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Historians rank President Obama’s legacy

Courier Newsroom - January 3, 2017

Supporters and critics alike may eventually come to view President Barack Obama’s two-term White House tenure the same way. His determination for change never appeared...

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2016 Dream Ticket: Hillary and Michelle

Site Editor - December 26, 2013

(NNPA)—The 2016 national elections are not that far away. It is timely and important that we not wait until then to begin having constructive...

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Obama commutes sentences for 8 drug convictions

Courier Newsroom - December 20, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of eight people he said were serving unduly harsh drug sentences in the...

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Court rules Fair Sentencing Act not applicable to inmates sentenced under prior ‘crack cocaine’ law

Courier Newsroom - December 6, 2013

A sharply divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Dec. 3 that the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA), which reduced the unfair,...

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