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News•by Staff Writer•January 13, 2005

Bush Chooses Homeland Security Chief Successor

President Bush has chosen Michael Chertoff, who was involved in developing the administration’s legal strategy against the war on terror, to replace Tom Ridge as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 6, 2005

Gonzales Faces Tough Hearing to Become Top Cop

Alberto Gonzales, President Bush’s new choice for John Ashcroft’s replacement to head the Justice Department, might have a fight ahead of him, based on the opinions of democrats and former military brass who plan to ask some tough questions during his hearing.

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News•by Staff Writer•January 6, 2005

Georgia Sheriff Ordered to Rehire Employees Dismissed in One-Day Firing Spree

After firing 27 employees on his first day on the job, newly elected Sheriff Victor Hill of the Clayton County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Department has been ordered to rehire them all. But Hill refuses to give in completely.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 30, 2004

Dallas Police Can Buy Own Semiautos

After a gun battle that had many worried that Texas cops are outgunned, Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle has announced that his police officers will be allowed to purchase their own AR-15 semiautomatic rifles for patrol.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 20, 2004

Prison Sentence For NY Man Who Spit on Trooper

An HIV-positive man who was acquitted of attempted murder of a police officer for spitting on a trooper and allegedly trying to infect him was sentenced to prison for assault during the incident.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 3, 2004

BB Guns Used in Massachusetts Holdups

Pellet guns and other fake weapons that resemble real firearms have become increasingly used to rob people that believe the weapons to be real, say police in Massachusetts.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 2, 2004

School Crime Rate Continues Decline

Crime in United States schools continued to decline from 1992 to 2002, coinciding with a national drop in the crime rate, according to a new DOJ report.

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