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28 Jun 2009 11:38

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World: Wanna make some quick cash? Bring Baitullah Mehsud to justice

  • $615,000 if you nab the Taliban leader source
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26 Jun 2009 13:02

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World: A lot of dirty cops in Mexico got arrested for being dirty

  • 92 officers got hit for helping out Mexican drug cartels source
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22 Jun 2009 09:38

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World: Iran video of the day: Men getting arrested by police, Basijs

  • Both Iranian police and Basij militia members took part in the arrest of these two men on Sunday. The man shooting the video is (quietly) cursing the Basijs.source
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21 Jun 2009 21:05

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World: This woman’s arrest complicated Iran’s already-shaky political climate

Why Faezeh Hashemi’s arrest is so notable: She’s the daughter of ex-prez Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Four other family members were also arrested. source
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20 Jun 2009 10:37

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World: Iranian protesters need to fear tear gas and prosecution now

  • Those who pull people to the streets should know that by a judicial decree they will be prosecuted by law and they will be arrested.
  • Ahmadreza Radan • Iran’s deputy national police commander, on how the game had changed now that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has told the protesters to get off the street. Tear gas. Fear of arrest. Water cannons. General lameness. Remember guys, human rights are a hard-fought-for resource. • source
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19 Jun 2009 09:33

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Biz, U.S.: Everybody’s favorite ponzi schemer, R. Allen Stanford, in custody

  • He surrendered to FBI agents while hanging at hs gf’s place. Stanford, who’s on the hook for $8 billion in freaking fraud, was arrested last night in the case. According to his attorney, Dick DeGuerin, here’s how it went down: “Federal agents in black SUVs surrounded his girlfriend’s house this afternoon, and just sat there. I told him to walk out and introduce himself. So he did, and he asked them, ‘If you’ve got a warrant, take me into custody. If you don’t, I’m going to Houston.’ And they did, so they arrested him.” He’ll be in court today. source
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14 Jun 2009 11:38

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Offbeat: Food fights in high schools are no laughing matter

  • 10 kids arrested for throwing food around like a bad ’80s movie source
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08 Jun 2009 09:17

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U.S., World: 12 years?! 12 years for the journalists arrested in N. Korea?!

  • This is, simply put, complete bull$&%#. Current TV journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who were working on a story about defectors from North Korea when they were arrested, were sentenced to 12 years of “reform through labour.” North Korea’s prisons are notoriously awful and these journalists deserve no less than Roxana Saberi got in terms of protest and support for a fair release. While it’s argued that the jail time is a mere negotiating tactic for a country in need of one, it’s still pretty awful no matter how you shake it. source
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06 Jun 2009 19:52

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U.S.: “Cape Man,” the crazy guy who wanted to kill Obama, arrested

  • Daniel James Murray was arrested … at a casino. First of all, if you’re so worried about the safety of the American economy that you threatened to kill the president, why are you at a casino? But anyway, the man, who bizarrely deposited $85,000 at a Utah bank and then withdrew it a week later while making crazy comments all the while, has been detained by the Secret Service. By the way, the New York Daily News reports that Murray likes wearing capes and talking to himself. source
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03 Jun 2009 23:08

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U.S.: Forget pirates vs. ninjas. Try police vs. ambulances.

  • Oklahoma state troopers pulled over an ambulance transporting a patient over a massive dramabomb of misunderstanding. The troopers attempted to arrest the EMT for obstructing an officer. A scuffle ensued. The EMT, who hasn’t been charged (yet), says it’s a big misunderstanding and he didn’t do anything wrong. source
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