Saturday, May 12, 2012

Obama police officers

  • By KEN THOMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama honored the nations top police officers on Saturday, paying tribute to their sacrifices and quiet courage in the line of duty.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • President Obama and Vice President Biden paid tribute today at the White House to 34 police officers for their heroic actions in the line of duty, while calling on lawmakers not to skimp on investing in law enforcement.
  • (USA Today)
  • WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama honored the nations top police officers today, including at least one officer from New Jersey, paying tribute to their sacrifices and quiet courage in the line of duty.
  • (NJ.com)
  • Today, President Barack Obama praised the bravery of America's top cops – including a group of Detroit police officers involved in a horrific shooting in January 2011 when a lone gunman walked into a police station and opened fire.
  • (Detroit Free Press)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has a light schedule this weekend. The president and Vice President Joe Biden will honor the 2012 National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS award winners in a Rose Garden ceremony on Saturday.
  • (Orlando Sentinel)
  • Los Angeles Police Department Officer Kevin Carter and Detective Craig Marquez were the first to respond to an out-of-control gunman at the intersection of Sunset and Vine last December.
  • (KTLA.com)
  • BLACKSBURG — On a bright, crisp Friday at Lane Stadium, Michelle Obama brought happy national attention to themselves experienced a campus shooting in December, when Tech police officer Deriek Crouse was killed during a traffic stop.
  • (Roanoke Times)
  • Obamas to do list for Congress also includes legislation creating a Veterans Job Corps to help service members returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan find work as police officers and firefighters.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Obama also is asking Congress to approve a tax credit for small businesses that create new jobs or raise wages this year, and to create a Veterans Job Corps to help post-Sept. 11 veterans find work as police officers and firefighters.
  • (Bloomberg)

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