"guinea pig" in what was, back then, a new experiment: drug court. The judge gave her a choice: get clean in drug treatment or flunk out -- and die in prison. She made it. Now, she has a job counselling street prostitutes, pays taxes and tells anyone who will listen that Texas, too, has changed its ways. "What I like about this state and our government is they are willing to listen, look, study, learn and see results." Left, right and middle-of-the-road Texans are recommending that Canada do the same -- and the conservatives most of all. A Missouri man accused of plotting to shoot up a movie theatre during the new Twilight film was charged after his mother contacted police, telling them she worried her son had purchased weapons similar to those used during the fatal Colorado cinema shooting. more  Prime Minister Stephen Harper seemed to part ways slightly from Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, who said earlier this week that the federal budget won't be balanced by the government's 2015-16 goal. more  Defence Minister Peter MacKay speaks to CBC's chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge about Canada's military in a wide-ranging interview that looks at Arctic sovereignty, spending and the future of the Armed Forces in an ever-changing world. more  The National The House Blaney defends decision to halt vets privacy breach probe Nov. 16, 2012 11:50 PM This week on the House, Evan Solomon asks Canada's Minister of Veterans Affairs, Steven Blaney, why he shut down an investigation into the