All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Ombudsman John Walters will head a panel of three to receive oral and written submissions relating to racism and/or racial discrimination in Windhoek and four other towns in Namibia from 24 July.
The Wizard of Odds (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Terrific piece by John Walters of NBCSports.com questioning the role Notre Dame's Crewcut Charlie Weis may have played in Spygate, the New England Patriots' illegal videotaping of signals by opposing coaches. Weis, of course, was an assistant with the Patriots when much of the cheating was taking place, and he was directly linked to the scheme in May. Weis has addressed the matter only once and that...
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Though we’re not familiar with his work, here’s a strong piece from John Walters at NBC Sports, calling for Charlie Weis to comment on Spygate. We know, we know - Spygate is so last year, and yes, this story is more tired than Shaq’s lazy eye. Tuna Jr.’s only comments to date came 10 months ago: [...]
Conquest Chronicles (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Interesting article from NBC Sports' John Walters. The 52-year-old head coach has flatly refused to discuss Spygate since that first comment almost 10 months ago. In May, then Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White, who has since accepted the same position at Duke, told the Chicago Tribune, "It's just not a Notre Dame matter." It most certainly is, and White's exodus does not alter that. Character...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
John Walters was the most senior uniformed legal officer in the Royal Navy at a key period of change and was also the man who hatched the plan to requisition the Cunard liner QE2 in the Falklands conflict as part of STUFT (Ships Taken Up From Trade).
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
A new U.S. study finds that marijuana potency has increased in recent years. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy responds like Henny Penny claiming the sky is falling. : [Drug Czar John Walters] cited the risk of psychological, cognitive and respiratory problems, and the potential for users to become dependent on drugs such as cocaine and heroin. A more rational view: [More...]...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House drug czar John Walters urged the U.S. Congress on Tuesday not to "sabotage" relations with Mexico and pass a $1.4 billion anti-narcotics package to help crush drug cartels.
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Source: Reuters By Adriana Garcia WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - White House drug czar John Walters urged the U.S. Congress on Tuesday not to "sabotage" relations with Mexico and pass a $1.4 billion anti- ...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
May 28: John Walters talks to Yao Ming about the status of his foot injury and prospects for Team China at the Beijing Olympics. (NBC Sports)
BoRev.Net (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
> > Alvaro Uribe’s surprise plan to shuttle everybody who was going to testify him out of his country in the middle of the night called corrupt, “a mockery,” and “a blow against truth." > > > Drug Czar John Walters called it...
Furious Seasons (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
I suspect a few of you are aware that last Friday John Walters, America's Drug Czar, held a press conference and issued a report claiming that marijuana was leading to depression among teens. His office also once again floated its...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
ST. LOUIS | The effort to stop methamphetamine is working, but is far from over, Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Drug Czar John Walters said Wednesday during an international conference in St. Louis.
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
From the Unnecessary Epidemic, The Oregonian Tomorrow the United States Attorney General and United States Drug Czar will be hosting an important anti-meth conference in America’s heartland. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and John Walters, the U.S. Drug Czar, will host high-ranking officials from the world's largest producing and some of the principal consuming nations of methamphetamine [...]...
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Senior officials from Canada, China, Germany, India and Mexico will join their U.S. law-enforcement counterparts Wednesday during a "multi-lateral" conference to tackle the scourge of methamphetamine. Attorney General Michael Mukasey and drug czar John Walters will host the National Methamphetamine...
PoliBlog (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Via the BBC: Strong euro behind cocaine flows The euro’s strength against the dollar may explain a rise in the availability of cocaine in Europe and a decline in the US, a US anti-drugs official says. John Walters, director of US national drug control policy, said the amount of cocaine seized at the US south-western borders [...]
