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What's next for the Baltimore PD? Women in the GOP and 'Olympic Pride, American Prejudice'
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Aug 10, 2016
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What's next for the Baltimore PD? Women in the GOP and 'Olympic Pride, American Prejudice'

The findings of the latest DOJ probe in Baltimore, the number of GOP women is declining, the story of African-American athletes in the 1936 Olympics.

BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 30:  Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts (2nd R) speaks at a press conference regarding the death of Freddie Gray on April 30, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was announced that the van carrying Gray had stopped a second, previously undisclosed, time. Baltimore has seen days of rioting since Gray's death while in police custody.  (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 30: Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts (2nd R) speaks at a press conference regarding the death of Freddie Gray on April 30, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was announced that the van carrying Gray had stopped a second, previously undisclosed, time. Baltimore has seen days of rioting since Gray's death while in police custody. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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The findings of the latest DOJ probe in Baltimore, the number of GOP women is declining, the story of African-American athletes in the 1936 Olympics.

Listen 15:36
To administrators at evangelical college Azusa Pacific, it's a question of religious autonomy. For a lesbian alum, it's about ending persecution.
Listen 9:15
A new documentary: 'Olympic Pride, American Prejudice' tells the story of 18 African American athletes on the U.S. team in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
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"The first thing I have to do is explain where Ontario airport is [to Chinese airlines] and why we're a better place to fly in their future plans."
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Julie Faith Strauja got a permit to shoot and kill a bear that had twice broken into her Forest Falls home, sparking outrage in the community.
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There are fewer Republican women in Congress now than there were a decade ago. Lower down the political ladder, that trend continues.
Listen 7:14
The Olympics are not without controversy, but one is brewing off the tracks and out of the pools: it's about what people are wearing.