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Gates, Crowley Join Obama at White House 'Beer Summit'

Gates, Crowley Join Obama at White House 'Beer Summit'

Two weeks after a noted black scholar accused a white police sergeant of racial profiling for arresting him at his home near Harvard University, the men hoisted mugs of beer Thursday evening at the White House with President Obama and Vice President Biden.

 

Obama hopes Gates, policeman can work things out over beer

Obama hopes Gates, policeman can work things out over beer

Police Sgt. James Crowley and Henry Louis Gates have agreed to a meeting mediated by the president. The meeting this week between the scholar, the officer who arrested him and President Obama will be closely monitored. The White House hopes ...

 

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