National Guard Leaving Ferguson, N.C. School Voucher Program Struck Down, Getting Pain Pills to Become Bigger Pain: P.M. Links

• Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has
  ordered the
  withdrawal of National Guard troops from Ferguson as protests
  have begun to subside.
• Britain’s Ministry of Defense estimates there are
  more British Muslims fighting on behalf of the Islamic State
  (ISIL) in Syria and Iraq than serving in their own forces, though
  it’s difficult to determine exact numbers.
• The whole “Fast and Furious” issue/scandal is not over, and
  we’re not just referring to the tragic, too-soon death of Paul
  Walker. A federal judge has
  ordered the Department of Justice to hand over some documents
  about the gunwalking scandal to Congress.
• Colorado voters will decide in November whether to
  require labels on foods with genetically modified
  ingredients.
• A judge has
  overturned North Carolina’s school voucher program as
  unconstitutional, forcing kids from poor families (but not rich
  ones, of course) to stay stuck in their terrible public
  schools.
• Vicodin and similar types of pain medications will be shifted
  from Schedule III to Schedule II in mid-October, making them
  
  harder for people to get from doctors and probably driving up
  their black market value, increasing the possibility of criminal
  behavior for addicts to get their hands on them. Thanks, war on
  drugs!

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