Cut-and-dry theft cases in North Dakota stalled by rules protecting food stamp recipientsBISMARCK, N.D. — John Schweitzer swiped his credit card, bagged his groceries and walked out of a Wal-Mart without his wallet. When he returned a moment later, it was gone. AP IMPACT: Mexico holds huge stash of seized weapons, but it makes tracing weapons painstakingMEXICO CITY — Deep inside a heavily guarded military warehouse, the evidence of Mexico’s war on drug cartels is stacked two stories high: tens of thousands of seized weapons, from handguns and rifles to AK-47s, some with gun sights carved into the shape of a rooster or a horse’s head. Judge wants prosecutor under investigation for Stevens case off corruption trialWASHINGTON — A federal judge wants to keep a prosecutor already under investigation for his role in the Ted Stevens case out of a separate congressional corruption trial. AP Source: Human resources told Freddie Mac official to take time off days before suicideVIENNA, Va. — Freddie Mac’s acting chief financial officer had met with the mortgage giant’s human resources office and had been making plans to take time off only a day before authorities found him dead in an apparent suicide, a person close to the company said Thursday. |