not dead yet
TechnologyA day after a widespread Internet blackout, key opponents of SOPA and PIPA warned Thursday that the controversial online piracy bills are not dead yet and called for lawmakers to slow down and start over.... -
SOPA sent back to the drawing board in wake of Internet protests
TechnologyThe SOPA online piracy bill that helped spark this week's unprecedented Internet protests will be redrafted, its lead sponsor said Friday. The move came not long after the Senate postponed a key vote on the companion PIPA bill scheduled for next week.... -
U.S. intends to deliver full aid to Egypt despite objections
World NowThe Obama administration announced Friday that it intends to deliver all $1.3 billion in promised aid to Egypt’s military, despite calls from lawmakers and rights advocates to hold back money because of limits on political rights in the North... -
Firearms from ATF sting linked to 11 more violent crimes
Firearms from the ATF's Operation Fast and Furious weapons trafficking investigation turned up at the scenes of at least 11 violent crimes in the U.S., as well as at a Border Patrol agent's slaying in southern Arizona last year, the Justice Department has...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, El Paso
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Ten years since Daschle received anthrax-laced letter
It's been a decade since an anthrax-laced letter sent to then-Sen. Tom Daschle's Washington, D.C., office spiked the fears of a nation already on edge from terrorist attacks. The envelope was postmarked Oct. 9, 2001. The return address read "Greendale...Tags: Tom Daschle, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Anthrax
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Bill: Felony to sell fake maple syrup as real deal
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont couple thought they were getting a sweet deal on real Vermont maple syrup when they found a good price for it on the Internet. The man who was selling it told them he was a trucker from Rhode Island who passed...Tags: Pinnacle Foods Incorporated, Food and Drug Administration, Consumers, Trials, Tristram Coffin
Mar 7, 2012
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