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Sudeste AsiÃ¡tico: Suprema Corte das Filipinas sustenta exames toxicolÃ³gicos para estudantes, trabalhadores, mas nÃ£o candidatos polÃticos ou rÃ©us criminais
AmÃ©rica Latina: Ministro do Interior mexicano e alto funcionÃ¡rio antidroga morrem em acidente de aviÃ£o misterioso
AmÃ©rica Latina: Plano ColÃ´mbia nÃ£o deu certo, diz relatÃ³rio do GAO
ConferÃªncia: Students for Sensible Drug Policy, College Park, Maryland (DC), 21 a 23 de novembro
Maconha medicinal: Novos limites de quantidade do Estado de Washington jÃ¡ estÃ£o em vigor
ONDCP: Quem serÃ¡ o prÃ³ximo secretÃ¡rio antidroga? William Bratton nÃ£o
PolÃcia: As estÃ³rias de policiais corruptos desta semana
Feature: Looking Forward -- The Prospects for Drug Reform in Obama's Washington

After eight years of Republican rule and the Bush presidency, drug policy and related reformers are ready for change. They have some concrete ideas, too. Here's a look at them and the prospects for change in Washington.
Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Crooked policing sparks lawsuits in Oakland and New Haven, another jail guard goes down, so does a Border Patrol inspector, a Louisiana narc gets busted for burglary, and an Illinois cop gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
Feature: Looking Forward -- Who Should Be the Next Drug Czar?

With the Bush administration preparing to leave town, so is drug czar John Walters. Now the question is who will replace him... and should he be replaced at all?

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