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Justice Dept. Working to Rebuild Civil Rights Division After Bush Years

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Under the Bush years, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division took a beating. The administration was accused of politicizing its hiring. And nearly 70 percent of the lawyers left in mass between 2003 and 2007, the Washington Post reported. Now Thomas E. Perez, who heads the division, is working…

Justice Dept. to Examine New Orleans Police Department

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In response to a cry for help from the newly minted Mayor, the Justice Department announced Monday that it will conduct an evaluation of the New Orleans Police Department to figure out reforms for the troubled agency, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, attending a news conference…