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The Interior Department agency that collects oil and gas royalties has been caught up in a broad ethics scandal.

Episodes concerning busing, criminal sentencing and the confirmation of Justice Clarence Thomas show how treacherous issues of race remain.

The White House’s proposal to suspend Bolivia’s trade benefits altogether is self-defeating.

Mexico’s powerful drug cartels are buying cocaine directly from Colombia’s main rebel group, FARC, a senior Colombian defense official said.

To learn more about the biochemistry of addiction, scientists are giving bees cocaine and have found the insects react much like humans do.

About 11 percent of the 4 million babies born in the U.S. each year have been exposed to alcohol or illicit drugs in the womb, according to a June 2006 report by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. If removed from the home by child protection, these children tend to remain in foster care longer, and chances are very low that they will be reunited with their parents.

Dr. Donald Landry, chairman of medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, was honored with the Presidential Citizens Medal in recognition of his contributions to expanding human knowledge and improving patient treatment.

Drug use, including heroin abuse, is on the rise in Beloit, according to Beloit Police Capt. Bill Tyler. “Anytime the economy takes a downturn, those who are most vulnerable become more vulnerable,” Tyler said.

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