Articles focusing on politics

Why Cops Shot The Capitol Driver Rather Than Shooting Her Tires

By: Erin Fuchs Article Reprint The news Thursday that police killed an apparently unarmed mother who rammed her car into a security barricade by the Capitol was  shocking to many people including her friends. That

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Legendary Vietnam Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap dies

By: MARGIE MASON and CHRIS BRUMMITT Article Reprint HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vo Nguyen Giap, the brilliant and ruthless self-taught general who drove the French out of Vietnam to free it from colonial rule and

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Former US Soldiers Charged In Elaborate Drug Cartel Assassination Plot

By: Chris Francescani Article Reprint NEW YORK (Reuters)  Two former U.S. soldiers have been extradited to New York to face charges of  plotting to murder a U.S. federal drug agent and informant as part of

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When High School Students Are Treated Like Prisoners

Advocates call for an end to the criminalization of students in New York and around the country By: Molly Knefel Article Reprint As students in New York City return to school for the fall, a

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Following court defeat, Beck rescinds automobile impound policy

By Joel Rubin Article Reprint Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck on Friday evening quietly rescinded the department’s car impound policy, a controversial set of rules Beck put in place last year to be more

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The Odd Story of the Law That Dictates How Government Shutdowns Work

A shutdown would end up costing more because of the price of restarting the government — and other strange facts about the late-1800s Antideficiency Act. By: Andrew Cohen Article Reprint If rogue Republicans do not

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No trips to Alcatraz but school lunch is still being served: How government shutdown would affect daily life as Senate prepares to vote tomorrow

Government edges ever closer to a  shutdown – the first in 17 years Social Security and Medicare benefits  would continue to be paid and children would still receive free school lunches By Associated Press Article

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Is Saddam Hussein’s fortune in a warehouse in Moscow? Mystery over £16.75bn piles of cash left at airport for six years

No recipient listed but sources say it  could belong to Saddam Hussein Other theories are that it belonged to  Colonel Gaddafi, a Mafia operation linked to the state, or corrupt  officials By Will Stewart Article

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