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Federal Judge Dismisses NORML Lawsuit: Obama's Crackdown on Medical Pot is Constitutional

Paul Armentano, NORML. March 2, 2012.

A federal judge in Sacramento dismissed the NORML Legal Committee's lawsuit against the Department of Justice, Attorney General Eric Holder, and DEA Director Michele Leonhart.

Busted for Growing Pot to Ease Suffering from Chemotherapy and Hemophilia, Couple Prepares to Surrender for 5-Year Prison Terms

Sharon Letts, Drug War Chronicle. March 23, 2011.

A radical mastectomy, complications from chemotherapy, hemophilia and back syndrome amount to motives for this "crime," carried out by a harmless middle-aged couple.

Are Greedy Water Bottlers Stealing Your City's Drinking Water?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. March 22, 2010.

Bottled water giants are pilfering water from rural towns and cities, while their products are trashing the planet and putting a hole in our pockets. It's time to call it quits.

Groups Rally to Stop Nestle's Raid on Sacramento Water

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. October 20, 2009.

Grassroots community activists are mobilizing against the internationally boycotted corporation that is planning to bottle water in an already parched state.

Bill O'Reilly Takes on Sexy Dancing High School Girls

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. October 14, 2009.

Nothing like a moral scolding about lewdness from a guy sued for making obscene phone calls.

Push for Peripheral Canal in California Ignites Grassroots Uprising

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. September 10, 2009.

A grassroots uprising has ignited to stop a mad rush to build a peripheral canal without regard for many Northern California and Delta constituents.

Anti-Gay Movement of Immigrant Fundamentalist Christians Threatens Western States

Casey Sanchez, SPLC Intelligence Report. October 5, 2007.

Russian-speaking Christian fundamentalists, mostly immigrants from the former Soviet Union, have formed a ferocious anti-gay movement in the western U.S.