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Details: Written by By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent; Published: 26 November 2014

'If you’re sitting at the Thanksgiving table where we’re told that you don’t talk about sex, you don’t talk about religion, you don’t talk about politics, throw some fuel on the fire'

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Details: Written by Jim Salter, David A. Lieb, Associated Press; Published: 25 November 2014

Violence broke out after a Grand Jury refused to indict a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager -- read the court documents here

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Details: Written by Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent; Published: 24 November 2014

Cash strapped governments shift resouces from incarceration

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Details: Written by Alex Sanz and David A. Lieb for the Associated Press; Published: 24 November 2014

Nation awaits grand jury's word on indicting officer

Details: Written by Avis Thomas-Lester and Ruben Castaneda Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer; Published: 24 November 2014

Beloved politician remembered for commitment to community

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Details: Written by Alan Scher Zagier, Associated Press; Published: 19 November 2014

Dealers say their sales spikes are comparable to the increases seen soon after Brown's death on Aug. 9

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Details: Written by Josh Funk, Nelson Lampe, Associated Press; Published: 17 November 2014

Of 10 people to be treated for the disease in the United States, only two have died: Dr. Martin Salia and Thomas Eric Duncan

Details: Written by John Heilprin, The Associated Press; Published: 13 November 2014

Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr. spoke to an anti-torture panel in Geneva

Details: Written by Josh Lederman, Associated Press; Published: 12 November 2014

With the clock ticking on a worldwide climate treaty, the two countries are seeking to put their troubled history as environmental adversaries behind them

Details: Written by Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent; Published: 11 November 2014

U.S. Attorneys have created a Convictions Integrity Unit to re-evaluate felony cases

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