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McCaskill Announces Hearing on Police Militarization

McCaskill Announces Hearing on Police Militarization

Concerns about the militarization of police — highlighted this month during protestor clashes with police in Ferguson, Mo. following the shooting death of Michael Brown — will be a topic of debate in Washington when lawmakers return in September.  Missouri

Alveda King: You Need Peace, then Justice

Alveda King: You Need Peace, then Justice

Activist and niece of Martin Luther King Jr., Alveda King, argued that even though “there is still racism alive in America,” “you got to have peace, and then you can go after justice” on Thursday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News

Gov. Nixon taking National Guard out of Ferguson

Gov. Nixon taking National Guard out of Ferguson

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin withdrawing from Ferguson, where nightly scenes of unrest have erupted since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old nearly two weeks

O'Reilly Cuts Vacation Short to Blast Al Sharpton

O'Reilly Cuts Vacation Short to Blast Al Sharpton

— Politico: “I came back from vacation because I am furious, furious, about how the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown is being reported and how various people are reacting to it,” [Bill] O’Reilly said on his show “The O’Reilly

Salon Calls Kevin Sorbo's Anti-Looting Post 'Racist'

Salon Calls Kevin Sorbo's Anti-Looting Post 'Racist'

Did you know harshly criticizing the looters who are ransacking the businesses of innocent, hard-working Ferguson, MO residents is both “racist” and “insane?” So says Salon.com, dealing the race card against conservative actor Kevin Sorbo for daring to call out

Brown Family's Autopsy Expert Has Questionable Credentials

Brown Family's Autopsy Expert Has Questionable Credentials

The credentials of a Kansas City based forensic expert hired by the Brown family to provide autopsy services for their son, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, are being questioned by other licensed forensic experts.  Shawn Parcells, who owns National Forensic Autopsy and

Eric Holder Making Ferguson About Race

“I understand the mistrust… I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man.”-AG Eric Holder  Seems like Holder has joined the ranks of Sharpton and Jackson, in trying to make the unfortunate shooting

Holder: I Personally Understand 'Mistrust' of Law Enforcement

Holder: I Personally Understand 'Mistrust' of Law Enforcement

Thursday, Attorney General Holder spoke about the “mistrust and mutual suspicion” that the Michael Brown Shooting has uncovered.  “I wanted the people of Ferguson to know that I personally understood that mistrust,” Holder said. Wednesday the Attorney General met with

Eric Holder: DOJ Stands with People of Ferguson

Eric Holder: DOJ Stands with People of Ferguson

On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a news conference in Washington that he and the Department of Justice stand with the people of Ferguson. He added, “I went to Ferguson to provide reassurance; in fact they gave me

3 Ferguson Area Schools Practice at Rams Facility

3 Ferguson Area Schools Practice at Rams Facility

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Courtland Griffin has attempted to keep the lives of his McCluer North football players as normal as possible despite the upheaval in their community: Ferguson, Missouri. North is one of three high schools in the Ferguson-Florissant

Report: Pro-Darren Wilson Protesters Attacked in Ferguson

Report: Pro-Darren Wilson Protesters Attacked in Ferguson

Fox News Correspondent Mike Tobin said that supporters of Officer Darren Wilson had bottles thrown at them during protests in Ferguson on Wednesday night.   “A couple of supporters of Officer Williams show[ed] up here, here on West Florissant Avenue. Not