DOJ to look into N.Y. police case  —  For the second time in ten days, the Obama administration is scrambling to contain tensions and anger unleashed by a local grand jury's decision not to charge a white police officer in connection with the death of a black suspect.

Cop cleared in chokehold death of Eric Garner  —  Eric Garner seen during his arrest last August.  —  A Staten Island grand jury cleared an NYPD cop Wednesday in the chokehold death of Eric Garner during his caught-on-video arrest for peddling loose cigarettes, The Post has learned.

Watch: Obama After Eric Garner Decision: ???  This Is an American Problem???  —  Some of you may have heard there was a decision that came out today by a grand jury not to indict.  Police officers who had.  Interacted with the an individual named Eric garner in New York City.

Former RNC chairman: 'Black man's life not worth a ham sandwich'  —  Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Wednesday criticized grand jury decisions to not indict white police officers in the deaths of black men in New York and Ferguson, Mo.

Grand Jury Said to Bring No Charges in Staten Island Chokehold Death of Eric Garner  —  A Staten Island grand jury has voted not to bring criminal charges against the white New York City police officer at the center of the Eric Garner case, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday.

Is Obamacare Destroying the Democratic Party?  —  Charles Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, has forced a debate over fundamental party priorities out into the open.  Should Democrats focus primarily on the problems of the poor or should they first address the economic struggles of the working and middle classes?

Return of Focus Hocus Pocus  —  I've been getting correspondence from people saying that I need to respond to Tom Edsall channeling Chuck Schumer on how health reform was a mistake, Obama should have focused on the economy.  —  The thing is, I responded to this argument four years ago, and everything I said then still applies.