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Watergate Files Released: Once-Secret Files Published By U.S. Government (VIDEO) By STEPHEN BRAUN and RICHARD LARDNER  11/30/12 04:58 PM ET EST           Please Click Here For Video     ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WASHINGTON — The government on Friday released more than 850 pages of once-secret documents from the Watergate political scandal, providing new insights on privileged legal conversations and […]

We think it’s great to report on caring police officer stories like these (actually protecting and serving the public) instead of all the crooked and corrupt officers that are also running the streets.  This is one officer that certainly deserves an honorable mention for going above and beyond the call of duty!  It’s unfortunate that this […]

Officer suspended for excessive force By Cassandra Foster | Fox4Now.Com | November 30th, 2012 CREATED 8:37 AM SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a Sarasota police officer has been suspended after a video surfaced that showed him slamming a homeless man into a wall during an arrest. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune (http://bit.ly/WynbNl ) reports Sarasota City […]

American Red Cross Holiday Giving Campaign   Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012 9:08 pm | WTXL.Com                                        American Red Cross The American Red Cross is urging the Big Bend to help them change lives. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________       TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (American Red Cross)–The American Red Cross Capital Area Chapter launched its Holiday Giving Campaign outlining ways for people to help […]

National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 11-28-12 November 29, 2012 @ 10:07 AM by Tim Lynch Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, November 28, 2012: Memphis, Tennessee: An officer has been arrested and charged with rape, statutory rape by an authority figure, and incest against a 16-year-old girl. At least […]

Gov. Rick Scott’s ‘Sunburst’ email project frustrates advocates of open government By Steve Bousquet, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau | Posted: Nov 29, 2012 02:52 PM TALLAHASSEE — Bad news and controversy are routine in the vast state government under Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s control. But don’t look for clues in Project Sunburst, Scott’s program of email transparency. That’s […]

Posted: Thu 10:16 AM, Nov 29, 2012 Reporter: Associated Press  Email | WCTV.Tv Updated: Thu 11:01 AM, Nov 29, 2012 Florida Gets Ethical Leroy Collins Institute Release Tallahassee, FL – Today, Florida State University’s LeRoy Collins Institute (LCI) and Integrity Florida released the latest Tough Choices report that analyzes Florida’s local governments’ ethics reforms and policies. […]

Please Click Here To Read This Story From The Herald-Tribune Regarding The City’s War On The Homeless

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