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1. DRCNet Video Review: "BUSTED: The Citizens' Guide to Surviving Police Encounters"
2. BUSTED: Special Video Offer for DRCNet Members
3. Pain Doctor Acquitted in Virginia -- Feds Fail to Win Single Count
4. Drug Policy Alliance National Conference Underway in New Jersey -- State Ripped for Leading Nation in Drug-Incarceration Rate
5. Newsbrief: NJ Supreme Court Just Says No to Vehicle Searches Where a Former Passenger Had Drugs
6. Newsbrief: A Friend of Reform Forced Out -- Detroit Police Chief Jerry Oliver Resigns
7. Newsbrief: China Bans Song for Opium Lyrics
8. Newsbrief: California Woman Gets Life for Meth Baby Death
9. Newsbrief: Amnesty International Calls on Thai Government to Name Those Killed in Drug War
10. This Week in History
11. DRCNet Temporarily Suspending Our Web-Based Write-to-Congress Service Due to Funding Shortfalls -- Your Help Can Bring It Back -- Keep Contacting Congress in the Meantime
12. Perry Fund Accepting Applications for 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 School Years, Providing Scholarships for Students Losing Aid Because of Drug Convictions
13. The Reformer's Calendar

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