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At Odds Over Assault Weapons Ban: Sheriffs versus Police Chiefs

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, to introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month’s mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The […]

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese

On Jan. 25, Mint Press published the article “Opposition To The President’s Gun Control Proposal Rises, Includes Law Enforcement,” in which the disdain of a coalition of sheriffs against the 2013 Gun Violence Reduction Executive Actions and presidential proposals to control excessively dangerous weaponry was profiled. New events have convinced Mint

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Anonymous Promises More Government Attacks, U.S. Government Announces Plan To Increase Cyber Security

The logo for the hacktivist group, Anonymous, is pictured here. (MintPress) – In the face of success by hacktivist groups like Anonymous and threats from foreign governments, the U.S. government is ramping up its cyber security operations. The Department of Defense (DOD) said its Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is stressed and in need of more staff […]

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - In the face of success by hacktivist groups like Anonymous and threats from foreign governments, the U.S. government is ramping up its cyber security operations. The Department of Defense (DOD) said its Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is stressed and in need of more staff and units to combat the growing threats. The Pentagon has

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Green Party Continues to Build Party Base, Focus on Local Elections

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein (pictured here) and her running mate, Cheri Honkala, are training new party leaders, candidates and activists in advance of city elections in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Laura-Chase McGehee) (MintPress) – The Green Party, often considered an insignificant player in national politics, continues to gain ground in local political races after […]

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - The Green Party, often considered an insignificant player in national politics, continues to gain ground in local political races after a disappointing showing in the 2012 presidential elections. Despite pulling just 396,684 votes, or .3 percent of the vote, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and her running mate, Cheri

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Toward a US-EU Free Trade Agreement — Things Are Far From Rosy

In this Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 photo, Charlie Kline, left, works on a machine affixed with a “Made in the U.S.A.” plate at the FesslerUSA apparel manufacture in Orwigsburg, Pa. Family-owned FesslerUSA has survived war and depression, free trade and foreign imports to produce millions of knitted garments from its base in eastern Pennsylvania. Production […]

Magda Fahsi
بواسطة Magda Fahsi

After years of battling each other on trade issues, the United States and the European Union are contemplating a dramatic change in direction: joining together in what could be the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA). The economic relationship between the two partners is indeed the biggest in the world: It accounts for about the half of the

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Exclusive Profile: For Thousands, Hurricane Sandy Is A Never-Ending Nightmare

The view from Faith Liguori’s house the day after storm water started to recede is pictured here. Photo/Faith Ligouri (MintPress) – “This was not a once in a hundred years storm; it was a 500-year storm,” says 62-year-old Faith Liguori of Seaside Heights, N.J. Speaking to Mint Press News, she recalls the night of Oct. […]

Lisa Barron
بواسطة Lisa Barron

(MintPress) - “This was not a once in a hundred years storm; it was a 500-year storm,” says 62-year-old Faith Liguori of Seaside Heights, N.J. Speaking to Mint Press News, she recalls the night of Oct. 29, 2012, when Hurricane Sandy changed her life forever. Although they had lost power even before the superstorm came ashore, Liguori and her

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Florida’s New Law No Longer Treats Child Sex Slaves As Criminals, But As Victims

Florida’s hidden world of child sex trafficking has become so profitable in recent years that some drug dealers are changing their drug careers to prostitution. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (MintPress) – While waging a war against the sex trafficking trade, Florida’s authorities have lost sight of the real victims. Ruby, a former child sex slave said: “When […]

Jo Erickson
بواسطة Jo Erickson

(MintPress) - While waging a war against the sex trafficking trade, Florida’s authorities have lost sight of the real victims. Ruby, a former child sex slave said: “When I was arrested at 14 years old, the police didn’t care about me. It was all about finding the pimp, or did I know any of the hundreds of the men I was forced to have sex with?

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