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Dec 19, 2013
The New York Times: Obama Is Urged to Sharply Curb N.S.A. Data Mining
I joined a drug ring when I was 17 years old and, for just over a year, sold crack and powder cocaine in Rockford, Ill. I was arrested when I was 19 years old.
I am...
By: Reynolds Wintersmith
I joined a drug ring when I was 17 years old and, for just over a year, sold crack and powder cocaine in Rockford, Ill. I was arrested when I was 19 years old.