Must Reads: Misfiring Missy ‘The Missile’ Giove spared prison in pot bust; Vino’ a candidate for Kazakh parliament

Albany Times Union: Giove spared prison time

Former world mountain biking champ Missy “The Missile” Giove won’t serve any prison time after her 2009 arrest for helping transport hundreds of pounds of marijuana across the country. A U.S. District Court judge sentenced her to time served, six months of home detention and five years of supervised release.

Reuters: Vino’ among Kazakh parliamentary candidates

Pro cyclist Alexander Vinokourov is among several decorated athletes included in a list of 127 nominees presented by Kazakhstan’s ruling Nur Otan party going into a January election the dominant party seems certain to win.

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