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   From: puke@barackobama.com   
      
   MEMPHIS, Tenn. –  Memphis police say more than 400 officers have   
   called in sick in the past week in what appears to be a   
   deliberate action to protest planned health care cuts.   
      
   Memphis Police Department spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said Monday   
   that 404 officers have called in sick since June 30, an increase   
   from 308 officers who had called in sick through Sunday. The   
   department has about 2,280 officers.   
      
   According to The Commercial Appeal, Memphis Police Director said   
   Sunday that the actions come in an apparent protest to a City   
   Council vote that will reduce health care subsidies for city   
   employees so that the funds can be redirected to the city's   
   troubled pension fund.   
      
   Because of the number of officers out, the Shelby County   
   Sheriff's Office is helping patrol the city.   
      
   http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/07/308-tennessee-police-   
   officers-call-in-sick-in-apparent-protest/   
      
       
      
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