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Obama’s DOJ seeks change to crack, powder cocaine laws

The Obama administration called for easing a disparity that results in longer prison terms for crack cocaine offenses than for powder cocaine, a difference the U.S. says disproportionately affects blacks. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Lanny Breuer, in Senate testimony Wednesday, outlined a position that reverses that of the previous Bush administration. "We look forward to working with ...

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