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Congress Takes on Criminal Justice Reform
With Democrats and Republicans now agreed that the war on crime got tougher than it needed to be, senior senators of both parties are proposing reforms in a rare moment of bipartisanship.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenWith Democrats and Republicans now agreed that the war on crime got tougher than it needed to be, senior senators of both parties are proposing reforms in a rare moment of bipartisanship.
Also on the program, the death toll in last month's stampede of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia is now more than a thousand. A Muslim writer — almost killed in the same place during a pilgrimage 12 years ago — now wants other Muslims to join a boycott of Saudi Arabia.
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3 storiesTrans-Pacific Partnership Deal Reached
Negotiators for the US and 11 Pacific Rim nations agreed today on the largest regional trade accord in history. The Trans-Pacific Partnership covers commerce and worker standards in 40% of the world's economy — while very much excluding China.
Read the story7 minGetting Less Tough on Crime without Going Soft
During the crime wave of the 1990's, Congress imposed mandatory minimum sentences for many crimes — on the grounds that locking up inmates and throwing away the key would make America safer. Now, both Republicans and Democrats agree that unintended consequences have created a mandate for change.
Read the story33 minSome Muslims Call for a Boycott of Saudi Arabia
Last month, survivors were left to identify the bodies of families and friends after more than 1000 people were killed in a stampede during the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
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