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Aberdeen passed a measure that empowers the city government and police to require cameras in new developments.
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When 86-year-old Edith Macefield refused a $1 million offer to move from her Seattle home, a developer started building a five-story project around it... Construction workers watch out for Macefield, particularly superintendent Barry Martin who says it's like having your grandmother around.  [MORE]

"[Principal] Sharts said the hug ban is just one element of a comprehensive discipline and anti-bullying plan. High-fiving in the hallways is also frowned upon."  [MORE]

"War forces "national planning"; Many want "planning" to stay; the "Planners" promise Utopias but they can't agree on ONE Utopia; And citizen's can't agree either; "Planners" hate to force agreement..."
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Police arrested a record 829,625 persons for marijuana violations in 2006, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report.    [MORE]

"Nationwide in 2006, 44.3 percent of violent crimes and 15.8 percent of property crimes were cleared by arrest or exceptional means."   [MORE]

"The thrill of prediction markets for political junkies is that they harness the wisdom of crowds. A single person's bet on an election outcome isn't very good, but thousands of bets, with real stakes, are more likely to predict the correct result than even the best pundit."   [MORE]

"The Arden Hills City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to deny the 10-year-old city resident's request to classify miniature horses as domestic animals so she could keep one in her yard."   [MORE]

"It was just another morning at the senior center: Women were sewing, men were playing pool — and seven demonstrators, average age 76, were picketing outside, demanding doughnuts."  [MORE]

John Stewart interviews Alan Greenspan.  [MORE]