(Derek Wood)  Sorry everyone, Feinstein wasn't included.



According to this report, link below, this will mark the third time a California Democrat has been arrested on some form of bribery and corruption charge.



This time, state senate Democrat Leland Yee was taken in by the FBI after his raiding his office. The Democrat is also a candidate for Secretary of State. What a visual that is.



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JACKSON, MI – Ted Nugent is in the news for an odd reason once again.

The Michigan-born rocker, outdoorsman and political activist’s representatives had been in negotiations with the city of Longview, Texas, to perform at a Fourth of July celebration. City officials opted to pull the plug on the concert, despite the decision costing the city $16,250.…

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Paranormal phenomena captured on store surveillance camera

(Examiner) -Employees of a bar and grille in New Hampshire recently experienced what they believe to be paranormal activity this week. A surveillance video was posted on the establishment's Facebook page of a glass object being knocked off of a counter,…

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Laconia Daily Sun -  — While champions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) challenged the veracity of television ads that featured individuals claiming to have suffered from the law, a local man dared anyone, including Harry Reid, the leader of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate, to question how the act jeopardized his health and finances. (If you like reading stories like this follow me on Twitter:…

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – A witness says an officer who killed a family's dog took joy in putting the dog down. Now there's an effort to call attention to the incident, which police say was justified. (follow me on Twitter for more stories like this: DerekWood





Police say they received several calls about…

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(Derek Wood) - If you have followed this blog (which you should, of course), you've probably noticed a good share of police misconduct articles. It's not my fault, it's not as if I'm obsessed with it, it's just out there. At an alarming rate.  (For stories like this and more- follow me on twitter:…

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It was three years ago, when Davis was driving his girlfriends car, that had an expired tag. He pulled over, but became scared when his passengers fled the scene. He told a…

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(Law.Com) -An Ohio woman has filed a product liability suit against the manufacturer of Paxil, claiming the antidepressant that she took during pregnancy caused severe birth defects.

Kathryn Kiker filed the suit against SmithKline Beecham Corp., doing business as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), on March 11…

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(NewsObserver) - A new state report envisions a future when government agencies fly drones to track suspects, locate missing people, detect disease and insect infestation in crops, assess storm damage and inspect bridges.

It envisions a state-funded drone program and a new state board to regulate the use of the unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS. And it sees all that happening soon.



Legislators have already been…

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(GLT) -The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency runs an annual robotics competition designed to lead to advanced robots. A recent challenged focused on developing self-driving cars, but DARPA also wants to support work on robots that can operate autonomously.





The DARPA Robotics Challenge 2014 actually started in 2013 and produced a group of finalists in December of that…

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(Derek Wood) - But, But, all the states are doing it except us. Seriously Iowa, if it's true that 81 percent of you think that medical marijuana should be legal and you are getting nowhere, then you will need 120 percent this upcoming year to get these textbook nerds to pass laws that you favor. What's the hold up? State politicians are basically playing numb here and saying "we need time" to think this over. Who are you fooling? Politicians don't think things over. Besides, what's to think… Continue

(Fox6) - it would be a crime to deploy an unmanned drone capable of video or audio recording in areas where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy under a bill that has passed the Wisconsin Assembly.

The bipartisan bill approved unanimously Thursday would also require police to obtain warrants before using drones to…

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Hawaii law lets police have sex with prostitutes

 



(Derek Wood) - It's not quite as bad as cops getting away with killing homeless people, shooting pets and such.



HONOLULU -- Honolulu police officers have urged lawmakers to keep an exemption in state law that allows…

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Seattle Company Offers First Marijuana Theme Tour

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Senators Drum Up Rhetoric And Reaffirm Support For Israel Against Iran

( Derek Wood) - Bored of the nose picking going on in Ukraine? Apparently senior U.S. officials are, as they visited Israel this week to discuss U.S./Israel relations. Senators Kelly Ayotte (R - NH), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), and congressman Stephen Lynch (D-MA)…

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(Derek Wood)- Police officers don’t have to conduct a reasonable investigation or have probable cause in order to arrest you, says the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

Apparently, if a person alleges you sexually assaulted them, cops, or in this particular…

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