Morning Matters

• British police protest plan to arm officers with Tasers, arguing, “There is no doubt that in some circumstances Tasers are a very effective alternative to firearms or asps [metal batons] but their use must be tightly controlled and we have seen no case made out to extend their availability.”
• Texas officials are digging in with their plan to require some tech support experts to obtain a private investigator’s license. When this story first came out, some of these same officials pooh-poohed the scare stories as an overreaction. But then why refuse to clarify the ambiguous language that have critics concerned?
• Obama nominee for DHS chief has a history of embarrassing alliances with Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
• Obamanomics: Is this real change?

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