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Bush and Police Linda talks with Eric Lichtblau who's a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times about presidential candidate George W. Bush's statement about federal oversight of local police. Bush says the federal government should not be in the business of routinely investigating and "second-guessing" local police departments. Currently, the Justice Department has been aggressively looking into Los Angeles and other cities where there are allegations of police corruption. Bush stated his policy in a reply to a questionaire from the National Fraternal Order of Police.

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Linda talks with Eric Lichtblau who's a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times about presidential candidate George W. Bush's statement about federal oversight of local police. Bush says the federal government should not be in the business of routinely investigating and "second-guessing" local police departments. Currently, the Justice Department has been aggressively looking into Los Angeles and other cities where there are allegations of police corruption. Bush stated his policy in a reply to a questionaire from the National Fraternal Order of Police.