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	<description>We are a network of pain patients, family members of people in pain, physicians, attorneys, and activists who are working toward a day when people in pain will be afforded the simple dignity and compassion due all ill Americans.</description>
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		<title>Kansas doctor accused of running `pill mill&#8217; out on bond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 25, 2008
By: Roxana Hegeman
The Associated Press
 HAYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) -- Upon arriving home Friday from jail, Dr. Stephen Schneider petted the barking dogs who greeted him in his yard. He hugged his two teenage daughters. And he vowed to prove his innocence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/kansas-doctor-accused-of-running-pill-mill-out-on-bond.php</link>
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		<title>Schneider says case got out of hand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 25, 2008
By: Ron Sylvester
The Wichita Eagle (KS)
Stephen Schneider said if the Kansas Board of Healing Arts had conducted its investigation into his Haysville medical clinic swiftly, he might not be facing federal criminal charges [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/schneider-says-case-got-out-of-hand.php</link>
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		<title>Dr. Schneider Released From Jail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 25, 2008
Author Unknown
KAKE.com (KS)
Indicted Dr. Stephen Schneider is at home for the first time in months today [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/dr-schneider-released-from-jail.php</link>
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		<title>Gateway&#8217; to Washington</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 23, 2008By: Jacob SullumThe New York Times
Smoking marijuana isn&#39;t a harbinger of ruinBy Jacob Sullum
According to the federal government&#39;s survey data, at least half of American adults born after Word War II have tried marijuana. Because people may not be completely candid about illegal behavior even in a confidential survey, the true percentage is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/gateway-to-washington.php</link>
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		<title>Guilty Before Proven Innocent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 1, 2008
By: Radley Balko
Reason Magazine
How police harassment, jailhouse snitches, and a runaway war on drugs imprisoned an innocent family

Ann Colomb scoops a plastic cup of corn from a white pail in her backyard and pours it onto the sod at her feet. A few dozen scraggly chickens scatter as the corn hits the ground, then gather back into a flock to peck up the kernels [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/guilty-before-proven-innocent.php</link>
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		<title>Feds seek Schneider settlements&#8217; details</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 19, 2008
By: Ron Sylvester
The Wichita Eagle
Stephen Schneider's lawyer is trying to stop a subpoena from federal prosecutors to obtain confidential settlements in medical malpractice cases against the indicted Haysville doctor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/feds-seek-schneider-settlements-details.php</link>
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		<title>Doctor seeks to quash subpoenas on malpractice settlements</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 18, 2008
By: Roxana Hegeman
The Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. — Federal prosecutors have essentially "deputized attorneys" in their efforts to use confidential malpractice settlements to prosecute a Kansas physician accused of illegally prescribing medication, defense attorneys said in documents filed Friday [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/doctor-seeks-to-quash-subpoenas-on-malpractice-settlements.php</link>
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		<title>Doctor fights prosecutors&#8217; efforts to gag him, supporters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 17, 2008
By: Roxana Hegeman
The Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. — An embattled Kansas physician charged with running a "pill mill" that led to 56 deaths told a federal judge in court papers Thursday that he and his wife were not afraid of the truth and are opposed to the government's request for a gag order in their case [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/doctor-fights-prosecutors-efforts-to-gag-him-supporters.php</link>
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		<title>Supreme Court to hear Los Angeles County district attorney immunity case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 15, 2008
By: David G. Savage
The LA Times
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Monday it would take up a Los Angeles case to decide whether a chief prosecutor can be held liable for a man's wrongful conviction of murder [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/supreme-court-to-hear-los-angeles-county-district-attorney-immunity-case.php</link>
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		<title>Both Sides Now—and We Hate That</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 14, 2008
By: Jacob Sullum
Reason.com
Over at The Huffington Post, reason contributor Maia Szalavitz notes that Kansas physician Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda, who are accused of drug trafficking through improper painkiller prescriptions, have managed to get their side of the story out with the help of the Pain Relief Network [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/both-sides-now%e2%80%94and-we-hate-that.php</link>
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		<title>Of Witches and the Wait for Justice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 13, 2008
