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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (246256)	3/3/2014 12:09:40 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 542904

PHOTOS: Hundreds Arrested In Protest Of Keystone XL Pipeline Youth activists held a rally on Sunday outside of the White House demanding President Obama stop construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry tar sands south across the country from Alberta, Canada to Texas. About 1,000 were expect to turn out for the protest, many of them university students. An estimated 300 people locked themselves to the White House fence before being arrested by security. The protest comes just days after a report from the State Department’s Inspector General found that there was no conflict of interest in the fact that the contractor hired to write a Environmental Impact Statement on the pipeline also worked for major oil companies involved in its construction. Here’s a look at some photos from the protest: thinkprogress.org

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (246256)	3/3/2014 12:12:51 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542904

I agree.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (246256)	3/3/2014 1:19:44 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542904

California Gov: Legalize Pot, Stoners Will Be Our Downfall JERRY BROWN SAYS WE WON'T BE 'ALERT' ENOUGH By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff newser.com Posted Mar 3, 2014 10:39 AM CST (NEWSER) – Jerry Brown thinks legalizing marijuana would put California and the rest of America at a competitive disadvantage, because we'd have too many stoners. Toward the end of a brief Meet the Press interview yesterday, the California governor was asked about Colorado and Washington's legalization moves. It was just one quick part of the interview, but it's drawn attention from everyone from the AP to the LA Times: "A certain amount is OK, but there is a tendency to go to the extremes. And all of a sudden if there's advertising and legitimacy, how many people can get stoned and still have a great state or a great nation? World's pretty dangerous, very competitive. I think we need to stay alert, if not 24 hours a day, more than some of the potheads might be able to put together." Host David Gregory chuckled. "I know a great soundbite when I hear one, and I think I just heard one," he said. And Brown might know what he's talking about; Gawker points out that in the '90s he was accused of hosting parties at which marijuana and cocaine were used "in large quantities."