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Rev. Al Sharpton (at podium) joined family members of people killed by police officers at the National Press Club in D.C., calling on the Justice Department to take on the investigation of those cases. (National Action Network)

Civil rights leaders, families push feds in probes of police-related deaths

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Ferguson, Missouri, Police Chief Thomas Jackson issued a video Thursday apologizing to the parents of Michael Brown and the black community for any mistrust they may feel toward the police department. (CNN)

Ferguson police chief apologizes to community: ‘I take full responsibility’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Protesters argue with a Ferguson sergeant who was trying to get them to disperse the area on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson late Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen)

Justice Department investigates Ferguson police

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

A woman gestures by a new teddy bear memorial on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., near the spot of where Michael Brown was shot by Ferguson police office Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. The original teddy bear memorial was destroyed by fire earlier Tuesday morning. Ferguson police spokesman Devin James says the cause of the fire is under investigation. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT

Michael Brown memorial rebuilt after fire

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Police car lights. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

St. Louis men rob six at gunpoint in name of Michael Brown

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Ferguson protesters chant "Arrest Darren Wilson!" during at a meeting of the St. Louis County Council on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 in Clayton. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen)

Ferguson government meeting marked by angry protests — again

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The casket of Michael Brown sits inside Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church awaiting the start of his funeral on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Brown, who is black, was unarmed when he was shot Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo., by Officer Darren Wilson, who is white. Protesters took to the streets of the St. Louis suburb night after night, calling for change and drawing national attention to issues surrounding race and policing. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post Dispatch, Robert Cohen, Pool) ** FILE **

Judge extends grand jury in Ferguson case

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2014 file photo, a Los Angeles Police officer wears an on-body camera during a demonstration for media in Los Angeles. The fatal police shooting of the unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo. has prompted calls for more officers to wear so-called "body cameras," simple, lapel-mounted gadgets that record the interactions between the public and law enforcement. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

White House backs use of body cameras by police

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2014 file photo, police wait to advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd during a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. The Ferguson City Council, set to meet Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, for the first time since the fatal shooting of Brown, said it plans to establish a review board to help guide the police department and make other changes aimed at improving community relations. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Ferguson city council says it plans reforms

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER - Associated Press

Will the Hillary Rodham Clinton of the past mirror the candidate of the future? Voters may never know until serious Democratic competition emerges and she is forced to take stands on controversial issues. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton can afford to be vague on issues with no strong rival

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2014 file photo, Lesley McSpadden, the mother of 18-year-old Michael Brown, wipes away tears as Brown's father, Michael Brown Sr., holds up a family picture of himself, his son, top left, and a young child during a news conference in Jennings, Mo. Lingering questions about Michael Brown could be answered Wednesday as two news organizations seek the release of any possible juvenile records for the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot by a police officer last month.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Renewed calls for arrest in Ferguson shooting

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Police in riot gear watch protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. The transfer program is under intense scrutiny in the aftermath of this month's standoffs between police and protesters. (Associated Press photographs)

Police under fire for anti-Obama post: Your ‘racism is an embarrassment’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol at Drake's Place Restaurant in Florrissant, Mo. The Justice Department plans to open a wide-ranging investigation into the practices of the Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department following the shooting last month of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer in the St. Louis suburb, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File-Pool)

Holder announces federal civil rights probe of Ferguson police

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric Holder, center, accompanied by Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division Molly Moran, left, and Ronald Davis, director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, to announce the Justice Department's civil rights division will launch a broad civil rights investigation in the Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

A closer look at the Ferguson Police Department

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol at Drake's Place Restaurant in Florrissant, Mo. The Justice Department plans to open a wide-ranging investigation into the practices of the Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department following the shooting last month of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer in the St. Louis suburb, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File-Pool)

AP source: US to investigate Ferguson police

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2014 file photo, civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, center, stands with the parents of Michael Brown, Lesley McSpadden, right, and Michael Brown Sr., left, during a news conference outside the Old Courthouse in St. Louis. Lingering questions about Michael Brown could be answered Wednesday as two news organizations seek the release of any possible juvenile records for the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot by a police officer last month. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Lawsuits seek Ferguson victim’s juvenile records

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER - Associated Press

** FILE ** Police officer Dan Page (left, with zip strips) and fellow cops tackle a man Aug. 18 in Ferguson, Missouri. (Associated Press)

St. Louis cop suspended for old YouTube video; officer critical of Obama, liberal judges

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Nexenta OpenSDx Summit, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Clinton breaks silence on Ferguson, laments racial ‘inequities’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2014 file photo, police walk through a cloud of smoke as they clash with protesters in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri and St. Louis-area economic development groups and lenders are committing $1 million in support to businesses affected by the unrest in Ferguson that followed the shooting death of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer, Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, file)

Officer resigns over protester threat

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014 file photo police arrest a man as they disperse a protest against the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Since the Aug. 9 shooting death of the black 18-year-old by white police officer Darren Wilson, protesters have invested their time decrying the killing as an illustration of racial inequities in the nation's policing. Now, thousands from New York to California and points overseas are investing their money _ in staggering amounts, as contributions to Brown's family and Wilson. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

DeLAY: Liberal failures and the real lessons of Ferguson

By Tom DeLay