Experts dispute world conflict counts and risks
Washington AP report notes the National Defense Council Foundation lists 64 world hot spots, down from 71. the Center for Defense Information counts 27 active conflicts and 10 largely nonviolent but unsettled. The CIA tallied 28 conflicts in 1996, with ongoing updates.
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National Defense Council Foundation
Center For Defense Information
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Andy Messing Jr
Foundation
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Eugene Carroll
Center
U.S
Southern California named new money laundering capital
A law enforcement report declares Southern California the nations money collection center for narcotics profits. It states drug cash is routed to Mexico to hide its origin and then reinvested in the United States. The shift followed Florida crackdowns, with about 85 percent of LA Fed cash last year in $100 bills.
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Los Angeles
California
Miami
Ernest Cooper
Counties gear up for big Iowa license plate renewals
Linn and Black Hawk counties prepare for the January plate issue. Three hundred thousand plates stored, two extra workers each, and a potential $40,000 for mail processing. First Linn plate BPD 872 and Black Hawk plate ACQ 437. lines long as motorists seek lower numbers.
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Linn County
Motor Vehicle Department
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Freet
Black Hawk
Linn
Potbellied pigs case renews questions on local meat rules
Connie Binder defends processing meat in a city limit while Animal Control confiscates a dead pig and two live pigs amid an animal abuse charge. The case follows a prior drug raid involving Michael Binder and a seized monitor lizard later returned. Linda Davison notes potbellied pigs are sometimes eaten and remain popular in Chicago and the East Coast.
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