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Philadelphia’s police union is blasting Hillary Clinton for inviting relatives of victims of police shootings to speak at the Democratic National Convention next week, but failing to include relatives of slain police officers. John McNesby, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, said the union was “shocked and saddened” by the planned choice of speakers at the convention, which opens Monday in Philadelphia.

Teachers' Union Officials Accused Of Embezzlement WASHINGTON -- D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams said Friday he is worried money allegedly stolen from the Washington Teachers Union may have made its way into his campaign coffers. News4 first reported Thursday that FBI, IRS and Inspector General agents, acting on a 50-page search warrant affadavit, were raiding the homes of several former teacher union officials. The document details page after page of expensive items allegedly purchased over a 7-year period and involving more than $2 million in unauthorized and illegal expenses. Art work, furniture, televisions, computers and files were among the items carted...