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<title><![CDATA[German Lopez - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/31350.xml</link><description><![CDATA[German Lopez]]></description><category domain="31350">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Needs a Clear Covid Goal Now More Than Ever]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22810649/covid-19-endgame-goals-cases-deaths-vaccination-rate</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the discovery of omicron, US leaders should make it clear what, exactly, the point of new precautions would be.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Big Questions About Covid-19 Booster Shots]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22770682/covid-19-vaccine-booster-shots-policy-goal</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[From the why to the who, we still need a lot of answers about booster shots.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America Can't Fix Policing Without Fixing Its Gun Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22740719/police-reform-gun-violence-firearms</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America's tremendous number of firearms makes it much harder to reform policing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Murders Are Spiking. Police Should Be Part of the Solution]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22580710/defund-the-police-reform-murder-spike-research-evidence</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There's solid evidence for the crime-fighting abilities of police. But it requires a close look.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mandate the Vaccine, Not Masks]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2021/7/28/22594637/vaccine-mandates-covid-19-masks-delta-variants</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Vaccines are the solution to Covid-19. Let's make the most of them.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Wants You to Believe in American Democracy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22405722/biden-speech-address-to-congress-state-of-the-union-2021</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In his speech to Congress, Biden echoed FDR with a call to do big things and restore faith in America.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Biden's Stimulus Proposal Isn't Just a Stimulus]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22280175/biden-stimulus-checks-bill-update-priorities</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s been a lot written over the past few weeks about whether President Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s $1.9 trillion economic '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'rescue'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' package is'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' too small'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' or'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' too big. But an equally important question '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and one that underpins the size debate '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' is what the package should...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[To Reopen Schools Safely, Here's What It Would Take]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2021/2/5/22268315/schools-reopening-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-teachers-unions</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here's what it would take to finally reopen schools.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Biden's Stimulus Bill Could Actually Build Back Better]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/22256304/biden-economic-stimulus-bill-covid-19-coronavirus-recession</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The economic relief bill should address the current crisis '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' but it can try to mitigate the next crisis, too.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Is the Murder Rate Significantly Up in American Cities?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2020/8/3/21334149/murders-crime-shootings-protests-riots-trump-biden</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The homicide rate is significantly up in American cities. Here are some explanations for why.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Closing Down Businesses Will Win the Fight Against Covid]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21560809/covid-19-cases-third-wave-lockdown-close-down-coronavirus-pandemic</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The US is losing the fight against Covid-19. The only way to win quickly is closing down.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump Let Covid-19 Win]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21366624/trump-covid-coronavirus-pandemic-failure</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's magical thinking couldn't beat the coronavirus. America is stuck with the consequences.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Long History of Racism, From the 1970s to 2020]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12270880/donald-trump-racist-racism-history</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump has repeatedly claimed he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the least racist person.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' His history suggests otherwise.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[San Francisco Was Crushing Covid, Then Trump Got in the Way]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/7/30/21331369/london-breed-coronavirus-covid-san-francisco-california-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Experts say the city did a good job against the coronavirus. But there's only so much a local government can do.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Georgia's Reopening Hasn't Led to Surge in Cases (So Far)]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2020/6/4/21267769/georgia-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-cases-deaths-data</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Georgia's experience could teach us a lot about Covid-19 and its spread.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Just 3 States Meet Basic Criteria to Reopen and Stay Safe]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2020/5/28/21270515/coronavirus-covid-reopen-economy-social-distancing-states-map-data</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Most states still need to reduce coronavirus cases and build up their testing capacity.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why American Businesses Need to Stay Closed]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2020/5/11/21250653/coronavirus-deaths-statistics-trump-anti-lockdown-protests</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Is America's coronavirus crisis getting better? It depends on where you live.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[No, We Aren't Overreacting to Coronavirus]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2020/4/17/21220786/coronavirus-pandemic-overreact-social-distancing</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the coronavirus, the right action looks like an overreaction as it's happening.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why U.S. Is a Long Way From Safely Reopening]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2020/4/15/21222029/coronavirus-trump-plan-reopen-economy-end-social-distancing</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration's reported plan calls for aggressive testing. The US is simply not there yet.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[3 Winners, 4 Losers From the Nevada Dem Debate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/2/19/21144877/who-won-nevada-democratic-debate-2020</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Democratic debate'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in Las Vegas on Wednesday night came at an important, even pivotal, time in the primary. Bernie Sanders'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s strong results in Iowa and New Hampshire, Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s national decline, and Bloomberg'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s ad-fueled rise have shaken up the race '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Guns Are the Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2019/8/5/20753797/gun-violence-el-paso-dayton-mass-shootings</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America doesn't have a monopoly on hate or mental illness. What it has is a lot of guns.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden, Warren, Sanders, Booker Won; Harris Mostly Failed]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/31/20749497/2020-democratic-debates-presidential-election-winners-losers-night-two</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One big loser: the DNC.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How to Dramatically Reduce Gun Violence in American Cities]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/12/20679091/thomas-abt-bleeding-out-urban-gun-violence-book-review</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America's urban gun violence problem can feel intractable. But Thomas Abt's new book, Bleeding Out, offers a solution.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Smollett's Arrest Doesn't Diminish the Reality of Hate Crimes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/2/21/18229544/jussie-smollett-attack-arrest-hate-crime-hoax-statistics</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Smollett was arrested for allegedly filing a false police report in a hoax. But hate crimes are real and widespread.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[There's No Evidence of Voter Fraud in Florida]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/9/18079720/trump-election-fraud-florida-senate-vote-recount</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s comments expose Republican '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'voter fraud'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' claims for what they really are.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[California's Marijuana Market: Beginning of End of Prohibition]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/2/16840600/california-marijuana-legalization</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If a single date marks the beginning of the end for the legal prohibition of marijuana, there'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a very good case for January 1, 2018.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Research Is Clear: Trump Won Because of Racial Resentment]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/12/15/16781222/trump-racism-economic-anxiety-study</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[More than a year after President Donald Trump won the election, there are still some questions about what drove him to victory: Was it genuine anxiety about the state of the economy? Or was it racism and racial resentment? Over at the Washington Post, researchers Matthew Fowler, Vladimir...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Radicalization of White Americans]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/8/18/16151924/radicalization-white-supremacists-nazis</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There were many horrible sights and sounds at the Charlottesville, Virginia, protests over the weekend, from Nazi and Ku Klux Klan iconography to chants of '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Jews will not replace us'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and the Nazi slogan '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'blood and soil.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' But perhaps the most horrifying of all came...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Charlotte Isn't an Outlier. Charlotte Is America.]]></title>
							<link>http://www.vox.com/identities/2016/9/22/13015416/charlotte-protests-riots-police-shooting</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When looking at the images of protests and violence in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, Americans should consider one possibility: It could happen in your town.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s clear from the protests that have escalated into violence this week that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Justice Department's Damning Report on Baltimore Police]]></title>
							<link>http://www.vox.com/2016/8/10/12418428/baltimore-police-investigation-justice-department-report</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>German Lopez</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Baltimore Police Department is a complete and utter disaster.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the only possible takeaway from reading the US Department of Justice'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 163-page report into Baltimore police, leaked on Tuesday. The report found major flaws in even the most basic modern policing...]]></description>
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