Wiretapping debate resumes Tuesday
More FISA fallout
President Bush mentioned the FISA bill last night in the State of the Union address, trying to pressure congress to grant immunity to telecoms that spy on Americans. Democrats are putting up a lackluster fight, and may cave in, once again.
Feral: January 2008 Archives
January 28, 2008
Until a couple of years ago, Iowa schoolchildren could use a fingerprint to pay for their hot lunch. Thumbprint scanners were just becoming popular in Iowa for lunch lines, library checkout and bus boarding.
State lawmakers outlawed the devices for school use in 2005 amid concerns about legal issues, privacy and information hacking.
Today, there's a push to again allow fingerprint-scanning equipment in schools...
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http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/NEWS10/801280330
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"Public middle and high school students better think twice about picking up the pipe if they want to stay in school. The list of schools that randomly drug test is rapidly expanding, and District 123 could be next.
Today President Bush's drug education team landed in Pasco to hold a conference for teachers and school administrators. The group has been touring around the country for two years now, trying to convince schools to randomly test teenagers for drugs."
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"Public middle and high school students better think twice about picking up the pipe if they want to stay in school. The list of schools that randomly drug test is rapidly expanding, and District 123 could be next.
Today President Bush's drug education team landed in Pasco to hold a conference for teachers and school administrators. The group has been touring around the country for two years now, trying to convince schools to randomly test teenagers for drugs."
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Friday, January 11th 2008, 4:00 AM
The NYPD has widened its probe of steroid use on the force, grilling more officers whose names surfaced at a raided Brooklyn pharmacy, law enforcement sources said.
At least 27 NYPD officers were identified as customers on client lists seized from Lowen's Compounding Pharmacy in October. The drug store was targeted as part of a probe into a steroid ring that supplied the muscle-building substance to pro athletes...
