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Bill to require parole hearings for teen killers fails to pass

Posted on 6/7/2016 5:12:00 PM.

A bill that failed to make it out of the final hours of the regular session would have given convicted teen killers serving life sentences parole hearings after 30 years in prison. The bill was a reaction to a Supreme Court ruling that says convicted minors cannot be sentenced to life without the chance for parole. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny says it’s unfortunate they couldn’t pass this measure.
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5 key moments from Trump and Putin on Russian-US election interference

Trump questions U.S. intelligence, saying he holds "both nation's responsible."
Senators dispute Trump's assessment of election hacking

Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio both criticized the President's perceived ambiguity on Russia's involvement in the 2016 election.
Trump tells Hannity Russians 'have no information on Trump'

The president told the TV host U.S.-Russia relations are now in better shape.
The Note: After Trump�s performance, what next?

The TAKE with MaryAlice Parks What happens now? Before the extraordinary press conference Monday, the German foreign minister said in an interview: "We can no longer fully rely on the White House." After President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin stood side by side, some Republican lawmakers, and Trump's intelligence chief, seemed to agree. A number of Republicans on Capitol Hill had strong words, calling Trump's performance "disgraceful," "bizarre," "a sign of weakness." But what comes next? Do they censure the president? Subpoena his advisers? Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called for hearings and that the president be mandated to sit for an interview with the special counsel. Putin said Monday that courts should speak next. In democracies, final conclusions are delivered by trial. Of course, it will be hard for the U.S. to drag Russian actors before a judge, but it's worth remembering the indictment brought by the Justice Department last week was...

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