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Despite research debunking previous claims, razor found in Santa Fe candy

By | 11.02.11 | 11:17 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

Last week, a number of publications reported on research about “Halloween sadism”, the deliberate poisoning or tampering of candy in order to harm children. The research claims that the phenomenon appears to be non-existent, with most outlets calling it an urban myth.

But an incident in Santa Fe More…

At Least One Dude Is Still Going as Borat for Halloween

By | 10.31.08 | 5:45 pm

Straight to my inbox from the Pentagon. Yes, after 5 p.m. Yes, on a Friday. Yes, on Halloween.

Detainee Transfer Announced

The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of two detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. One detainee was transferred to Tajikistan and one to Kazakhstan. These detainees were determined

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Obama Pumpkins Promise Halloween for Hope

By | 10.10.08 | 11:35 am

Halloween falls just a few days before the “most important election of our lives,” as the saying goes, and some Obama supporters are hoping to turn the scary night into a mass mobilization event.