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| Feds to Stop Medical Marijuana Prosecution | |
| Federal drug agents won't pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to be issued Monday by the Obama administration. (Oct. 19) | |
| Date: 2009-10-19 08:48:20 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Revolutionary Guard Commanders Killed in Bombing | |
| A suicide bomber killed five senior commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guard and at least 26 others in an area of southeastern Iran that has been at the center of a simmering Sunni insurgency, state media reported. (Oct. 18) | |
| Date: 2009-10-19 08:46:49 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Saving the sea: Maldives cabinet meets underwater! | |
| http://www.ntv.co.ke To raise awareness on the risk the Maldives face from rising sea levels and climate change, President Mohamed Nasheed chaired a cabinet meeting underwater, yes, under the sea. Seated around a table and using hand signals and slates, the cabinet endorsed an "SOS" message from the Maldives to be presented at the U.N. climate change summit in Copenhagen. This was a first. | |
| Date: 2009-10-19 08:46:13 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Nancy Youssef on PBS's Washington Week: Al-Quaida &.the Taliban | |
| http://www.pbs.org/washingtonweek/ In this online-only extra, Washington Week moderator Gwen Ifill and panel discuss the reaction to Iran's recently-revealed nuclear facility, President Obama's performance on the world stage, the arrest of suspected terrorist Najibullah Zazi, the new strategy and request for more troops in Afghanistan, and the continuing health care debate. *You* can participate in Washington Week roundtable discussions. Each week moderator Gwen Ifill and a panel of top journalists take your questions during the Washington Week Webcast Extra. For more information go to http://www.pbs.org/washingtonweek/ This week's panelists: Doyle McManus of Los Angeles Times Pete Williams of NBC News Nancy Youssef of McClatchy News Service Karen Tumulty of Time Magazine | |
| Date: 2009-10-19 08:38:40 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 825 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 | |
| Ex-US security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, on Afghan war | |
| As Barack Obama, the US president, weighs whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan, there are questions as to whether the US approach is actually working. The United States' involvement in Afghanistan dates back to 1979. That is when Jimmy Carter, the former president, approved covert operations to support local fighters against the Soviet invasion. One of the architects of that programme was national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski. Josh Rushing sat down with him to get his take on the war, and finds out why he thinks the US made an error during the Afghan elections. | |
| Date: 2009-10-19 07:31:50 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 756 - Votes: 7 - Rating: 3.86 | |
| Graduating to Unemployment | |
| The tough economic times are hitting young job seekers hard. As Ben Tracy reports, unemployment rate for young adults have soared and not even a college diploma can get them in the door. | |
| Date: 2009-10-19 07:31:48 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Afghan Fraud Panel Voids 1000s of Karzai Votes | |
| Fraud investigators threw out hundreds of thousands of votes for President Hamid Karzai in the country's disputed August election. The findings set the stage for a runoff between him and his top challenger. (Oct. 19) | |
| Date: 2009-10-19 06:59:42 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Sen. Kerry on Afghanistan | |
| Speaking to CNN's John King, Sen. John Kerry cautions President Obama against raising troop levels in Afghanistan. 10/17/09 | |
| Date: 2009-10-18 14:00:14 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 769 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 2 | |
| Raw Video: Arrests Made at NYC Insurance Protest | |
| New York police arrested several people during an insurance protest at the headquarters of UnitedHealth Group Thursday. Protestors carried signs and chanted 'patients, not profits, medicare for all.' (Oct. 15) | |
| Date: 2009-10-18 02:38:49 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Sen. Franken Questions Lawyer About Binding Arbitration & Sexual Assault - How Much OK? $50 Bucks? $100? 4 4 Yrs? | |
| Sen. Franken questions Jamie Leigh Jones and de Bernardo | |
| Date: 2009-10-18 02:37:08 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 742 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 5 | |