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	Link Help Requested - Re: posse comitatus &amp; habeas corpus
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	preferably a good analysis of HOW they were eliminated and what it means!<br />
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time to shut up another emailing bush-bot.<br />
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THANK YOU!!...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/53
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	Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:49:35
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	Man Robbs Bank - Leaves His Personal Checkbook
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LACEY'S SPRING, Ala. --A robbery suspect gave authorities a bit of help when he fled the scene of a noon holdup at People's Bank of North Alabama: He left his personal bankbook.<br />
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James Danny Lancaster, 64, of Cullman, was charged with first-degree robbery and remained in Morgan County Ja...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/52
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	Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:56:49
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	India Tries To Chase Monkeys From Trains
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	3...2...1...<br />
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NEW DELHI --In an effort to keep monkeys out of the New Delhi subways, authorities have called in one of the few animals known to scare the creatures -- a fierce-looking primate called the langur, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported Wednesday.<br />
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The decision to hire a l...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/51
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	Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:55:30
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	Drunk Driver Smashes Car: Bumpersticker On Back Reads &quot;I'm A Drunk&quot;
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Man arrested after accident sends sister to hospital; car's bumper sticker proclaims, 'I'm a drunk' <br />
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EUREKA -- A 19-year-old woman was in intensive care Wednesday after she suffered major head injuries in a Tuesday night collision on Harris Street. <br />
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Her brother was arrested on susp...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/50
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	Thu, 25 May 2006 13:10:50
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	Man Arrested For Riding Lawnmower While Drunk
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VERMILION, Ohio -- Police said a drunk man drove a lawnmower to a store about a mile from his house. They arrested him on his way home.<br />
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Dondi Bowles, 50, was arrested Friday night as he drove the mower on a sidewalk.<br />
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Police said a breath test showed that Bowles' blood alcohol level w...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/49
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	Mon, 08 May 2006 12:52:37
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	Man Accused Of Pretending To Be British Lord
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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The gig is up on a Florida man missing for 20 years. He was found alive in England pretending to be a British lord.<br />
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Charlie Stopford of Clearwater disappeared in 1983. During a routine passport check, immigration authorities discovered Stopford was pretending to be L...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/48
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	Mon, 08 May 2006 12:51:45
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	Neighbors Upset About Porn Movie Production On Easter Sunday
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Los Angeles -- On Easter Sunday, inside the million-dollar houses on a quiet cul-de-sac in Encino, the neighborhood kids delighted in what the Easter Bunny had brought. <br />
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Then, about 10 a.m., the porn stars showed up. <br />
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Helaine Gesas, who has lived on Hayvenhurst Avenue for 38 years, w...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/47
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	Mon, 08 May 2006 09:54:34
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	Grandma Drops Baby Off At Wrong Address
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OMAHA, Neb. --What started out as a possible child abandonment case in Omaha on Wednesday turned out to be a misunderstanding, police say.<br />
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Police received a call from a woman who said another woman she didn't know had driven up to her home, handed her a baby boy and a diaper bag and lef...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/46
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	Fri, 05 May 2006 09:14:47
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	Real Estate Tycoon Wrestles Alligator - Alligator Bites Real Estate Tycoon
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LABELLE, Fla. -- Ronald Bergeron wanted to put on a show when he came across a nearly 8-foot alligator while giving guests a tour of his private nature preserve. The alligator had another idea.<br />
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Bergeron, a South Florida real estate tycoon, was bit on the hand while trying to wrestle the...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/45
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	Thu, 04 May 2006 08:02:45
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	Woman Sets Snake (And Her Apartment) On Fire
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --After being told by her apartment complex management that it was not their responsibility to remove a snake from her porch, a woman set the reptile on fire and caused $1,000 damage to vinyl siding.<br />
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Shatavia Kearney, 19, called the Charter Landing Apartments office S...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/44
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	Thu, 04 May 2006 07:20:57
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	4-Year-Old Runs 40 Miles In Seven Hours, Taking No Breaks
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BHUBANESWAR, India -- Cheered by thousands, a 4-year-old boy dubbed &quot;India's Forrest Gump&quot; ran 40 miles to enter the country's foremost record book.<br />
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&quot;I loved running today. I can run as much as I want,&quot; Budhia Singh told reporters Tuesday after the run. Then he sucked his thumb.<br />
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Budh...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/43
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	Wed, 03 May 2006 10:56:18
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	Man Sues Marriage Counselor For Having Affair With His Wife
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A McHenry County man is suing his marriage counselor, contending the therapist he hired to help improve his marriage instead began an affair with his wife.<br />
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That relationship eventually prompted the couple to divorce, according to the breach-of-contract suit filed by 35-year-old Scott Bu...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/42
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	Wed, 03 May 2006 10:19:34
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	Man Locks Himself In Home After Mailing Cat-Poop Sandwiches
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CROWN POINT | A Highland man, who claims to have mailed boxes of &quot;cat poop sandwiches&quot; to Lake County courts Monday to protest a small claims case, has locked himself in his home in anticipation of being arrested.<br />
