His address today in St. Louis comes at a moment of heightened national concern about gun use sparked by the Trayvon Martin case.
April 2012
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Oakland police blotter April 13
The Oakland Police Department reported the following activity April 13:
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Brother: Painter Kinkade relapsed into alcoholism
Painter Thomas Kinkade battled alcoholism over the past several years and had a relapse just before his death this month at his home in Santa Clara County, his brother, Patrick, said.
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Google to split stock to keep power with founders
Since it went public in 2004, Google’s founders have emphasized a need to insulate management from short-term pressures – a view now commonly held by the newest generation of tech companies such as Zynga and Facebook.
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Winslow police log April 13
The Winslow Police Department reported the following activity April 13:
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Weightlifter shot when he drops dumbbell on bullet
Police investigators say the man’s story is suspicious, but not impossible.
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Obama sticks up for Ann Romney in working-mom flap
“It was the wrong thing to say,” Obama says, adding that criticism of candidates’ spouses should be out of bounds.
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Maine tribes urge high school to change nickname
The Sanford school committee is scheduled to vote May 7 on whether to retire the high school teams’ nickname.
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Bangor man who requested flogging found competent
A Bangor man who was convicted last May of being a felon in possession of a firearm asked for two lashes for every year he would have been sentenced to prison.