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Sarah Palin Seeks Additional Protection From Stalkers

Former political figure and current professional celebrity Sarah Palin is asking an Alaska judge to extend the restraining orders against her two stalkers. Shawn and Craig Christy, a father and son from Pennsylvania, were jailed in Alaska back in August for threatening to kill Sarah, her family and friends. Sarah Palin had obtained restraining orders against the men, but they will expire in November. Thus her formal request to extend the order into 2012. For now, she has nothing to worry about. Craig and Shawn Christy are still awaiting trial and will remain behind bars until a court date is scheduled. If Sarah’s request is granted, the men will be barred from having any contact with her or any family members in the event that they are released. A judge is expected to rule on the request by Palin, who recently announced she will not run for president in 2012, in the next few weeks sometime. Note to the Christys and other creeps: If you want Sarah and Bristol Palin to go away forever, just quit paying attention to them. Nobody’s gotta die here.

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Craigslist killer dead

Philip Markoff(Craigslist killer), 24, was pronounced dead at 10:17 a.m. by Boston Emergency Medical Services, said Steven Thompkins, chief of external affairs for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s office in Boston. Accused “Craigslist killer” Philip Markoff — who was awaiting trial on charges that he killed a New York masseuse in a hotel room — committed suicide this morning in a Boston jail, officials said. “Markoff was alone in his cell, and all evidence collected thus far indicates that he took

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Megan McAllister and Philip Markoff

Philip Markoff was engaged at the time of his arrest. His fiancee, Megan McAllister, ended the relationship with Markoff after visiting him in jail, and their wedding, scheduled for Aug. 14, 2009, was subsequently canceled. Megan McAllister is the fiancee of Philip Markoff, the suspected “Craigslist Killer.” She has written in defense of her fiance, saying that he is #39;an intelligent man who is just trying to live his life. A former medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met thr

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Medical Marijuana Patient Faces Life in Prison for a Half Ounce in Texas

Texas does not have a medical marijuana law, and its authorities do not recognize having a recommendation from another state as a defense against prosecution. Diaz has attracted supporters both inside Texas and nationally. The Texas Coalition for Compassionate Care and a group called I Am Sovereign are publicizing the case and pressuring Brown County officialdom. And the asthmatic Diaz sits in jail in Central Texas awaiting trial, without his medicine. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/aug/11/medical_marijuana_patient_faces added by: JackHerer