His soul. Later well take you where lakes and rivers are freezing, rising and dangerously on the move. We begin tonight with a truly outrageous new installment on our keeping them honest series congress for sale. In washington we know access is power. Money buys access. Access can be bought just about every weekend of the year. This what is you may be dont realize. Nearly every weekend including this past one politicians serve it up retail, inviting lobbyists and other influence seekers to fundraising getaways at posh resorts. Ski vacations, spa resoertrts. Republicans and democrats do it. Some who tell voters just the opposite. Lawmakers actually on the record saying they are fighting the good fight against lobbying. Listen. We need a new Corporate Tax code and regulatory system to eliminate lobbyist loop holes and giveaways. Level the Playing Field between businesses big and small and foster a dynamic globally competitive private sector. The left today no longer represents the little
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Chauvin is guilty. Now comes the hard road ahead.
George Floyd’s murder sparked a 21st century civil rights movement. But will that movement lead to lasting change?
People pay their respects at the mural of George Floyd at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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Guilty.
A white police officer stands convicted of all three of the charges he faced: second-degree unintentional homicide, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
A 77-year-old white president who, on the campaign trail was skewered for being hopelessly out of touch when it comes to race, hailed the verdict as a triumph of racial justice. And in the immediate aftermath of that verdict, he made promises to the Black community and directly to the family of George Floyd that a change was gonna come.