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Article: Transcript of Press Conference Announcing Partnership on Civil Rights Era Cases
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- February 27, 2007
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2008
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a
transcript of a press conference announcing partnership on civil
rights era cases:
11:36 A.M. EST
ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES: Good morning. I am joined today by FBI
director Bob Mueller, John Jackson of the NAACP, Richard Cohen of the
Southern Poverty Law Center, Stephanie Jones of the National Urban
League and Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division,
Wan Kim.
One month ago I stood before you and announced an indictment in
the abduction and murder of two African-American men in 1964. That
indictment came as part of the Department of ...