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Business Day

When Employees Confess, Sometimes Falsely

By SAUL ELBEIN | Mar 8th 2014

In a drive against in-house theft, retailers’ interrogation tactics have come under fire.

Confessions; Interrogations; Shoplifting and Employee Theft (Retail); Suits and Litigation (Civil) 

Better stock control.

Better cash accounting.

Don't work for AutoZone.

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Opinion

Federal Truck-Size Limits

Mar 5th 2014

Joan Claybrook, a former National Highway Traffic Safety administrator, responds to an online Retro Report.

Trucks and Trucking; Roads and Traffic; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Lobbying and Lobbyists; Bridges and Tunnels 

Some loads should go by rail.  Forty foot multimode containers are standard.  Trains can carry several hundred.

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World

Congolese Militia Leader Convicted in Attack on Village

By MARLISE SIMONS | Mar 7th 2014

The militia leader, Germain Katanga, was found guilty at the International Criminal Court of complicity in organizing an attack in 2003 that left more than 200 people dead.

War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity; Sex Crimes 

Collective responsibility is not allowed.

The perpetrators must stand for their acts.

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U.S.

Rand Paul Wins Conservative Straw Poll

By JONATHAN MARTIN | Mar 8th 2014

The straw poll, conducted at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, reflects the enthusiastic reception that Mr. Paul, a libertarian senator, received at the event.

Polls and Public Opinion; Libertarianism (US Politics); Conservatism (US Politics) 

It is still a minority of a minority.

 

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U.S.

Idaho: F.B.I. Enters Investigation Into Prison Operator

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 7th 2014

The F.B.I. has begun a criminal investigation into the Corrections Corporation of America, which ran a prison with a violent reputation that inmates said understaffing helped create.

Prisons and Prisoners 

Another black eye for the G.O.P.

 

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Business Day

An E.U. Plan That Could Work for Cameron

By HUGO DIXON | REUTERS | Mar 2nd 2014

If David Cameron puts his energy into making the European Union more competitive, the prize of overhauling it may well be within his grasp.

International Trade and World Market 

Britain should withdraw from the E.U.

Taking on the euro would destroy Britain.

As things stand they will be able to undersell Germany.

 

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Sports

Charges Dropped Against Briton Accused of Transmitting Tennis Scores

By MICHELLE INNIS and GERRY MULLANY | Mar 6th 2014

The 22-yerar-old man was the first to face criminal charges over conduct intended to corrupt the outcome of bets on matches at the Australian Open.

Australian Open (Tennis); Gambling; Courts and the Judiciary; Tennis 

The wrong man.

 

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World

U.S. Activist Says Egyptian Police Assaulted Her

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Mar 4th 2014

Medea Benjamin, a leader of the Code Pink protest group, said she was assaulted by the authorities while she was trying to travel to Gaza.

Airport Security; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings 

She sought a confrontation and found one.

 

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U.S.

Providers of Medical Marijuana Face New Fears

By KIRK JOHNSON | Mar 6th 2014

With the advent of recreational marijuana in Washington State, new rules for medical providers could shut down dispensaries.

Marijuana; Medical Marijuana; Law and Legislation; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

Money and money changing hands.

The drug companies have bought a monopoly with the tax code.

 

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U.S.

Border Patrol Instructed to Show Restraint

By SARAH WHEATON | Mar 7th 2014

The instructions, from the patrol’s chief, came after a series of fatal shootings by agents provoked outrage from human rights activists and the Mexican government.

Illegal Immigration; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations 

Sadism will not be tolerated it says here.

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Sports

Letters to the Editor

Compiled by THE NEW YORK TIMES | Mar 8th 2014

Readers sound off on the latest headlines.

Multiple Sclerosis; Bicycles and Bicycling 

We do ourselves and others injuries in the exercises of love.

Income does not excuse injury.

 

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Dining & Wine

Your Imported Beef Is Served

By ELAINE SCIOLINO | Mar 3rd 2014

Move over Blonde d’Aquitaine, make way for Black Angus.

Beef; Meat; Meat Packers and Butchers; International Trade and World Market; Restaurants 

I am finding it difficult to get enough fat in beef.

What I see is very young and lean.

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World

Australia Puts Green Credibility to the Test

By MICHELLE INNIS | Mar 4th 2014

Critics say Australia’s new conservative government, in wooing investment, has exposed parts of the country’s fragile environment to danger.

Environment; Sharks; Coal; Ports; Wilderness Areas; Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Conservative governments are noted for their failures of imagination.

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