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ByEmilySchmalland Seth Robbins The Associated Press FORT WORTH, TEXAS Four of the nine people killed in a melee between rival biker gangs outside a Texas res- taurant were struck by the same caliber of rifle fired by Waco police, according to evidence obtained by The Associated Press that pro- vides the most insight yet into whether authorities were responsible for any of the deaths and injuries. The latest trove of poten- tial grand jury evidence re- viewed by the AP depicts a chaotic, bloody scene in which police swarmed into the shootout between ri- val biker gangs on May 17 outside the Twin Peaks res- taurant that left about 20 wounded and nearly 200 people arrested. Hours of audio and foot- age and hundreds of docu- ments including ballistics reports show that four of the dead and at least one of the wounded were struck with bullets from .223-cal- iber rifles — the only type of weapon fired by police that day. Two of the four dead had wounds from only that kind of rifle; the other two were shot by other kinds of guns as well. The ballistics re- ports show that the rest of the people killed were shot by a variety of other guns. It was not clear whether any bikers had similar guns to the police that day. Among the hundreds of weapons authorities recov- ered from the scene were 12 long guns, which could in- clude rifles. The Southwestern Insti- tute of Forensic Sciences, which conducted the bal- listics analysis, declined to comment on its findings. Waco Police Chief Brent Stroman had said in June that officers shot a total of 12 rounds using the semi- automatic setting on their .223-caliber rifles. The AP has previously reported that evidence showed some of those shots struck bikers, but didn't indicate whether they were fatal. Police and the district at- torney's office declined to comment on the latest ev- idence, but have defended the officers' use of force, claiming that bikers had also opened fire on police. Police have previously cited a gag order in the criminal case of one of the bikers. Media groups including the AP have fought the order, contending that it is overly broad and unconstitutional. Investigators have of- fered few details publicly about what sparked the fight or how the gunfire played out. Much of the narrative has come from the evidence obtained by the AP, including the latest batch of documents, foot- age, autopsy photos and au- dio of 911 calls and biker in- terviews describing how a feud between the Cossacks and Bandidos motorcycle gangs turned deadly. Report:4Wacobikersshot with gun type police use INVESTIGATION JERRYLARSON—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, in Waco, Texas. By Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON The State Department said Friday it can't find emails belong- ing to a former department employee who helped set up and maintain Hillary Clin- ton's private email server when she was secretary of state. The department has found emails from Bryan Pagliano's work as a pri- vate contractor, spokes- man Alec Gerlach said, but the files were created after Clinton left office in January 2013. The agency is continuing to search for emails Pagliano sent and received during Clinton's tenure and will share them with members of Congress if they are located, Gerlach said. Sen. Charles Grassley, R- Iowa, and other lawmak- ers are seeking Pagliano's emails as part of a wide- ranging investigation into Clinton's use of a private email account and server while she was secretary of state. Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Com- mittee, called retrieval of Pagliano's emails a top pri- ority as the committee con- siders whether to grant Pa- gliano immunity from pros- ecution and compel his testimony. Pagliano refused to tes- tify in September before a House committee investi- gating the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya. His law- yers said then that Pagliano won't testify before any con- gressional committees. The State Depart- ment told Grassley a lim- ited number of Pagliano's emails were retrieved from files belonging to other de- partment employees. The agency said its efforts have been hampered by the fact that the FBI has possession of Pagliano's State Depart- ment computer. Grassley on Friday that the State Department has improved its cooperation with his investigation, but he said retrieving Paglia- no's email remains "the committee's highest prior- ity request." PRIVATE SERVER State Department can't find the emails of former worker who aided Clinton By Alan Fram The Associated Press WASHINGTON Avoiding the high drama of recent year-end budget fights, President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday keeping government agen- cies open into next week, giving White House and congressional bargain- ers more time to complete sweeping deals on taxes and federal spending. Facing a midnight deadline, Obama signed the measure keeping gov- ernment afloat through Wednesday just hours af- ter the House used a voice vote to send it to him. The Senate approved the bill a day earlier, its easy so- journ through Congress underscoring that neither party saw reason to risk a government shutdown battle. Talks were likely to stretch at least into the weekend over the envi- ronment, Syrian refu- gees, guns and dozens of other disputes sprinkled across two major bills. One