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Syria's 'friends' urge Annan to set timeline
Gulf countries creating a multi-million-dollar fund to pay members of the Free Syrian Army and soldiers who defect.
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Police are using phone tracking as a routine tool
Law enforcement tracking of cellphones, once the province mainly of federal agents, has become a powerful and widely used surveillance tool for local police officials, with hundreds of departments, large and small, often using it aggressively with little or no court oversight, documents show. The practice has become big business for cellphone companies, too, with a handful of carriers marketing a catalog of "surveillance fees" to police departments to determine a suspect's location, trace phone calls and texts or provide other services.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/us...ears.html?_r=2
Decline in inmates prompts closure of new Colorado prison
Sometimes if you build it, they don't come. When construction was first planned in 2003 for a $184-million high-security facility within the Colorado prison complex in Canon City, the number of inmates being locked up in the state was increasing at what officials considered an alarming rate. But something happened between the first shovelful of dirt in 2007 and the final paintbrush stroke in 2010: The Colorado prison population started decreasing, first a little and then a lot.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...,2845789.story
Candidates seek restitution after fraud plea
A California campaign treasurer pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding at least $7 million from a high-profile roster of politicians in the largest embezzlement case of its kind. But the resolution of the criminal case is expected to do little to help victims recover money they lost in the scheme that the U.S. attorney said highlights the shortage of regulations governing campaign finance managers.
Kinde Durkee entered the pleas to five counts of mail fraud in U.S. District Court in Sacramento.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/03/30/...ds-guilty.html
Hafiz Saeed demands proof after US bounty
Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief blamed for Mumbai attacks tells Al Jazeera his opposition to NATO supply lines led to $10m bounty.
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LAPD, CHP crack down on distracted driving
You may want to think twice this month before texting while driving, or even eating or putting on makeup. The Los Angeles Police Department and California Highway Patrol are boosting up enforcement of unfocused drivers as part of the second annual National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. LAPD and CHP forces have been directed to impose a "zero-tolerance" policy toward drivers they consider to be driving unsafely as a result from multitasking while behind the wheel.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/lo...145825105.html
Rhode Island law enforcement agencies to get almost half of $500 million Google forfeiture
Rhode Island law enforcement agencies that participated in an investigation that resulted in Google forfeiting $500 million last year will receive $230 million of that money, federal officials said Monday. Google forfeited the sum last August to settle a U.S. government investigation into its distribution of online ads from Canadian pharmacies illegally selling prescription drugs to American consumers. The investigation found that Google allowed Canadian pharmacies that illegally imported drugs into the United States to advertise on its AdWords platform.
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/...lf-500-million
Supreme Court upholds jail strip searches, including for minor offenses
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that those arrested for even minor violations may be strip-searched before being admitted to jail, saying safety concerns outweigh personal privacy rights. The court's conservatives ruled against a New Jersey man who was strip-searched after being mistakenly arrested on an outstanding warrant.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...tml?tid=pm_pop
Stolen high-end cars recovered at Port of L.A.
The shipping containers filled with "used fitness equipment" have given customs agents at the Port of Los Angeles a workout. Instead of exercise gear, however, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the containers held a 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia valued at $280,000 and 15 other stolen high-end vehicles headed for Hong Kong and Vietnam, officials said Tuesday.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...es-harbor.html
FBI: Cyberattacks grow as national security menace
Cyberattacks are starting to eclipse terrorism as a threat to the country, say top officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, speaking before an audience of security professionals here at the GovSec Conference on Tuesday. "You'll see a greater prevalence of cyber-related offenses, including cyber-terrorism," predicted Ralph Boelter, assistant director of the counterterrorism division at the FBI.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/25314...ty_menace.html
SEIU Local 1000, business interests prep for ballot initiative battle
Cash is beginning to flow into campaign war chests as labor and business interests prepare for an all-out brawl over a ballot measure that will ask Californians whether employee payroll deductions should fund political action committees. Stop Special Interest Money Now has received $460,000 in donations since Jan. 1 to support the measure, according to California Secretary of State filings.
http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_state_wo...ylink=misearch
US to soften sanctions on Myanmar
Hillary Clinton says US will ease restrictions and restore full diplomatic relations for the first time in two decades.
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