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The unannounced program has been used in Ohio 2,677 times since it began in June

(CNN) -- Two months after a controversial facial recognition technology program was launched in Ohio without public notice, state Attorney General Mike DeWine conceded Monday he should have let Ohioans know that their images from driver's licenses were being used by law enforcement in criminal investigations.


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The recollections were made public in newly distributed testimony from Ford

(CNN) -- A bright red dress. A weathered face. And a gun, almost as large as the shooter's hand.


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Deen released a statement Friday, said she believes 'in kindness and fairness for everyone'

(CNN) -- Celebrity chef Paula Deen, who lost endorsements and a national cooking show after she admitted using a racial slur in the past, on Friday welcomed the resolution of a lawsuit by a former employee who leveled accusations of racism and sexual harassment.


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'I disagree with this president's policies, but instead of talking about impeachment, let's get out there and let's have a legitimate debate'

(CNN) -- Republican lawmakers who suggest there are grounds to impeach President Barack Obama are focusing their energy in the wrong direction, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana said on Sunday.


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Some family members of victims cried, hugged when verdict was announced

A military jury on Friday convicted Army Maj. Nidal Hasan of 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, making it possible for the death penalty to be considered as a punishment.

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The coffee chain allows open carry in stores where state law permits

Starbucks continues to brew controversy, as opposing sides of the nation's gun debate clash over the giant coffee chain's policy to support state "open-carry" laws for legal firearms and, where permitted by law, to permit guns in their stores.


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Justice department says law discriminates and is intended to prevent minorities from voting

The Obama administration will sue to halt a Texas requirement that voters show identification at the polls, signaling a new effort on voting rights enforcement following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this year that threw out a key part of a landmark federal law.


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A verdict is expected soon in death penalty case

A military jury considering the fate of Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged with massacring soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, resumed deliberations Friday morning in the death penalty case.


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Powell says

A new voter ID law in North Carolina will end up hurting Republicans among minority voters, former Secretary of State Colin Powell told a gathering of business executives in the state Thursday.

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As Mueller prepares to step down he talks about Mideast terrorism and domestic surveillance

CNN's Joe Johns sat down with FBI Director Robert Mueller to get his thoughts on the war on terror, cyber security, the Boston Marathon bombing, NSA snooping and the Benghazi investigation.


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