A former high school football star whose dreams of a pro career were shattered by a rape conviction burst into tears as a judge threw out the charge that sent him to prison for more than 5 yrs... the woman lied, there had been no kidnap and no rape (theagitator.com)
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BitTorrent Traffic Booms Due to “Licensing Challenges”: In US, BitTorrent’s share of total Internet traffic is falling sharply... but in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region BitTorrent continues to surge. In part this difference can be explained by the lack of legal alternatives (torrentfreak.com)
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Two cops entered man's home without a warrant while investigating an assault. They found Dagdagan asleep in bed, woke him, Tase him and put him in a chokehold, rupturing a ligament in his spine that led to paralysis -- city of Vallejo agreed to pay $4.15m to settle suit (sfgate.com)
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ACLU Sues As DOJ Ignores Surveillance Transparency Law (aclu.org)
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Two cops entered man's home without a warrant while investigating an assault. They found Dagdagan asleep in bed, woke him, Tase him and put him in a chokehold, rupturing a ligament in his spine that led to paralysis -- city of Vallejo agreed to pay $4.15m to settle suit (sfgate.com)
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Senate Panel Votes to Extend Gov’t Surveillance Powers (commondreams.org)
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Australia21 Board Member Dr Alex Wodak: Should Illicit Drugs be Legalised in Australia? "The War on Drugs, waged for at the last 40 years, has failed comprehensively. Important leaders of the community in Australia and other countries now increasingly acknowledge this." (shapingaustraliasfuture.blogspot.com.au)
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Russia tests new missile, in warning over US shield (reuters.com)
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New poll shows Obama leads big with Latinos (americablog.com)
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Australia21 Board Member Dr Alex Wodak: Should Illicit Drugs be Legalised in Australia? "The War on Drugs, waged for at the last 40 years, has failed comprehensively. Important leaders of the community in Australia and other countries now increasingly acknowledge this." (shapingaustraliasfuture.blogspot.com.au)
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