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Obama Spells Out Reforms Of Government Surveillance

  President Obama is outlining extensive reforms of the nation's surveillance efforts, including "greater transparency."  In a major speech at the Justice Department, the President defended U.S. i Read...

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Obama Calls For Calm Following Missouri Shooting

President Obama is calling for calm and healing in a St. Louis suburb rocked by the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer. Speaking after four nights of clashes between police...

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The Latest From Ferguson, Missouri

Attorney General Eric Holder's trip to Ferguson, Missouri, Wednesday brings the full weight of the U.S. government to its investigation of the police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown....

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Holder Gets Ready To Visit Ferguson

Attorney General Eric Holder is promising a thorough investigation into the fatal police shooting of a black 18-year-old. Holder travels to Ferguson, Missouri today to meet with authorities taking part...

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A-G Holder Says Ferguson Visit Constructive

Attorney General Eric Holder calls his trip to troubled Ferguson, Missouri "constructive." In a Justice Department news conference, Holder vowed that the investigation into the death of an unarmed...

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Michael Brown Remembered As A "Gentle Soul"

One of the mourners at today's funeral for Michael Brown says she went there to ``pray for the family and pray for peace.'' Angela Pierce, a black woman, says she hopes the funeral turns a page and...

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Holder Expected To Announce Retirement

Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce his retirement today. The nation's first black attorney general has been in office since early 2009. The 63-year old Holder has had a rocky...

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Holder: Changes Needed In Ferguson, Missouri PD

Attorney General Eric Holder says it's clear that there's a need for ``wholesale change'' in the Ferguson, Missouri, police department. The Justice Department is investigating the practices of the...

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Justice Department Monitors Elections In 18 States

The Justice Department is monitoring elections in 18 states today. Attorney General Eric Holder says federal officials will check on whether voters are treated differently based on race, color or...

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New Racial Profiling Guidelines To Be Announced

New racial profiling guidelines being announced by the Obama administration would exempt agents from the Homeland Security Department who do border checks and screen passengers at airports. But the...

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Worcester Woman Charged With lying To FBI In Child Sex Probe

The FBI has charged a Worcester woman with making false statements to authorities who were investigating her son's actions in connection with the daycare facility she operated out of her home.  Here is...

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No Federal Charges For George Zimmerman

George Zimmerman reportedly will not face federal charges for killing 17-year-old black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012. ABC News says that's the announcement coming soon from the U.S. Department of...

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Shooting Suspect Held On $1 Million Bond

Bond is set at one-million dollars for one of the charges against the man accused of killing nine people at a church in South Carolina this week. It was set at Dylann Roof's first court appearance in...

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Hillary Clinton To Turn Over Email Server

Hillary Clinton will be turning over her personal email server to federal investigators. A spokesperson for the former Secretary of State announced today that Clinton will hand over the server and...

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New Report On Ferguson Offers Lessons On Protests

Washington (AP) - A Justice Department report says the police response to unrest in Ferguson, Missouri last summer offers lessons in how not to handle mass demonstrations. The report warns that such...

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Clinton To Give Up Server

Hillary Clinton will be turning over her personal email server to federal investigators. A spokesperson for the former Secretary of State announced today that Clinton will hand over the server and...

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New Report On Ferguson

Washington (AP) - A Justice Department report says the police response to unrest in Ferguson, Missouri last summer offers lessons in how not to handle mass demonstrations. The report warns that such...

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Mayor Correia Is Innocent Until Proven Guilty [OPINION]

The federal indictment of Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II casts the young man in a poor light, to say the least. But that is what a prosecutor always does. Continue reading…

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State Rep. Chris Markey Makes Sense with Marijuana Bill [OPINION]

The fallout from the Fall River marijuana-related political corruption bust of Mayor Correia continues. Rep. Markey is defending the taxpayers with his bill. Continue reading…

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Judges Should Care About Election Results [OPINION]

The city of Fall River has had too many mayors and even more chaos than any municipality should endure. But a judge won't help the situation. Continue reading…

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