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Amtrak to randomly screen bags and step up patrols!

WASHINGTON - February 18, 2008 - Amtrak, the only long-haul passenger rail service in the United States, will for the first time randomly screen passengers' bags and deploy armed security officers on trains and platforms, the railroad said on Monday night.

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Minnesota police department seeks 230 additional Tasers!

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - February 16, 2008 - The St. Paul Police Department is asking the city for permission to buy 230 additional Tasers.

Police spokesman Tom Walsh said the $210,000 purchase would allow every patrol officer in the city to have a stun gun.

"Using the Taser has allowed us to take people into custody without using deadly force, without using a degree

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Homeland Security commissions new human incapacitation device!

February 17, 2008 - One company has received an $800,000 contract from the Department of Homeland Security to develop a new "non-lethal" method of human incapacitation for use by law enforcement.

By 2010, Intelligent Optical Systems hopes to be selling a sort of high-powered flashlight, the "LED Incapacitator," which would act by not only effectively blinding i

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Kosovo MPs proclaim independence!

KOSOVO - February 17, 2008 - Kosovo's parliament has unanimously endorsed a declaration of independence from Serbia, in an historic session.

The declaration, read by Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, said Kosovo would be a democratic country that respected the rights of all ethnic communities.

The U.S. and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Mond

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Bush wants high court to allow endless detention without providing any evidence of wrongdoing!

WASHINGTON - February 15, 2008 - The Bush regime asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to review an appeals court decision that it said had created a “serious threat to national security” by requiring the government to supply extensive evidence supporting the classification of more than 180 Guantanamo detainees as enemy combatants.

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Politically Correct Insanity: Three Little Pigs story ruled offensive to Muslims!

ENGLAND - January 24, 2008 - A children’s story based on the tale of The Three Little Pigs was rejected for an award after judges became concerned that it would offend Muslims.

The animated virtual book for primary school children, The Three Little Cowboy Builders, was also criticized for its potential to offend builders.

The row centered on the

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Criminal Government Files: Cheney wants surveillance law expanded!

Vice President disregards the Constitution he swore to protect and defend

WASHINGTON - January 23, 2008 - Vice President Dick Cheney prodded Congress on Wednesday to extend and broaden an expiring surveillance law, saying "fighting the war on terror is a long-term enterprise" that should not come with an expiration date.

"We're remind