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David Axelrod: “There's been a real slowdown of police action since the shooting of Laquan McDonald erupted as an issue in Chicago.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 2017
There's been a real slowdown of police action since the shooting of Laquan McDonald erupted as an issue in Chicago.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod explains the impact of the Laquan McDonald shooting on police activity in Chicago.

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