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&quot;I'm not coming out of this house,&quot; he said.<br />
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Richard Carroll, 54, is t...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/40
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	Wed, 03 May 2006 10:18:04
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	Man Glued To Wal-Mart Toilet Seat
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	&lt;snip&gt;<br />
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SALISBURY -- It wasn't the Saturday bomb threat at North Salisbury Wal-Mart that had people talking Monday morning.<br />
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It was, however, a sticky situation.<br />
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A 20-year-old Salisbury man was taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center late Sunday night after a Wal-Mart employee found the ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/41
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	Wed, 03 May 2006 10:17:07
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	Woman, Visiting Her Husband's Grave, Gets Run Over By Her Own Car - Killed
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A 76-year-old woman was killed in a Queens cemetery yesterday when her own idling car rolled into her as she visited her husband's grave, cops said.<br />
Evanglista Vartholomeou of 150th St. in Briarwood was spotted by an off-duty transit cop pinned under her 1991 Lincoln Continental at 4:50 p...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/39
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	Tue, 02 May 2006 13:53:19
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	Nude Dude Ranch Opens In Arizona
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Hey, dude! You're nude! And that's just the way the owners of an Arizona dude ranch want it.<br />
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The Mira Vista opens Monday as a clothing optional resort on 30 acres in Tucson. Guests can play tennis, do Yoga or lounge by the pool with nothing on but sunscreen.<br />
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The prop...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/38
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	Mon, 01 May 2006 13:46:59
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	Man Equips His VW Bug With Navy Jet Engine
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	http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/04/30/mn_motorxxjetcar060.jpg<br />
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http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/04/30/mn_motorxxjetcar001.jpg<br />
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Ron Patrick is approaching the age of 50, a time when many men begin thinking about minutiae like pensions and second homes and third cars. But Patr...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/37
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	Mon, 01 May 2006 10:17:13
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	Thieves Steal Trailer With $100k Worth Of Red Bull Energy Drink
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DYERSBURG, Tenn. --A trailer containing $100,000 worth of Red Bull energy drinks seemingly grew wings.<br />
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A truck driver reported last weekend that his 53-foot trailer containing 2,880 cases of the energy drink was stolen.<br />
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Geoffrey Winchester said he parked the truck on Old Highway 51. ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/36
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	Mon, 01 May 2006 08:55:16
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	Police Baffled: Someone Dumping Vomit-Filled Bags On Roadside
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MOUNT PLEASANT — Trash bags filled with regurgitated food have been found littering the former Pleasant Lawn School area and in roadside ditches northeast of Mount Pleasant over the last three years. <br />
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Late last summer, the Henry County Sheriff's Office thought the littering had stopped....
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/34
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	Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:33:18
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	MatcomNews Update: Adult Diaper Dumper Strikes Again In Wisconsin
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. - A small stretch of this Wisconsin village might want to change its name to &quot;Mount Unpleasant&quot; now that the diaper dumper has struck again. <br />
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Residents along Braun Road report 12 to 15 of the used adult diapers have shown up in the grassy ditch, apparently dumped i...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/35
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	Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:32:01
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	Toddler Survives 30 Foot Fall From Apartment Window
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Orange County deputies are trying to find out how an 18-month old child fell 30 feet from an apartment window.<br />
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Channel nine spoke to a neighbor who saw the whole thing. Ria Evens said the toddler fell from the window into the mulch below at the Mystic Point Apa...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/33
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	Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:56:54
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	Art Exibit Features 36 Bras
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PADUCAH, Ky. --There's a giant pink bra hanging off a balcony at In Bloom Floral in Paducah. It's an advertisement for what's inside: an exhibit featuring 36 bras decorated by local artists titled &quot;The Art of Underpinnings.&quot;<br />
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The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program at the Paducah-McCrac...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/32
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	Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:12:04
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	Prison Visitor Tried To Smuggle In Live Grenade - In Her Vagina
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- A Salvadoran woman is in some trouble after she allegedly tried to smuggle into the country's main prison a military grenade and marijuana hidden in her vagina.<br />
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The cylinder was about 10 inches long and 4 inches wide. Officials didn't say what prompted them ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/29
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	Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:19:54
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	8th Graders Expelled For Showing Porn Movie In Class
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BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- Some Alabama middle school students got an education all right -- but it wasn't the educational film their teacher had in mind.<br />
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Three eighth-graders have been expelled from Bay Minette Middle School in Bay Minette, after showing an X-rated film in class.<br />
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School d...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/31
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	Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:18:20
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	*YAWN* Your Outdoor Cats Are VERY Happy This Morning
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	since they spent their time from 5:00 am to 5:30 am F*CKING right outside my bedroom window :grr:<br />
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someone fire up the popper cause i'm too tired :popcorn:...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/matcom/30
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	Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:06:09
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