Followup: Bail Set at $45000 for Police-Assault Suspect

Followup: Bail set at 000 for police-assault suspect

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Bail is set at $ 45,000, according to the King County Jail register, for the 28-year-old man arrested in West Seattle last night for allegedly assaulting a Seattle Police officer and sergeant and the civilian who tried to help them, when a traffic stop …
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Marijuana Opponents Lost Because They Were Broke

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Why the lack of financial support for anti-drug efforts? Legalization advocates caution that what their opponents lack in donations they more than make up for in government backing. “Prohibitionists are able to benefit from the authority of law …
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Measure aims for legalized pot in Wash.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters legalized recreational pot use on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with a federal government that backs the drug's prohibition. Initiative 502 would create a system of state-licensed marijuana growers, processors and …
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