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        Lawmakers Probe Militarization of US Civilian Police Departments

   by Chris Simkins

   U.S. lawmakers in Washington are reviewing federal government programs
   that provide billions of dollars in surplus military equipment to
   civilian police departments. The action comes amid growing calls for an
   end to the so-called "militarization" of local police forces. It
   follows the police response to quell days of unrest in Ferguson,
   Missouri, after the fatal shooting last month of an unarmed black
   teenager by a white police officer. VOA's Chris Simkins has more on the
   story.
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