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[BREAKING NEWS]: Student shot with Taser by UCPD officers — Incident occured around 11:30 p.m. in the Powell Library CLICC computer lab — UCPD officers shot a student several times with a Taser inside the Powell Library CLICC computer lab late Tuesday night before taking him into custody.
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Sara Taylor / Daily Bruin News Headlines:
Community responds to Taser use in Powell — RAW FOOTAGE — of the taser incident. — An incident late Tuesday night in which a UCLA student was stunned at least four times with a Taser has left the UCLA community questioning whether the university police officers' use of force was an appropriate response to the situation.
Holcomb B. Noble / New York Times:
Milton Friedman, a Leading Economist, Dies at 94 — Milton Friedman, the grandmaster of conservative economic theory in the postwar era and a prime force in the movement of nations toward lesser government and greater reliance on free markets and individual responsibility, died today at He was 94 years old.
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Economist Friedman dies aged 94 — Nobel prize-winning US economist Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94. — Mr Friedman died in San Francisco, a spokesman for his family said. The cause of death is not yet known. — Mr Friedman, who coined the phrase "there's no such thing as a free lunch" …
Ari Berman / The Nation:
Why Murtha Lost — "Talk is cheap," Jack Murtha wrote in a letter declaring his candidacy for House Majority Leader, "which is why, up until Iraq forced me to, I didn't do a lot of it." The sixteen-term Congressman and former Marine from rural, blue-collar Western Pennsylvania preferred …
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Marcus Kabel / timesdaily.com:
APF — Edwards acknowledges staff asked Wal-Mart for Playstation 3 — Last Updated:November 16. — Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards acknowledged Thursday that amid his criticism of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., a volunteer member of his staff asked the world's largest retailer …
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Putnam Wants To Know: Where Were The Rednecks? — "White rednecks" who "didn't show up to vote for us" partly cost GOPers their cong. majorities, Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) told fellow Republicans today. And Putnam, seeking the post of GOP conference chair, chided ex-Chair J.C. Watts (R-OK) …
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Violence in Iraq Called Increasingly Complex — Attacks in Iraq reached a high of approximately 180 a day last month, reflecting an increasingly complicated conflict that includes sectarian clashes of Sunni and Shiite militias on top of continuing strikes by insurgents …
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USA Today:
Military may ask $127B for wars — WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is preparing its largest spending request yet for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a proposal that could make the conflict the most expensive since World War II. — The Pentagon is considering $127 billion to $160 billion …
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:
HamNation: The Dysfunctional Exes of American Politics — In light of the ridiculousness from both sides of the aisle during leadership elections this week, I thought I'd analyze the motivations of a "dumped" political party, and how they respond to rejection. I'm no Dr. Phil, but I do what I can.
Newt Gingrich / Opinion Journal:
The Right Coalition — Which bipartisanship will Bush choose? — The election results pose two enormous strategic choices for America. First, the obvious outcome of a Democratic-controlled Congress and a Republican White House is the need for bipartisan cooperation in order to get anything done.
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Man Stopped at Port of Entry With Large Cash Sums and Laptop With Nuclear Information — Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan Report: — A U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent was arrested as he came into the U.S. on a flight from Amsterdam on Tuesday. — Sisayehiticha Dinssa was arrested …
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REGAN: 'I DID NOT PAY OJ' — Full Statement From Publisher Judith Regan: — Why I Did It — I was sitting with Howard Stern, of all people, when the verdict came down. Many of you probably remember where you were at that moment. It was a moment I, like so many others, was dreading.
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Senate Dems plan overhaul of military tribunals bill — Gearing up for a major clash with the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress, several key Senate Democrats are planning to overhaul the newly minted legislation governing military tribunals of detainees.
CNN:
Foley focus of Florida criminal probe — (CNN) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has opened a criminal investigation of former Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned in September after his e-mails with teenage congressional pages came to light, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
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