Spokesperson for the DEA
Spokesperson for the DEA
PROFILE
Jeffrey Scott
Guest
FROM Jeffrey Scott
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High Tech Chemistry and the War on Drugs Synthetic drugs providing cheap highs that appear to be legal are being sold over the counter all over the country—and on the Internet. What are they? Also, India was again, struck by a massive power outage. On Reporter's Notebook, the Democratic Convention has unanimously voted to make same-sex marriage part of the platform.
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Synthetic Drugs from Bath Salts to Spice Last week, the Drug Enforcement Agency arrested 90 people in 31 states and seized millions of packets of powder with names like “Spice” and “Ivory Wave.” Some even had labels reading, “Unfit for Human Consumption.” What were they? Synthetic chemicals that mimic marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine. But that’s not all they do. Poison centers around the country report violent reactions that last for weeks from drugs that have never been medically tested. Picked up along with the synthetic chemicals was 36 million dollars in cash.
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Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.
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White House budget proposal slashes and burns President Trump's first budget request is considered dead on arrival in Congress — a familiar development in Capitol Hill. We hear what it reveals about the priorities of the new administration. What's likely to die… and what might survive?
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Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.
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Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.