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Family Violence:
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P4 ENTERTAINMENT
TRACEE ROSS returns to TV
P8 SPORTS
AL DAVIS
How to stop it
An NFL titan
P10 CHAG’S PLACE
Kappa Alpha Psi President William Bates Jr. and Glenda Bates at reception
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Anthony Childress
suing HPD
Alleged police brutality victim Anthony Childress is filing a $10 million lawsuit against the Houston Police Department for bodily injury. Childress, who says he had to have 56 stitches and lost six teeth, insists that four officers beat him for no reason and falsely arrested him for drug possession. It was not Childress’ first run-in with the law. H PAGE 3
Al Sharpton supports movement
Rev. Al Sharpton has joined other African Americans who support the Occupy Wall Street movement and its ongoing demonstrations. The controversial “organized resistance movement” began in New York and has branched out across the country. Sharpton said he agrees with organizers who believe that 1 percent should not be controlling the nation’s wealth. H
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