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The latest in technology – drug testing that catches… everyone.

This has been reported in a variety of places already, but is worth noting:

A minister tested positive for cannabis today at a voluntary session designed to show the capability of a high-tech drugs testing machine. Edwina Hart, Social Justice Minister at the National Assembly for Wales, had not been using drugs, but the result […]

June 19th, 2005 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed

Texas governor prefers broken criminal justice system

GritsForBreakfast has the bad news. Lots of good work in the Texas legislature this year was undone by Governor Perry’s veto pen, including a bill to require police to inform drivers of their fourth amendment rights, and a fix of the probation system. Condolences to the people of Texas.

June 19th, 2005 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed

The Staggering Inability to Add 2+2

Reuters has an article today: Mexico’s Fox under fire as drug war spirals. Poor Vicente Fox. We used to wine and dine him and show him off at fancy parties. Now we don’t return his calls.

MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) – In the first four years after Mexican President Vicente Fox took office, he […]

June 19th, 2005 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed