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President Obama tours a General Electric gas engines factory in Waukesha, Wis., on Jan. 30, 2014. GE has recently said it would shift hundreds of jobs abroad because of the Export-Import Bank's inability to help finance international deals.

Export-Import Bank Debate: 'Retreat From Sanity' Or End of Corporate Welfare?

9:14am October 29, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

Many business leaders say U.S. exporters already are hurting because they lack financing from the Export-Import Bank. Congress is working on legislation to renew the bank charter that expired June 30.

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S.C. Sheriff's Deputy Fired After Arrest Of High School Student

10:41pm October 28, 2015

by Laura Hunsberger

The white deputy who was shown on video tossing a black high school student out of her classroom seat was fired Wednesday. The sheriff says the deputy did not follow proper training or procedures.

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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Pleads Guilty In Hush Money Scheme

10:41pm October 28, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

Once one of the country's most powerful politicians, former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges of evading bank rules. Hastert told a federal judge he structured large payments of hush money to an unnamed individual in order to keep those payments and details about past misconduct secret.

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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (center) arrives at the federal courthouse Wednesday in Chicago.

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Pleads Guilty In Hush-Money Case

5:34pm October 28, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

A judge set the sentencing date for Feb. 29. Federal prosecutors have recommended up to six months in prison as part of a plea deal that will allow the 73-year-old former congressman to avoid a trial.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the firing of Ben Fields, a senior deputy who forcibly removed a female student who refused to leave her high school math class at Spring Valley High School on Monday.

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S.C. Sheriff's Deputy Is Fired After Review Of High School Student's Arrest

4:22pm October 28, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"It's not what I expect from my deputies, and it's not what I tolerate from my deputies," Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says.

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Obama Delivers Sympathetic Speech To Nation's Police Chiefs

2:20pm October 28, 2015

by Martin Kaste

President Obama reached out to an international meeting of police chiefs in Chicago on Tuesday, assuring them that law enforcement is still appreciated, despite recent protests and viral videos.

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President Obama, seen at a cybersecurity summit in Palo Alto, Calif., in February. The White House has called the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act an "important building block."

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Senate Approves Cybersecurity Bill: What You Need To Know

8:42pm October 27, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The Senate approved a measure that's meant to stop hackers, but opponents cite privacy concerns. The bill would create a pipeline for firms to share information on attacks with the government.

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Former Police Chief Disputes FBI Director's Remarks On The 'YouTube Effect'

4:58pm October 27, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Ronal Serpas, former police chief in New Orleans and Nashville, about FBI Director James Comey's remarks on the "Ferguson Effect" and the rise in crime in U.S. cities.

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S.C. High School Arrest Tape Reignites Debate Over Police Brutality

4:58pm October 27, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Seth Stoughton, a professor at the University Of South Carolina School of Law, about the video of a school police officer attacking a student in a Columbia, S.C., classroom.

Spring Valley High School in Columbia, S.C., was the scene of a disturbing arrest Monday, setting off a flurry of online comments and outrage.

Video Of S.C. Deputy Throwing Student To Ground Prompts Inquiry, Outrage

4:04pm October 27, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Authorities are investigating a classroom incident between a white school resource officer and a black high school student in Columbia in which the deputy flipped the female student's desk backward.