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  • Steelers QB Roethlisberger Injured in Motorcycle Crash

    06/12/2006 10:49:06 AM PDT · by Birdstrike · 6 replies · 2,062+ views
    Fox News ^ | 12 June 2006 | AP
    PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was injured in a motorcycle crash Monday and taken to a hospital. "He was alert and conscious," per Allegheny County emergency service. In his second year in the NFL, Roethlisberger helped guide the Steelers to the Super Bowl championship last season. The 24-year-old Roethlisberger has said in the past that he prefers not to wear a helmet when riding his motorcycle. He has pointed out Pennsylvania's 35-year-old state law requiring helmets to be worn was amended to make helmets optional. In May 2005, Steelers coach Bill Cowher lectured Roethlisberger on the dangers of riding...
  • Mexico to decriminalize pot, cocaine and heroin

    04/28/2006 4:25:24 PM PDT · by Wiz · 10 replies · 275+ views
    Reuters via Yahoo! News ^ | 2006 Apr 28 | Noel Randewich
    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Possessing marijuana, cocaine and even heroin will no longer be a crime in Mexico if the drugs are carried in small amounts for personal use, under legislation passed by Congress. The measure given final passage by senators in a late night session on Thursday allows police to focus on their battle against major drug dealers, the government says, and President Vicente Fox is expected to sign it into law. "This law provides more judicial tools for authorities to fight crime," presidential spokesman Ruben Aguilar said on Friday. The measure was approved earlier by the lower house....