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TheGrio's 100: Craig Watkins, a Texas DA using DNA for justice
5:00 AM on 02/08/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins became the first black district attorney in Texas. He didn't realize he was making state history...
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DNA evidence exonerates NY man of 1976 rape
2:26 PM on 02/05/2010
VIDEO - A mentally ill New York man who spent nearly six years behind bars for a 1976 rape he insisted he didn't commit was exonerated Thursday after DNA testing showed he was innocent...
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Man exonerated after 35 years in prison
6:04 AM on 12/18/2009
VIDEO - A man who spent 35 years in prison has been freed after DNA evidence exonerated him of raping a child.
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DNA testing clears man who served 28 years on rape, murder charge
9:28 AM on 12/16/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man who spent 28 years in prison for a rape and murder has been freed after DNA testing showed he's innocent...
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Should push for mandatory paternity tests be abandoned?
8:00 AM on 11/20/2009
OPINION - Creative solutions are required for the serious crisis of absent fathers. The issue of mandatory paternity testing helps to shine a light on the problem, but it will take more than a DNA result to make better fathers.
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Families' mistrust hinders ID of Cleveland slaying victims
9:12 AM on 11/06/2009
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Police say there's only one way for the families of missing women to know for sure if their loved ones are among the victims found in suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's house...
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Michelle Obama had black and white ancestors, just like most of us
2:45 PM on 10/08/2009
OPINION - The news that First Lady Michelle Obama's great-great-great-grandmother was a slave and that her great-great-great grandfather was a white man has been a topic of much discussion.
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Man arrested in connection to the killing of 9 women
10:01 PM on 09/07/2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A man whose DNA authorities say linked him to the slayings of nine women since 1986 has been charged with two counts of homicide...
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After 14 years in prison, DNA clears man of rape
10:49 AM on 09/04/2009
VIDEO - A man accused of raping two teenage sisters in North Carolina in 1991 is a free man after DNA evidence clears his name.
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Supreme Court says convicts have no right to test DNA
11:10 AM on 06/18/2009
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that convicts have no constitutional right to test DNA evidence in hopes of proving their innocence long after they were found guilty of a crime. The decision may have limited impact because the federal government and...
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DNA results exonerate one man and send another man back to prison (video)
12:04 PM on 05/28/2009
DALLAS - DNA testing set one man free and sent another back to prison. A Texas judge simply apologized Wednesday to a Dallas man who spent half his life in prison for a crime he did not commit. Jerry Lee Evans walked into court a convicted rapist; he walked out...
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Obama to Dems: Health reform 'is in your hands'
VIDEO - Victory within reach, President Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history...
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