SF PUBLIC PRESS– U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the federal government will continue to enforce marijuana laws even if California’s Proposition 19 passes, which seeks to legalize the drug. Holder said the Justice Department is committed to enforcing federal laws under the Controlled Substances Act, which bans the use of marijuana and other drugs, according to the San Jose … Read More
POLITICO– Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) is making a renewed push to apply insider trading laws to Congress after a newspaper report showed that at least 72 congressional aides traded shares of the companies that their bosses helped oversee.But Baird says his congressional colleagues have flatly indicated that they would block his legislation, which is aimed at preventing members of Congress … Read More
(Video Below) FOX NEWS– The Pentagon has burned 9,500 copies of Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer’s memoir “Operation Dark Heart,” his book about going undercover in Afghanistan.A Department of Defense official tells Fox News that the department purchased copies of the first printing because they contained information which could cause damage to national security.The U.S. Army originally cleared the … Read More
NY TIMES– Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone. Essentially, officials want Congress to require all services that enable communications — including encrypted e-mail transmitters like BlackBerry, social … Read More
YAHOO NEWS– A new piece of evidence has emerged in the debate over the effectiveness of President Obama’s 2009 stimulus package, and it’s not good for Democrats. According to two newly released audits performed by the Los Angeles controller, L.A. spent enormous portions of the $594 million in stimulus funds it received on projects that created or saved just a … Read More
