The White House?s proposal to suspend Bolivia?s trade benefits altogether is self-defeating.
Archive for April, 2009
After a Troubled Start, a Child Blossoms
Cornell Wright was exposed to alcohol and cocaine while in the womb and now attends a special school at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Plea Deal for Ex-Player
The former N.F.L. player Travis Henry has signed a plea deal with prosecutors in Billings, Mont., in which he admits to a single cocaine conspiracy charge in exchange for the dismissal of two other charges. If United States District Judge Richard Cebull accepts the plea, Henry, 30, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life in prison, a $4 million fine and at least five years of supervised release.
Cocaine and White Teens
The use of illicit drugs among teenagers has fallen sharply, with the exception of painkillers, but one important metric that should not be overlooked is cocaine use among whites.
Tougher Border Can?t Stop Mexican Marijuana Cartels
Sex, Drug Use and Graft Cited in Interior Department
The Interior Department agency that collects oil and gas royalties has been caught up in a broad ethics scandal.
For Some Taxi Drivers, a Different Kind of Traffic
Texas: Execution Over 1997 Killing
A parole violator was executed for beating and using kitchen tools to kill a woman in her Lubbock apartment.
Let Me Chew My Coca Leaves
To place coca leaves in the same category with cocaine, as a United Nations convention on narcotic drugs did 48 years ago, is to disregard simple biochemistry.