Chicago and Dallas roundup on education and crime cases
Chicago teachers strike ends as Mayor Emanuel gains an extended day and hiring latitude while unions claim limited wins and lessons for reform. In Dallas a civil rights suit targets city police over a failed 911 call during a deadly assault and delayed response. Los Angeles chef David Viens faces murder trial linked to his wife Dawn's disappearance and alleged four day boiling of her body.
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Chicago
Rahm Emanuel
Organized Labor
Dallas
Deanna Cook
Cook
South Dallas
Delvecchio Patrick
Los Angeles
David Viens
Dawn
Viens
Rancho Palos Verdes
Lomita
Suu Kyi Receives Congressional Gold Medal at Capitol
Lawmakers honor Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi at a Capitol Rotunda ceremony before a White House meeting with President Obama. She describes the day as moving and historic as she becomes a U.S. medal recipient and potential lawmaker.
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Washington
Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi
Congress
Capitol
Barack Obama
Suu Kyi
Congressional
America
White House
United States
Thein Sein
U.N. General Assembly
New York
House
Senate
Hillary Clinton
John Boehner
U.S. Capitol
Justice watchdog faults Fast and Furious gun probe
The Justice Department inspector general faulted management and flawed strategies in Operation Fast and Furious and the earlier Wide Receiver, citing missteps that let hundreds of guns reach crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico. The report calls for disciplinary action for a dozen officials and notes missing briefings to Attorney General Holder.
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Washington
Justice Department
Arizona
U.S
Mexico
Department
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Justice
Michael Horowitz
Wide Receiver
George W. Bush
Fast and Furious
Eric Holder
Holder
ATF
Phoenix-area
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Phoenix
Criminal Division
Congress
Darrell Issa
R-Calif
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Horowitz
Issa
Brian Terry
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Tel Rifaat
Syria
Iraq
Afghanistan
Bashar Assad
U.N
Eign
James Clapper
Abdel-Jabbar Aqidi
Aleppo
Associated Press
Battle For
Quilliam Foundation
Peter Harling
International Crisis Group
FSA
Saif al Duli
George Washington
Dalai Lama
John Paul II
Obama
Oval Office
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