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stanley cup Rep. Mike Lawler responds to 2006 photo showing him in blackface for Halloween costume 02:52 Washington mdash; Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican in a tight race for reelection, apologized for wearing blackface as part of a Michael Jackson costume when he was in college.A photo of Lawler s Halloween costume from 2006, when he was 20, was published by the New York Times on Thursday. Lawler is wearing a red leather jacket that resembles the one Jackson wears in his Thriller music video. Lawler s face has also been darkened.Lawler
stanley cup confirmed the authenticity of the photo in a statement to CBS News, saying the costume was meant to be the sincerest form of flattery, a genuine homage to one of my childhood idols since I was a little kid trying to moonwalk through my Mom s kitchen. When attempting to imitate Michael s legendary dance moves at a college Hallow
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Civil rights leaders appealed Thursday for Minneapolis police to exercise restraint but the head of the police union said officers should get tougher with protesters after a night of tense confrontations over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by an officer. An undated photo of Jamar Clark, who died
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af1 CBS Minnesota The contrasting responses showed the strong emotion surrounding the incident four days after Jamar Clark, 24, was shot in the head during a confrontation with two officers. Police said he was a suspect in an assault and was interfering with parame
adidas campus dics trying to treat the victim.The state agency investigating the shooting, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, is looking into witness claims that Clark was handcuffed at the time of the shooting. Police used a chemical irritant against protesters Wednesday night outside a north Minneapolis police station where demonstrators have gathered since the shooting. The public response Thursday included a tweet from U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, whose son Jeremiah was shown in a Star Tribune photo that also included an officer in the background pointing a gun at a crowd of protesters. Photo is agonizing for me to see. My son is PEACEFULLY protesting w/ hands up; officer is shouldering gun. Why tw
