Drug war praise from Clinton adviser hits Juarez cartel
Gen Barry McCaffrey in Mexico City for a U S and Mexico drug strategy meeting credited Mexican law enforcement with pressuring traffickers and helping bring down Amado Carrillo Fuentes the Juarez cartel leader who died last July. He said authorities fractured the cartel though it remains incoherent and noted a year end arrest of a top leader from an American trafficking organization that supplies most U S methamphetamine.
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Israel shoots Palestinian driver in Jerusalem checkpoint
Police say Mohammed Salaimi, 25, drove through two checkpoints after being warned to stop. They pursued the van and opened fire when it rammed vehicles, saying they aimed at the wheels. Justice Ministry launches an investigation as protests erupt in Arab neighborhoods. Belief: high alert across Jerusalem after the shooting.
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New look for the twenty dollar bill to deter counterfeiting
The Treasury announces a redesigned twenty with an enlarged portrait of Andrew Jackson and new anti counterfeit features. Secretary Rubin and Fed Chair Greenspan will unveil the design on May 20, with the notes not hitting ATMs until fall. A public education push will urge scrutiny of received bills.
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Judges and stock conflicts in federal cases
ANSAS CITY, Mo. Many federal judges repeatedly preside over cases involving companies in which they own stock despite laws that prohibit it. The Kansas City Star identified 57 actions where a judge had an interest in a litigant while issuing orders. Ethics expert Jeffrey Shaman called it a clear violation, though no personal benefit or influence on rulings was found.
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