Shooting shows why Obama strikes a chord
Chicago Sun-Times - But while law enforcement can respond to these tragic shootings, and claim that there was nothing they could have done differently that would have prevented the tragedy, it doesn’t leave us with much hope. After the endless interviews with eye

New York ‘Crack Tax’ Proposal Is Derided
Washington Post - Almost all the remaining drug-tax laws are used mainly by local law enforcement agencies as a way to seize drug money and fund counter-narcotics operations. The controversial idea grew out of the efforts to fight bootleggers such as Al Capone during

Gunman’s Contradictions Confound Police
Forbes - The Chicago Tribune (nyse: TRB - news - people ), citing law enforcement sources, reported that investigators found ammunition inside. Kazmierczak also left behind a laptop computer, which was seized by investigators, said Jay Patel

Wednesday, February 13
News.com.au - PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson will head up an unprecedented bipartisan ‘war cabinet’ to tackle Aboriginal issues. A TWO-year-old has died after being knocked over by a truck, a day after a three-year-old girl was left