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Senate Committee Approves Bill to Stop Federal Crackdowns on Medical Marijuana
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal agents would be barred from using tax dollars to crack down on medical marijuana operations in states where it’s legal. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 22-8 to approve the measure, which would block the Department of Justice and DEA from using federal funds to interrupt medical marijuana programs, Huffington Post…
Why ICE agents Raided a Lingerie Shop Over Kansas City Royals panties
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Raiding a lingerie shop may seem like an odd task for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, but it’s a part of their responsibilities. News of the underwear seizures raised some questions about the involvement of ICE. So what prompted the raid? IJReview reports that the panties included a trademarked logo: The…
Bye Bye Blago: Ex-Ill Gov Heads off to Prison in Colo.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the guy who had an acute case of rambling on and on, may be a bit more careful now that he’s behind bars. The Illinois governor, aka “Blago”, reported to prison Thursday morning at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in suburban Denver, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Now Blago…
FBI Computer System Completed; Can Distribute Info to Outside Agencies
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI can now automatically share information with local, state, regional and other law-enforcement agencies, the website InformationWeek reported. The publication reported that Raytheon said it finished — albeit late — its final phase of the National Data Exchange (N-DEx) system, InformationWeek reported The system enables the FBI to distribute information…
Fed and State Wiretaps Jumped 26 Percent in 2009
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Court authorized wiretaps issued by federal and state judges in criminal cases jumped 26 percent from 2008 to 2009, and not one request was turned down, the website WIRED reported. Citing a report released Friday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, WIRED reported that courts authorized 2,376…