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With Budget Deal on Table, Obama Slams Republicans

Less than 24 hours after agreeing to a two-year budget deal with the Republican Congress, President Barack Obama slammed Republicans for budget cuts, telling police chiefs in Chicago that they had tried to cut funding for police.

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Number of African-American Cops Slowly Dwindling in Philadephia

For several years, the number of new African-American recruits joining the Philadelphia Police Department has been declining, and now some blacks in Philly, who have recently tried and failed to join the department, are starting to wonder if the city is purposefully denying blacks entry to the department.