Court reverses conviction in online rant against Obama

07/19/11 A Southern California man's racist post in 2008 suggesting that the then-presidential candidate should be shot is lawful online speech, not a crime, according to a divided federal appeals court. A Southern California man who posted an online racist rant that suggested Barack Obama should be shot during the 2008 presidential campaign was engaged in constitutionally protected free speech and ...

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Local GOP lawmakers rake in tobacco cash

07/19/11 San Diego County Republican lawmakers reaped a trove of campaign contributions from the tobacco industry during the last election cycle, according to a study released Tuesday by the American Lung Association in California.

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Record marijuana seizure reported in Calif.

07/18/11 Nearly 68,500 pot plants valued at $205.46 million were eradicated after the discovery last week in the rugged mountains north of Ojai in Southern California, according to a sheriff's statement. No suspects were arrested.

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