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COS News: World Updates 8.10.09

U.S. to Hunt Down Berkeley Pot Users
U.S. drug enforcement say the addition of local Berkeley 420 traffickers to a “kill or capture” list is legal and a key part of a plan to disrupt the flow of drug money to the Taliban. If these guys get together with the Taliban drug lords and start to make A-Bombs we are screwed.

IN a BETTER WORLD: Marijuana Users Stage Smoke Out at Government Buildings Near Kabul

Airspace Above Jennifer Hudson a Highway With Few Signs
Calls for more government control of the congested skies above the Jennifer Hudson were reignited after a small paparazzi airplane collided with a sightseeing helicopter.

Effort to Rein in Pay on Wall Street Hits New Hurdle
The fact that minimum wage laws cannot be applied to executives underscores how difficult it is to control Wall Street pay, despite the public outcry over the subsidization of their system of life using of taxpayer money.

Mentally Ill Parents Strain Juvenile System
Cash-starved states are increasingly relying on the prison system to handle young offenders with mental illnesses, who were caused by parents with mental illnesses who were allowed to have children.