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Cops: New York dealers sold heroin branded with president’s name
JANUARY 23—Add heroin to the scores of products that have been branded with President Barack Obama’s name. Cops in upstate New York this week broke up a drug ring that allegedly sold heroin under several brand names, including “Obama.” As seen in Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office photos, the president’s surname was stamped in red ink on small glassine wrappers that were peddled by street dealers. Investigators arrested five suspects for their alleged roles in the narcotics distribution activity. The branding of illicit drugs is a favorite of pushers, who have previously sold bin Laden heroin, Harry Potter Ecstasy, bricks of Teletubbies cocaine, and green-tinted crack in recognition of St. Patrick’s Day. (2 pages)
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0123091obama1.html
Obama reverses Bush abortion-funds policy
By MATTHEW LEE and LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writers Matthew Lee And Liz Sidoti, Associated Press Writers 2 hrs 28 mins ago
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Friday struck down the Bush administration's ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information an inflammatory policy that has bounced in and out of law for the past quarter-century.