By: Maura J. Casey
The New York Times (NY)
In 1662, the colonists of Hartford accused 39-year-old Mary Sanford of witchcraft. Based on evidence — drinking wine and dancing around a bonfire — the court pronounced her guilty “for not having the feare of God before thyne eyes.” Sanford was hanged, leaving behind five children and a shaken husband who was later acquitted of similar charges [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/of-witches-and-the-wait-for-justice.php</link>
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		<title>The Arrogance of Power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 7, 2008
By: Tom Lynch
Cato
Federal prosecutor wants a federal judge to order citizens to stop talking to the media about a case.  In extraordinary circumstances, a judge can order the attorneys in a particular case to stop talking to the media [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/the-arrogance-of-power.php</link>
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		<title>Feds Request Gag Order in &#8216;pill mill&#8217; Prosecution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 5, 2008
Author Unknown
The Associated Press
WICHITA — Federal prosecutors asked a federal judge Friday to issue a gag order to silence a Haysville physician and his wife indicted for operating a "pill mill" linked to at least 56 overdose deaths [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/feds-request-gag-order-in-pill-mill-prosecution.php</link>
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		<title>Letters: It&#8217;s about the pain crisis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 4, 2008
By: Siobhan Reynolds
PRN
On March 28th, this paper published an article in which the writer convicted Dr. Schneider and his wife prior to trial, condemned the Kansas Board of Healing Arts as negligent for failing to stop the Schneiders, and characterized myself and my organization, Pain Relief Network, as advocating public suicide by patients who have been victimized by the US Government's heavy-handed attack on the Schneider clinic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/letters-its-about-the-pain-crisis.php</link>
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		<title>Kansas AG enters fray in doctor&#8217;s federal case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 25, 2008
Author Unknown
Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Attorney General's Office says it's monitoring actions by the head of an advocacy group for chronic-pain patients [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/kansas-ag-enters-fray-in-doctors-federal-case.php</link>
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		<title>Kansas AG Keeps Eye on PRN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 25, 2008
By: Roxana Hegeman
The Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas attorney general’s office is monitoring actions by the president of the Pain Relief Network to see if she is illegally practicing law as her patient advocacy group backs a Haysville physician indicted for operating a “pill mill” linked to at least 56 overdose deaths [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/kansas-ag-keeps-eye-on-prn.php</link>
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		<title>Schneider Patients Claim Gov&#8217;t Harassment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 21, 2008
Deborah Farris
KAKE Chanel 10 News
Former patients of a federally indicted Haysville doctor say they are being intimidated by the federal government.
Stephen and Linda Schneider, of Haysville, are behind bars facing federal charges of over-prescribing narcotic pain medications. The US Attorney is linking the couple to the overdose deaths of 56 patients [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/schneider-patients-claim-govt-harassment.php</link>
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		<title>GROUPS ACROSS POLITICAL SPECTRUM URGE CONGRESS TO INCLUDE FEDERAL SCIENTISTS IN PENDING WHISTLEBLOWER BILL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 18, 2008PRN&#160;March 18, 2008
United States Senate Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator:
In the next few weeks, House and Senate negotiators are working to reconcile bills to enhance whistleblower protections for federal employees. Your leadership on this issue will help to ensure that the final version of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act contains specific protections for federal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/groups-across-political-spectrum-urge-congress-to-include-federal-scientists-in-pending-whistleblower-bill.php</link>
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		<title>Nonprofit accused of exploiting Schneiders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 8,2008
By: Ron Sylvester
The Wichita Eagle
A federal prosecutor claimed Friday that the nonprofit Pain Relief Network has exploited criminal charges against a local doctor and his wife for its own benefit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/nonprofit-accused-of-exploiting-schneiders.php</link>
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		<title>Jamaica: Government Considering Marijuana Legalization, Official Says</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 7,2008Author UnknownStop the drug war.org
The Jamaican government is considering whether to legalize or decriminalize marijuana as part of possible changes to the island nation&#39;s drug laws, an official told the Associated Press last Friday. The herb is revered by Jamaica&#39;s Rastafarians and widely consumed, grown, and trafficked in the Caribbean nation.
A seven-member government commission [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/main/prn/jamaica-government-considering-marijuana-legalization-official-says.php</link>
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