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Communism, Crime, and the Republican Eclipse
Reason
Communism and crime were potent issues that worked for the GOP because they elicited well-grounded anxieties and seemed susceptible to tough-minded solutions. But the Soviet Union is defunct, and Vladimir Putin is mainly a nuisance. The long twilight ...

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Despite sucking up a sum of money that could have rebuilt crumbling infrastructure from coast to coast, this new agency and the very concept of "homeland security" have largely flown beneath the media radar -- with disastrous results. Mattea Kramer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mattea-kramer/

Chicago Crime Overnight Report
Chicago Tribune
A wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. • Two Chicago police officers were injured when their SUV collided with a car they had been pursuing in Englewood on the South Side, police said. The SUV and the four-door sedan came to rest ...

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Transparency International (press release) (blog)
Filling the gap in defence training on anti-corruption
Transparency International (press release) (blog)
Anti-corruption training is not adequately addressed in the majority of countries surveyed in TI-DSP's Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index. TI-DSP has been addressing this gap through Building Integrity courses which have been delivered to over ...

A Santa Barbara anchorwoman reported missing Wednesday morning is back home, but her relatives and law enforcement officials won't explain what happened. The county sheriff... Michael McLaughlin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

New York Daily News
Cop killer Lamont Pride faces sentencing for 2011 murder of NYPD officer Peter ...
New York Daily News
The convicted killer of Officer Peter Figoski, who dodged a conviction for first-degree murder, will be sentenced Thursday afternoon. RELATED: NO HEALING FOR MOURNING FIGOSKI MOTHER. Lamont Pride, 28, was convicted Feb. 11 of felony murder for ...
Sentencing day arrives for Lamont Pride in murder of NYPD Detective Peter ...News 12 Bronx (registration)

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Boston Globe
New details emerge in Conn. murder-suicide
Providence Eyewitness News
PRESTON, Conn. (WPRI) -- Just days after an amber alert in Connecticut ended in tragedy, new details have emerged about the family's violent past. It has been discovered that Debra Denison -- who allegedly murdered her two grandsons and then ...
Grandma's murder of kids a mysteryCt Post
Connecticut woman, 2 grandsons dead in apparent murder-suicideLos Angeles Times
Double Murder-Suicide Again Brings Mental Health Issues to the ForefrontPatch.com
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Some dastardly criminals out there must really, really like Thin Mints. Thieves recently lifted $19,000 worth of Girl Scout cookies from a South Carolina warehouse, 6 News reports, and they apparently had very particular taste, taking only Thin Mints and Shortbreads. The warehouse owner explained to the Spartanburg Herald-Journal...

Mlive Kalamazoo
U.S. Attorney vows teamwork in fighting violent crime
Battle Creek Enquirer
“We want to let the public know our office is committed to working on a task force basis and proactive basis with local state and federal law enforcement working together to address violent crime and gang activity in our neighborhoods in our larger ...
Police agencies in Southwest Michigan credit cooperation in reducing violent ...Mlive Kalamazoo

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Ammar Harris, Las Vegas Triple Murder Suspect, Brags On YouTube (VIDEO ...
Huffington Post
LAS VEGAS — A week after a shooting and spectacular fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip, police said Thursday they have found and talked with all three women who were in an SUV with driver and accused shooter Ammar Harris. Harris, 26, a felon and ...

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Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooting Suspect, Wants Murder Trial Moved Off Texas ...
Huffington Post
FORT HOOD, Texas -- The Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage wants his upcoming murder trial moved off the Texas Army post. Maj. Nidal Hasan's attorneys also are expected Thursday to discuss their request for changes in ...

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Yahoo! News (blog)
Tunisian president testifies in probe of politician's murder
Yahoo! News (blog)
REUTERS/Jean-Marc Loos. TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki testified on Thursday before a judge probing the murder of opposition leader Chokri Belaid, as police narrowed their hunt for his killer to an area near the border with Algeria.
Tunisian president testifies in Belaid murder probeFRANCE 24

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Australian police today announced their largest ever seizure of methamphetamine, which was smuggled into Sydney hidden in shipments of chemicals from China. The 1,290 pounds of the drug would have sold for $448 million, according to an official. That's almost double the previous record haul, 675 pounds seized in...

So, to get Lindsay Lohan out of trouble this time, her lawyer is suggesting she do community service in the form of motivational speaking at... Carol Hartsell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-hartsell/

Looks like more bad press for Apple. A Staten Island, N.Y. firefighter was arrested for allegedly striking his wife in the head with an iPad,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

NBC Chicago
Hate crime case ends with probation, essay
Chicago Tribune
Matthew Herrmann, 19, and his mother, Cindy, leave the Leighton Criminal Court Building after sentencing hearing today. Herrmann was sentenced to two years of probation. Herrmann, of Alsip, was charged with committing a hate crime against a black teen.
Teen Gets Probation, Essay Assignment in Hate Crime AttackNBC Chicago

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(DETROIT) -- A tax preparer from Detroit is facing charges for allegedly preparing false tax returns. The Justice Department issued a release on Wednesday stating... ABC News Radio http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sands/

An Indonesian woman drowned her nine-year-old son in the bath, claiming she was worried that his "small penis" would affect his prospects for the future,... Agence France Presse http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carlo-davis/

FRANCE 24
Tunisian president testifies in probe of politician's murder
Reuters
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki testified on Thursday before a judge probing the murder of opposition leader Chokri Belaid, as police narrowed their hunt for his killer to an area near the border with Algeria. The shooting of ...
Tunisian president testifies in Belaid murder probeFRANCE 24

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Fresh leadership against crime
Florida Today
In an interview, Archer explained a new financial crimes task force that will target scams, corruption and organized crime. He offered his take on combating gun violence. And he updated me on the prosecution of suspects in the shooting death of Sheriff ...

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