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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: felon

felon stories: 7 news summaries

iPhone App Tracks Sex Offenders

1 million users download program, but info isn't perfect

Sep 30, 09 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Concerned parents—or vigilantes—with an iPhone can download a new set of applications that track crime, list fugitives, or even pinpoint the locations of freed sex offenders. Using public records, developers have built programs like Offender Locator, which uses the phone's GPS to identify homes of nearby felons, complete... More »

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iPhone • sex offenders • felon • vigilante justice • iPhone applications

OPINION

 Libby Deserves 
 Bush Pardon 

Conviction a 'miscarriage of justice,' writes Fred Barnes

Jan 16, 09 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - “Simple justice” should compel President Bush to pardon Lewis “Scooter” Libby, writes Fred Barnes in the Weekly Standard. “Libby has either been punished far too severely for a very small offense,” writes Barnes “or he is an innocent man.” Libby was convicted of perjury... More »

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CIA • Valerie Plame • CIA leak investigation • presidential pardon • Lewis Scooter Libby • Tim Russert • felon • George W. Bush • Richard Armitage

Bush's Pardons
Favor Gun Lovers

President restores right to bear arms to convicted felons

Nov 29, 08 8:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Second Amendment enthusiasts seem to have a better-than-average chance of winning a presidential pardon as the Bush presidency nears its end, the Wall Street Journal reports. Of the 14 felons pardoned in the last week, seven are fans of hunting or shooting and five say they specifically mentioned their desire... More »

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NRA • presidential pardon • pardon • felon • Second Amendment • George W. Bush • guns

Advocates Work to Get Ex-Cons in Voting Booths

New laws make
tens of thousands eligible to vote again

Aug 11, 08 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grass-roots activists in states across the country are working to register an unusual bloc of potential voters: former felons. While nearly all states limit the right of convicted criminals to vote, most offer avenues back to the voting booth in varying degrees, the Washington Post reports. In the potential swing... More »

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prison • voting • civil rights • voting rights • felon • voter registration

Armed Forces Enlist More Criminals

Trend may undermine 'military readiness,' lawmaker says

Apr 21, 08 8:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Army and Marines are signing up more felons in an effort to overcome flagging enlistment, the AP reports. The Army doubled its recruitment of felons last year and the Marines upped theirs from 208 to 350—including conscripts with sex crime and manslaughter convictions. The rise in felon... More »

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recruitment • US Army • felon • Marine • military recruits

Felon Became Top Exec for Wikipedia

Woman with long criminal record was COO for 6+ months

Dec 15, 07 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) -  Wikipedia had a convicted felon in one of its highest executive positions for over six months this year, The Register reports. Carolyn Bothwell Doran was on probation for a DUI that caused a death when she became the charitable foundation's chief operating officer in January, says the UK-based web... More »

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Wikipedia • DUI • felon • Carolyn Doran

File-sharing Felon Forced to Use Windows

Man must either ditch Linux or ditch his computer

Aug 24, 07 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - An individual convicted of operating an illegal BitTorrent site shut down by the FBI will be forced to either make the switch from Linux to Windows or give up his computer altogether, ZDNet reports. Scott McCausland had previously been a user of the Ubuntu OS, a popular open-source Linux variant,... More »

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Windows • file sharing • BitTorrent • Linux • Scott McCausland • Ubuntu OS • felon

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