By Josh McGhee Article Reprint STREETERVILLE — Police Supt. Garry McCarthy on Monday blasted the idea of reaching outside the Chicago Police Department to curb violence on the city’s streets. The idea resurfaced after Gov.
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Hillary Clinton ‘Pragmatic and Realistic’ on Presidential Run
Hillary Clinton wrestles with the decision to run for President and is not in a hurry to announce her plans anytime soon, according to an interview in “New York” magazine By Andy Meek Article Reprint
Read moreObama Says Fight for Gun Laws ‘Ought to Obsess Us’
By: Nedra Pickler Article Reprint WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama on Sunday memorialized the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting by calling for a transformation in the nation’s gun laws to address an epidemic
Read moreHouse Passes Food Stamp Bill That Cuts $4B, Allows New Work Requirements
By Associated Press Article Reprint WASHINGTON — Farm-state lawmakers hoping for passage of a farm bill by the end of the year will have to bridge a deep divide between the House and the Senate
Read moreCNN: Some of The Kenya Mall Attackers Are From U.S.
By:Oliver Darcy Article Reprint At least three of the attackers responsible for a reign of terror on an upscale Kenyan mall, killing at least 68, are from the United States, CNN reports. CNN’s Sara Pratley,
Read moreKenyan Shopping Mall Attack by Al-Shabaab Leaves 59 Dead
By Eric Ombok & Sarah McGregor Article Reprint Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen held an unknown number of people hostage at an upscale mall in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, following an attack yesterday in which at least 59
Read moreCalifornia Inmates Receive Permission to “Marry” Each Other?
by Barry Burch Jr. Article Reprint The U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the court order of a lower court, blocking California’s Proposition 8 ban on gay “marriage,” has inevitably resulted in gay people wanting
Read moreWhy African Americans Fail in Identity-Based Politics
by Reshard J. Alexander Article Reprint The twisted history of American politics and the African-American community is one that has often been submerged solely in the thought that the color of our skin binds us
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