Law_Crime

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Illustration on Obama's veto of the Defense Authorization Act by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Handguns are displayed at the table of gun store owner David Petronis of Mechanicville, N.Y. as he holds a rifle during the annual New York State Arms Collectors Association Albany Gun Show in Albany, N.Y. (Associated Press)

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[Brandy Station, Va. Field hospital of the 3rd Division, 2d Corps]

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The deal marks outgoing House Speaker John A. Boehner's last chance to try to win cuts to entitlement spending. Mr. Boehner had promised to try to "clean the barn" of thorny issues so his successor could have smoother sailing. (Associated Press)

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Dana Zzyym, right, the plaintiff in a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal against the U.S. State Department seeking more gender options for passports, is followed by Paul D. Castillo, staff attorney in the South Central Regional Office of Lambda Legal in Dallas, after a news conference about the case Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Denver. Zzyym, an intersex person, was denied a U.S. passport for refusing to check either male or female on the application form. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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In this Oct. 14, 2015 photo, former Benton Harbor Police Officer Andrew Collins, left, and the man he put in prison, Jameel McGee, pose for a photo at Cafe Mosaic in Benton Harbor, Mich. Mr. Collins served 18 months in prison for his crimes and is now the cafe's manager, where he recently started mentoring Mr. McGee. The two want to share their story of redemption and forgiveness with others. (Louise Wrege/The Herald-Palladium via AP)

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Justice Department investigators said none of the witnesses they interviewed believed Lois G. Lerner acted out of political motives and that Ms. Lerner seemed to try to correct the inappropriate scrutiny once she "recognized that it was wrong." (Associated Press)

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Chart to accompany Moore article of Oct. 26, 2015

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EPA Jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2015, file photo, Republican candidate for New York state Senate Fred Akshar outlines his plan to address the affects of heroin on the community in Johnson City, N.Y. Broome County Undersheriff Akshar is campaigning to succeed former Republican Sen. Thomas Libous, who was convicted of lying to the FBI. Akshar faces Democrat Barbara Fiala, a former county executive and state motor vehicles commissioner. (Andrew Thayer/Press & Sun Bulletin via AP, File) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

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People attend a candle light vigil for their daughter 4-year-old Lilly Garcia, who was killed earlier in the week during a road rage incident along Interstate 40, in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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A man urges people to vote against the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance outside an early voting center in Houston on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. The contested ordinance is a broad measure that would consolidate existing bans on discrimination tied to race, sex, religion and other categories in employment, housing and public accommodations, and extend such protections to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)