By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
A conservative U.S. senator from Idaho who has said he doesn't drink because of his Mormon faith has been charged with drunken driving.
Some who lost their homes or businesses in Superstorm Sandy have turned to crowd-funding websites to elicit a faster response than they might get from the government or traditional charities.
Bethlehem Ayele figured she would quit selling cocaine at age 30, take her money and start a legitimate business. But her past caught up with her nearly five years ago when she was shot in her car at an intersection in Alexandria. The case remains unsolved.
"There was no refusal (to take blood alcohol tests), no accident, no injuries," Mr. Donaldson said. "Just a traffic stop that resulted in a DUI."
Mr. Donaldson said he didn't immediately know what Mr. Crapo's blood alcohol level was.
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