Alaska Senators Seek to Get "smart" on Crime
Alaska senators seek to get "smart" on crime
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Two bills before the Alaska Legislature would help narrow the definition of a major crime. A proposal from state Sen. Fred Dyson, R-Eagle … It would also establish a "three strikes" rule for certain drug crimes, allowing the state to charge repeat …
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Drugs, War and Occupation
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As those who watched the Soviet military disintegrate in Afghanistan during the 1980s will remember, news stories occasionally appeared in the US media that mentioned the growing rates of drug addiction and use among Soviet conscripts. These mentions …
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Drs. Oz and Roizen: Protecting your precious heart valves
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There's a lot of research accumulating on this compulsive-addictive problem. We know that it can be a form of self-medication — often in an attempt to ease depression or anxiety. And once this behavior takes control of your life (that's the definition …
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Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review
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Also, as Axworthy records, prostitution, drug addiction and judicial murder on a scale the Pahlavis could never have imagined. What distinguishes … If the definition of democracy is that it can spring ballot-box surprises, then Iran has a democracy …
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