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Senate votes to change cocaine sentencing rules
9:10 AM on 03/18/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Legislation approved by the Senate would significantly reduce the disparity in sentences handed out to those convicted of crack and powder cocaine charges...
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Coach on coke: Rangers' Ron Washington tests positive for drugs
5:26 PM on 03/17/2010
SURPRISE, Arizona (AP) - Washington apologized for his mistake and told team management it was a one-time transgression...
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Democrats' crack-cocaine compromise is still 'racist'
9:00 AM on 03/15/2010
OPINION - While some might call this political pragmatism, others might describe this outcome as the modern-day version of the Three-Fifths Compromise...
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Teen pot and alcohol use rises for first time in a decade
12:17 PM on 03/02/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alcohol and marijuana use among teens is on the rise, ending a decade-long decline, according to Partnership for a Drug-Free America...
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Can Michael Jackson's legacy survive his doctor's trial?
5:54 PM on 02/09/2010
From Huff Post - Michael Jackson's family and fans probably do not need to have his name dragged through the LA mud once again...
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Mexico may ban criminality in pop culture; is the US next?
8:17 AM on 01/25/2010
OPINION - What if artists who inundate us with toxic music paid a price for it?
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Hepatitis B and C often ignored as health threat to blacks
12:26 PM on 01/11/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - They're the overlooked viruses: Hepatitis B and C together infect three to five times more Americans than the AIDS virus does, and most don't know it...
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Tiger's doctor found with performance enhancing drugs
9:03 AM on 12/15/2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Canadian doctor who has treated golfer Tiger Woods, swimmer Dara Torres and NFL players is suspected of providing athletes with performance-enhancing drugs, according to a newspaper report.
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Reggae star Buju Banton arrested in Florida on drug charge
8:58 AM on 12/14/2009
MIAMI (AP) - Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is facing a drug charge in Florida. Banton has been in U.S. federal custody in Miami since Thursday...
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Police seize drugs marked with image of Obama
9:15 AM on 12/03/2009
Illegal drugs in the shape of President Obama are discovered during a drug bust in southern Texas.
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FBI conducts gang sweep in southern LA
3:40 PM on 10/22/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- More than 1,100 FBI agents and police officers spread out through South Los Angeles, banging on doors before dawn Thursday...
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Too high to drive, mom asks 6-year-old to take the wheel
8:43 AM on 09/11/2009
VIDEO - A Coatesville, Pennsylvania mother made her 6-year-old daughter drive a car because "[mom] was sleepy" after smoking "that stinky stuff," according to police...
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Coroner: Drugs killed Jackson
5:05 PM on 08/28/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson's death was a homicide caused primarily by the powerful anesthetic propofol and another sedative, the coroner announced Friday
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Baltimore drug rivalry injures 16, kills 2 at backyard cookout
9:26 AM on 07/27/2009
A feud between rival drug gangs led to a shooting at a backyard cookout that left 12 people wounded, including a pregnant woman and a 2-year-old girl, Baltimore's police commissioner said Monday.
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Lil Wayne pleads not guilty
2:45 PM on 06/24/2009
Famed rapper Lil' Wayne appeared at a pre-trial hearing in an Arizona court on June 23rd. Wayne, whose given name is Dwayne Carter, is facing three counts of drug and weapons charges after his arrest in January 2009. Police claim they found cocaine, ecstasy and a handgun on his tour...
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President announces deal with drug companies
12:50 PM on 06/22/2009
President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed the pharmaceutical industry's agreement to help close a gap in Medicare's drug coverage, calling the pact a step forward in the push for overhaul of the health care system...
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Louisiana boy shoots himself in throat, taken to hospital two days later (video)
12:48 PM on 06/08/2009
An 8-year-old Louisiana accidentally shot himself in the throat and was not taken to the hospital until two days later. According to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, the boy was taken to Ochsner Medical Center because he had been complaining about head and neck pain. Investigators said that when doctors...
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Credit is the new crack
12:28 AM on 06/08/2009
In an interview with NPR's Michel Martin, I explained how credit card companies are really financial drug dealers. While this comparison might initially seem out of the park, it is actually quite appropriate: Credit is like a drug: it makes you feel good, and it is difficult for most Americans...
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