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Zimmerman charged with second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin shooting

The Washington Post reported: Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as Wednesday afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon By choosing to charge George Zimmerman with second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, Angela B. Corey, the special prosecutor appointed to the [...]

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Zimmerman is charged, but will he be convicted?

George Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder. Most pundits didn't see that coming. Television journalists had roughly four hours to speculate about what George Zimmerman would be charged with in Trayvon Martin's killing. Zimmerman, 28, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin (right) and now faces 2nd-degree murder charges. SANFORD, Fla. — After [...]

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George Zimmerman charged in Trayvon Martin case

So, what did Special Prosecutor Angela Corey have to do legally to get here and what will happen next? In Session's Beth Karas and Jessica Thrill break down the steps she took in order to file the charges and how the case will proceed from here. By Kevin Johnson, Marisol Bello and Yamiche Alcindor, USA [...]

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Eric Holder vows thorough review in Trayvon Martin case

Thus far, O'Keefe's efforts have been dismissed by the Justice Department and Attorney General Eric Holder himself. The latest Project Veritas video shows a young white man getting easy access to Holder's ballot in the Thus far, O'Keefe's efforts have been dismissed by the Justice Department and Attorney General Eric Holder himself. The latest Project [...]

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George Zimmerman is charged with 2nd-degree murder in Trayvon Martin shooting

Authorities in Florida have charged George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, six weeks after an alleged altercation between the two ended with the execution of the Florida teenager. By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel Special Prosecutor Angela Corey announced tonight that Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman has been charged in the [...]

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Spike Lee and Geraldo: Why is a good apology so hard to find?

SANFORD, Fla. — Spike Lee has apologized to a Florida couple who say they were forced to leave their home when a Twitter posting that the director helped spread listed their address as that of a man who shot an unarmed by Ameya Jammi '12 | March 29, 2012 Renowned filmmaker Spike Lee had a [...]

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Spike Lee settles for retweeting wrong address

Uh oh!!! Spike Lee is seriously putting his foot in his mouth after accidentally retweeting the WRONG home address of George Zimmerman, the man who murdered 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The address Spike Lee has apologized to a Florida couple who say they were forced to leave their home when a Twitter posting that the director [...]

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Should Bobby Rush Have Been Kicked off the House Floor for Wearing a Hoodie?

Bobby Rush, D-Ill., dons a hoodie during a speech on the House floor deploring the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. A congressman was ejected from the House floor after his attempt to stand in solidarity with Florida shooting victim Trayvon On Wednesday, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) was escorted off the House floor for wearing [...]

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George Zimmerman’s dad: Trayvon Martin threatened to kill my son

“I guess everybody would have preferred George be beaten to death,” Robert Zimmerman tells a local TV station. By Frances Robles Sanford, FL — Trayvon Martin threatened to kill George Zimmerman the moments before the neighborhood watch captain took Based upon the undisputed facts in this case and this crazy Florida statute, if Trayvon Martin [...]

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New Zimmerman video: How seriously was he reportedly injured?

The father of a neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager says despite dispatchers telling his son to stop following Trayvon Martin, he kept going so he could get an address for police to check. Updated at 7:09 a.m. ET: Surveillance video footage of George Zimmerman being led from a police car shortly [...]

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