Mass. Lt. Gov. hit 108 mph before car crash
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Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray was slapped with a $555 fine on Tuesday after he apparently fell asleep and drove 108 miles per hour before careening off the road and crashing last November.
Missouri public library blocks websites about ‘occult’ spirituality
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The Salem Public Library in Missouri along with its board of trustees face a lawsuit for blocking access to websites discussing indigenous American spirituality and the Wiccan faith.
NYC Council to vote on corporate personhood
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The New York City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution asking Congress to pass an amendment overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
Maddow: 'Ron Paul voters are human beings'
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MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Tuesday noted that no Republican president candidate had tried to compete with Ron Paul’s loyal base, even though they were voters just like any others.
FBI didn’t need warrant for GPS tracking: judge
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The FBI did not need to obtain a warrant before secretly planting a GPS tracking device underneath the car of a St. Louis City Treasurer’s Office employee accused of stealing public money, a federal judge has ruled.
Dash cam video appears to show officer planting evidence
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An officer in Utica, New York is being accused of planting evidence — and he was busted by the dash cam in his own police cruiser.