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The Shop Talk panelists discuss the US Justice Department’s seizure of phone records from the Associated Press.  The Obama administration claimed it was a matter of national security.

This is not the first time the government has clashed with journalists, according to a column by Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute. Past examples include:

*The Sedition Act, which was passed by Congress in 1798.

The woman being accused of sexual abuse by two former students is leaving the Keokuk School District.

The Port of Burlington will soon be an example of “going green.”

The Illinois Senate approved legislation Friday that would legalize the medical use of marijuana. The vote was not close -- 35 senators voted “yes,” 21 cast “no” votes.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a Fort Madison man has been arrested on charges of terrorism and intimidation.

An Illinois congressman say more hearings will come over the IRS’s target of conservative groups that applied for tax exempt status.

This week's guest on Emphasis is Dr James Banks, Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington - Seattle. He was in Macomb to give the keynote presentation during the annual Dealing With Difference Institute at Western Illinois University.

A popular project in Keokuk was able to get back on track after serious concerns surfaced during the Keokuk City Council's latest meeting.

Teachers in the Burlington School District can leave for summer break knowing they have a new contract in place for the 2013/2014 school year.