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DC Council Bill Proposes Up to Five Marijuana Dispensaries
Medical marijuana news out of DC. From The Washington Post The District would have up to five medical marijuana dispensaries where seriously ill patients could go to obtain the drug from a licensed vendor under a bill proposed Tuesday by D.C. Council member David A. Catania. Catania’s proposal, which was co-sponsored by nine of 13…
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Questions Still Swirl Around Yele
Yele is continuing to catch heat. According to unnamed sources who spoke with Gawker, the realities in Haiti are too big for Wyclef Jean’s foundation to handle People who have worked for Yele Haiti in the past are speaking up to express concern that Jean’s celebrity is drawing urgently needed donations away from established NGOs…
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TSA Nominee Southers Withdraws Name
In what will be seen as yet another blow to the Obama administration, TSA nominee Erroll Southers has withdrawn his name from consideration. From The Washington Post: Southers’s nomination had faced fierce opposition from Republicans, especially since revelations that he may have misled Congress about an incident in the late 1980s involving a background check…
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6.1 Aftershock Rocks Haiti
Earthquake fears have yet to subside in Haiti after 6.1-magnitude aftershock shook the ground about 35 miles northwest of Port-au-Prince. From The AP: The magnitude-6.1 temblor was the largest aftershock yet to the Jan. 12 quake. The extent of additional damage or injuries was not immediately clear. Wails of terror rose from frightened survivors as…
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Read/React: Scott Brown "Looks Like an American"
Context: A discussion of Martha Coakley and Scott Brown’s respective appeal as they vie for Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate seat. Joan Walsh of Salon was…less than impressed with this roundtable discussion. You?
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20-Year-Old Runs for Mayor in Ga.
Your senior year of college was probably not spent running for the mayor of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia. For Glenn Stegall, this is a reality being fueled by elbow grease and web 2.0. From EricaAmerica The election is on November 2nd, and while Stegall is not the first ambitious undergrad to go after the college town…
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Blog Noir: Bold as Love
Rob Fields is a buddy of ours at The Root and his blog Bold As Love is worth checking out, especially if Black Alt Rock is your cup of tea. Here’s a sample of an interview with Oakland rockers HOTTUB from guest blogger Sierra McClain SIERRA: Throw your sets up! Where do you live and…
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