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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe focus group liked it by vote of 7-5 , so…
Hillary Clinton Backs Federal Probes of Ferguson, Staten Island Cases
By Richard Valdmanis, Reuters
05 December 14
otential Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she was pleased the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating the recent deaths of unarmed black men in incidents with police
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday the Department of Justice would launch a civil rights investigation into the chokehold death of Eric Garner in the New York City borough of Staten Island in July.
There is also a federal probe into the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, in August. Grand juries in both cases decided not to indict the officers involved, sparking protests.
"Our hearts are breaking, and we are asking ourselves: 'Arent these our sons, arent these our brothers?'" Clinton told the Massachusetts Conference for Women in Boston.
By Richard Valdmanis, Reuters
05 December 14
otential Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she was pleased the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating the recent deaths of unarmed black men in incidents with police
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday the Department of Justice would launch a civil rights investigation into the chokehold death of Eric Garner in the New York City borough of Staten Island in July.
There is also a federal probe into the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, in August. Grand juries in both cases decided not to indict the officers involved, sparking protests.
"Our hearts are breaking, and we are asking ourselves: 'Arent these our sons, arent these our brothers?'" Clinton told the Massachusetts Conference for Women in Boston.
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The focus group liked it by vote of 7-5 , so… (Original Post)
Jackpine Radical
Dec 2014
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bravenak
(34,648 posts)1. I see her weather vane is functioning.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)2. I understand it took quite a beating
while she was under fire in Elbonia or wherever.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)3. Such courage, My Lady has......
Always willing to put herself on the front line.