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1 hr ago | NPR

Herzog's 'Bad Lieutenant': He's Crescent City Crazy

Swept Away: A drowning man in a flood-soaked city, New Orleans homicide cop Terence McDonagh shakes down the local undergrads, steals drugs from the evidence locker and takes up with a coke-addict hooker .

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Related Topix: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

6 hrs ago | ClipSyndicate

Prescription Drug Black Market

Crystal meth and crack cocaine are no longer the newest kids on the block when it comes to what drugs are being sold on Chicago's street corners.

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10 hrs ago | Town Hall

Small SC county reels from corruption scandal

When federal officials descended on this small South Carolina town to investigate a kickback scheme that had caught up the mayor and another official, they stumbled across a web of corruption they believe is deeper and more widespread through the county.

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Related Topix: Union, SC, Federal Prisons, Prison

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Newswatch 50

Lockport teen arrested in apparently intentional hit-run

Lockport, N.Y. a " A 17-year-old has been charged in the fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian that authorities in western New York say may have been drug-related.Lockport Police Capt.

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Detroit Free Press

Detroit drug bust yields 14 kilos of cocaine

Detroit Police said they scored big-time this week, nabbing 14 kilos of cocaine in a drug bust from vehicles parked at an 8 Mile Road bar on the city's west side.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

KansasCity.com

NY sheriff offers drug testing kits for parents

A New York sheriff is using money seized from drug dealers to buy drug-testing kits that he will distribute free to parents.Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco says he is providing the free drug test kits to help parents and guardians monitor their children.The kits cost about $1 and test for six different drugs, from marijuana to opiates to ...

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News9 Oklahoma City

Victims in House Fire, Shooting Identified; Drugs, Ammo Found at Scene

The state Medical Examiner's Office has identified the final victims in the southwest Oklahoma City house fire and confirmed that the four victims died of gunshot wounds.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Oklahoma City Metro, Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma County, OK

Philadelphia's WB 17

Colombia's top cop: Escobar's son directly involved in drug lord's crimes

Colombia's police director says the son of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was directly involved in cartel business, even killings, rejecting the denials of a man whose reappearance is creating a sensation in Colombia 16 years after his father's death.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Prison,

WFXJ-AM Jacksonville

Jimmy Smith Sentenced

Former Jaguar, Jimmy Smith, has been sentenced to 18 months probation for drug charges.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

KTXL-TV Sacramento

Three US Army Soldiers Busted With 680 Pounds Of Pot

Phoenix police arrested three Army soldiers after they were pulled over for speeding in a rental car with 680 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 cash inside.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Maricopa County, AZ

Star Tribune

Couple arrested after reporting stolen marijuana

A man and woman who reported to police that robbers stole their marijuana are now facing charges themselves.

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WLS

DNR asks hunters to watch for drug operations

State wildlife officials are asking hunters to keep an eye out for any drug-growing operations hidden in remote areas across Wisconsin.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Wisconsin Government

9NEWS

Colo. medical pot suppliers will have to pay taxes

Colorado is gearing up to officially tax and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, a move lawmakers say amounts to legal recognition of a growing industry.

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The Gazette

Drug raid at Iowa City home nets numerous charges

Posted on Nov 17, 2009 by admin . Two Iowa City roommates racked up numerous drug charges after a drug raid by police Monday.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

KIII

Door to Door Pot In Brownsville

A 19-year-old Brownsville man is jailed on a drug charge after he allegedly went door-to-door trying to sell marijuana.

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Related Topix: Brownsville, TX

Victoria Advocate

Authorities: Mom gave up baby to suspected dealer

Originally published November 17, 2009 at 3:05 p.m., updated November 17, 2009 at 3:09 p.m. SALT LAKE CITY a ' Authorities say a Salt Lake City woman told them she gave her 9-month-old daughter to a suspected drug dealer because she was homeless, addicted to methamphetamine and unable to care for the girl.

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Related Topix: Salt Lake City Metro, Salt Lake City, UT, Salt Lake County, UT

Time

Vaccines on Horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's

Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections.

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

WQAD

Admitted member of Vice Lords street gang gets 10-year sentence in firearms case

An admitted member of Chicago's Vice Lords street gang has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of a 9-millimeter pistol.

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The Ashland Daily Tidings

Police seize drugs, arrest 3 during traffic stop near Ashland

The Oregon State Police seized 10 pounds of marijuana and more than 1,000 tablets of the hallucinogenic drug "2C-B" during a traffic stop near Ashland today.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

KDVR

Colorado attorney general: Pot subject to taxes

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has issued a formal opinion saying medical marijuana is subject to state and local taxes.

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