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WATCH ADAM CLAYTON POWELL IV DISCUSSES CHARLIE RANGEL'S ETHICS VIOLATIONS

As the New York City mosque controversy continues to brew, Harlem congressional candidate Adam Clayton Powell IV makes his position firm in this MSNBC appearance. He believes disallowing the mosque is the equivalent of racial profiling.

Powell IV says, "Controversy assumes that there is something wrong with the Muslim religion or something tainted about the Muslim religion. We have terrorists in every religion," he continues.

He believes a more pressing matter for the Democratic party is the Charlie Rangel ethics scandal.

When asked if he believes that Rangel (his Democratic primary opponent) is doing a disservice to New Yorkers, by refusing to step aside, Powell IV responds by calling Rangel's actions "selfish" and alludes to the fact that the entire congressional district is being dragged through Charlie Rangel's issues.

"We fear that we may lose in November, the house, we may lose the Senate, and partly as a result of all these ethical violations that are swirling around Congressman Rangel. So we are asking him to do the right thing--to step down and leave with some dignity."

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Michael Jordan’s Father’s Murder Prosecution Tainted By Flaws


The government-ordered inquest by two former FBI officials found that agents of the State Bureau of Investigation repeatedly aided prosecutors in obtaining convictions over a 16-year period, mostly by misrepresenting blood evidence and keeping critical notes from defense attorneys. The Associated Press obtained the review of blood evidence in cases from 1987 to 2003 in advance of the report’s release.

It calls for a thorough examination of 190 criminal cases, stating that, at times, “information that may have been material and even favorable to the defense of an accused defendant was withheld or misrepresented.”

The report does not conclude that any innocent people were convicted, noting the evidence wasn’t always used at trials and defendants may have admitted to crimes. But it states prosecutors and defense lawyers need to check whether tainted lab reports helped lead to confessions or pleas.

Attorney General Roy Cooper ordered the review in March after an SBI agent testified the crime lab once had a policy of excluding complete blood test results from reports offered to defense lawyers before trials. The existence of the policy was later confirmed by a former SBI director. Agent Duane Deaver’s testimony led to the exoneration of a murder convict imprisoned nearly 17 years.

The review by Chris Swecker and Mike Wolf, two former assistant directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, found 230 cases in which eight SBI analysts filed reports that, at best, were incomplete. Of those, 190 resulted in criminal charges and should be reviewed.

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Singer Wyclef Jean says he is in "hiding" after receiving death threats since announcing his plans to run for president of Haiti.

Jean told The Associated Press he had received a series of warnings, including a phone call telling him to "get out of Haiti".

The singer's plans have stirred controversy in the Caribbean country with his ex-bandmate Pras Michel and actor Sean Penn among those criticising his bid.

Haiti's electoral commission has also postponed its ruling on who will be allowed to run for president until 20 August.
Delayed announcement

The commission have said they need more time to consider the applications of those who want to run.

There is a question mark over whether Jean qualifies to run for president under Haitian laws which stipulate a candidate must have lived in the country for five consecutive years. Jean has not.

Before the deadline on 8 August, more than 30 people had filed to run for president of the country.

Haiti is still struggling to recover from January's earthquake which left over 250,000 dead.

Since officially announcing his intentions Wyclef's bid has been criticised by his ex-Fugees bandmate Pras Michel.

He said: "I want to make it unequivocally clear I love Wyclef to def [sic] but he's not [qualified] to be the leader of the new Haiti.

"Wyclef's patriotism for Haiti is unwavering but still isn't suited to prez [sic] of new Haiti!"

Haiti's presidential elections are due to take place on 28 November.