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USA Today Investigation: ATF Drug Stings Targeted Minorities

allan11 years ago02 mins

By Brad Heath USA Today WASHINGTON — The nation’s top gun-enforcement agency overwhelmingly targeted racial and ethnic minorities as it expanded its use of controversial drug sting operations, a USA TODAY investigation shows. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has more than quadrupled its use of those stings during the past decade, quietly…

Justice Department Threatens to Sue Florida Over Voting Rights

allan13 years ago02 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department said it will sue Florida if it doesn’t scrap its controversial voter purge program, which critics says unfairly targets minorities based on largely inaccurate information, CNN reports. At issue is a Republican-led effort to eliminate non-eligible voters in a battleground state that will play a key role in…