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'Respect' in policing is a two-way street, Attorney General Barr

Remember when candidate Donald Trump sought black votes by asking somewhat sarcastically, "What do you have to lose?" One answer now comes from President Trump's chosen attorney general: How about your police protection?

At a Justice Department awards ceremony to honor outstanding police officers Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr called on Americans to recognize the "sacrifice and service that is given by our law enforcement officers" and "to start showing, more than they do,

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