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Attorney general issued in king, filing a charge, like a ticket or complaint, you seem to draw a distinction, as i understand in california your d. N. A. Can be taken if no crime was committed. Thats absolutely how it happens in california. King is ambiguous because it did talk about people formally charged but it also talked about d. N. A. Taken at booking. I think under king d. N. A. Should be taken only from those charged with an obvious but i do appreciate that the government does have some interest in taking d. N. A. Before then even if they cant use it in case the person fails to appear. I dont think those interests are weighty enough to justify taking it at booking and then using it. I thought the distinction was that youre being correct that its part of the booking process, but i thought maryland wouldnt process it correct. Until charged. So theres the taking of the sample then theres the profiling that comes by going after the limited identifiers, the junk d. N. A. Aspect. Tha
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The emancipation proclamation at 150. And striking a chord with a new take on one of the greatest stories of all time. Why les mis still resonates for so many. Good evening, the words being thrown around on capitol hill were not what anyone wanted to hear, major setback, impasse, Sticking Points and now late word there will be no vote tonight. The light shining on top of the capitol dome mean he is a this the hour you can the senate and house of representatives are still officially in session but not much is happening tell white house, the president awaits word of movement, all heavyduty negotiating to avoid the socalled fiscal cliff is going on behind closed doors. We have correspondents watching it on both ends of pennsylvania avenue and we begin with Nbcs Kelly Odonnell on capitol hill with the very latest on the ongoing negotiations. Kelly . Reporter good evening, kate. Well there are emotional swings around here and aides tell me six proposals shuttled back and forth two from demo