First officer to be tried in Gray case plans to testify
Porter is one of six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray
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State Department Official Defending America’s Refugee Resettlement Program
WASHINGTON (AP) - A State Department official is defending America's refugee resettlement program - hours before a House vote on legislation that would raise new hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees entering the United States. Assistant Secretary of State Anne Richard tells a House Judiciary Committee panel that refugees face intensive screening by several federal…
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Seattle gives cash to turn average Joe into political player
SEATTLE (AP) - Many voters don't have the money to donate to political candidates or don't care enough to bother. But what if the government gave them $100 to dole out as they saw fit? That's the experiment underway in Seattle after voters adopted the nation's first voucher system for campaign contributions. The idea is…
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Bush calls for US ground forces to fight Islamic State
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says the United States must commit U.S. ground forces to the Middle East to fight the Islamic State. In a speech in South Carolina, Bush says "air power is essential" but cannot by itself rid Syria and Iraq of the extremist Islamic group. He says: "The…
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