Web Extra: Read an Excerpt of Mark Mazzetti's 'the Way of the Knife'

Web Extra: Read an Excerpt of Mark Mazzetti's 'The Way of the Knife'
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As Senator Church wrote in his committee's final report, “once the capability for covert activity is established, the pressures brought to bear on the President to use it are immense.” Church questioned whether America even needed the CIA at all … Read more on ABC News (blog)

Alessandro Taloni Ran A Mafia Cocaine Ring Through Beverly Hills?
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A mob-connected drug trafficker was living right under our noses in Beverly Hills, helping to stash kilos of cocaine, make deals with the Sinaloa drug cartel and move millions of dollars worth of drugs for the Rizzuto organized crime family of La Cosa … Read more on Huffington Post

Diet soda habit as bad for teeth as meth addiction
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The older man reported an 18-year history of crack abuse. The woman said … said in a statement. "To single out diet soda consumption as the unique factor in her tooth decay and erosion — and to compare it to that from illicit drug use — is … Read more on Hawaii News Now