“Six members of New York’s state congress said at a press conference Thursday that they want the Justice Department to conduct a formal investigation into the death of Eric Garner. Garner, 43, died on July 17 after a policeman put him in an apparent chokehold while arresting him for allegedly selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.”

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