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  • July 2008

    • Campaign Costly for Secret Service

      Associated Press  |  Jul 25, 08 9:13 AM CDT

      Campaign Costly for Secret Service

      (Newser) - The Secret Service has asked for an additional $9.5 million to cover the costs of protecting candidates during this year's campaign—already the longest and costliest in agency history, AP reports. The department had budgeted $107 million, up from $73 million in 2004, but between the marathon primary season, candidates making trips abroad, and the huge crowds Barack Obama draws, it's just not enough. More »

    • No Charges for Texas Man Who Shot Neighbor's Burglars

      Houston Chronicle  |  Jul 1, 08 2:59 PM CDT

      No Charges for Texas Man Who Shot Neighbor's Burglars

      (Newser) - A Texas grand jury’s decision to take no action against Joe Horn, who killed two burglars on his front lawn, has focused attention on the state’s “deadly force” laws, the Houston Chronicle reports. Horn’s life was not in danger until he confronted the thieves fleeing his neighbor’s house, but his actions were legally protected by a statute dating from the 1850s. More »

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      Texas  • shooting  • gun control  • law  • property  • protection  • vigilante justice

  • October 2007

    • Protect Her Like You Promised

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 9, 07 5:47 PM CDT

      Protect Her Like You Promised

      (Newser) - Former Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi deserves “the freedoms of speech and conscience we take for granted," argue Salman Rushdie and Sam Harris—who urge the Dutch to keep protecting her from Islamic killers. The Dutch promised protection in 2002, and should “recognize a scandal in the making” as they debate this week whether to renew the plan. More »

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      Netherlands  • Somalia  • Salman Rushdie  • protection  • Christopher Hitchens  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  • June 2007

    • Feds Arrest 29 Illegals in New Haven

      Associated Press  |  Jun 7, 07 12:21 PM CDT

      Feds Arrest 29 Illegals in New Haven

      (Newser) - Immigration agents arrested 29 illegal immigrants in New Haven on Wednesday, two days after the city OKed a new program to give municipal ID cards to illegals. The Mayor was skeptical of the timing, suggesting the feds targeted the city politically. "There are in America 11,000 cities, towns and villages," he pointed out, "and within 36 hours the response is in New Haven." More »

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      immigration  • politics  • illegal immigrant  • protection  • New Haven

  • May 2007

    • Accord Reached On Trade Deals

      Washington Post  |  May 11, 07 6:26 AM CDT

      Accord Reached On Trade Deals

      (Newser) - Democrats have struck a deal with the White House that beefs up labor and environmental standards in pending free-trade pacts, clearing the way for agreements with Peru, Panama,  South Korea, and Colombia. Provisions will be written into future deals banning forced labor, child labor and workplace discrimination, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Bush administration  • environmentalism  • globalization  • labor  • Democratic Congress  • protection

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