would provide $1.1 trillion to finance government for 2016; the other would re- new around 50 expiring tax cuts for businesses and in- dividuals that, with addi- tions, could swell to a 10- year price tag of $700 bil- lion or more. Disagreements re- mained but show-stopping, partisan quarrels were al- ready resolved, lowering the decibel level of this year's budget endgame. The overall $1.1 trillion spending total was previ- ously cemented in place, leaving only spending de- tails to finalize, and Re- publicans decided to avoid shutdown brinkmanship with Obama by omitting provisions dismantling his 2010 health care law and halting Planned Par- enthood's money. GOP lawmakers also at- tributed the lessened in- tensity to new Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who replaced the ousted John Boehner, R-Ohio, this fall. They said they needed to finish this year's work and focus on passing election- year bills in 2016 highlight- ing GOP priorities on taxes and health care. "There's a honeymoon period in here," conserva- tive Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., said of Ryan's recent ascen- sion to the top House job. "And I think Paul's articu- lated very well where we want to go." Leaders were hoping Congress would adjourn for the year next week af- ter approving the two mea- sures. Republicans wanted to insert language into the bills ending the four-de- cade ban on U.S. oil ex- ports and curbing Syr- ian refugees from enter- ing the U.S., a response to last month's deadly attacks in Paris. They also wanted to roll back legal curbs on the financial industry, pre- vent Obama from easing ties with Cuba and block his efforts to fight air and water pollution. Yet though Republicans dominate Congress, the aversion of many GOP law- makers to spending bills meant Democratic votes would be needed to pass the sweeping $1.1 trillion package. Seeking to use leverage, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was threatening to withhold Democratic support un- less Republicans agreed to annual inflation increases to a tax credit for children. "Lifting the ban on oil (exports) and all of the money that means for the oil industry" without boosting the children's tax credit is "too big, it's unfair and it does not have the support of House Demo- crats," Pelosi told reporters. Pelosi was also seeking more money for renew- able energy and an end to curbs on federal research into gun violence, an issue given life by last week's mass shooting in San Ber- nardino, California. BUDGET BATTLE Obama, Congress avert federal shutdown, focus on taxes, spending J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California updates reporters as Congress works to meet deadlines for funding the government on Friday on Capitol Hill in Washington. By Don Babwin The Associated Press CHICAGO The family of a black teenager shot 16 times by a white Chicago police officer joined the call Friday for change in local leader- ship and policing in the city and nationwide, weeks af- ter a video of the 2014 kill- ing set off days of protests. Laquan McDonald was shot in October 2014 by po- lice Officer Jason Van Dyke, who is charged with first- degree murder. Squad-car footage was released late last month upon a judge's order, and protests have taken place almost daily since. Protesters allege a cover-up and have called for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez. The Rev. Marvin Hunter, who is McDonald's great uncle, said at a news con- ference Friday that "what we're feeling in Chicago is the real feeling of America itself, and that's injustice against people of color." He also said there are "thou- sands of Laquan McDon- alds." The family has stayed largely out of the spotlight since the video was re- leased Nov. 24, but about a dozen of them stood be- hind Hunter. A few activ- ists with them wore T-shirts that read "Rahm Failed Us." One notable absence was McDonald's mother, whom Hunter said is "hurting and traumatized by the con- stant reminder of the sense- less death of her son." Since the video's release, McDonald's death became another example in the de- bate over gun violence and the treatment of African- Americans by the police. Protesters have turned the shooting into a rally- ing cry, their chants of "16 shots and a cover-up" tak- ing its place alongside the "I can't breathe" refrain that followed the video that showed Eric Garner be- ing taken down by a New York police officer in a fatal chokehold. The city agreed to a $5 million settlement with Mc- Donald's family earlier this year without a lawsuit be- ing filed. Hunter down- played that Friday, saying the money that really mat- tersshouldcomeintheform of government resources to foster economic develop- ment and keep such deaths from happening. And he said he is calling for a na- tional summit to be held in his community — one of the most dangerous in Chicago — and hoped that Presi- dent Barack Obama would dispatch someone from the White House to attend. Chicago officials fought the release of the video, ar- guing that it could interfere with any resulting court case. Acting on a judge's order, the city released it just hours after Alvarez an- nounced charges against the officer. CHICAGO Family of teen shot by cop joins calls for change Findusonline! GaylaEckels: (530) 737-5044 geckels@redbluffdailynews.com Suzy Noble: (530) 737-5056 snoble@redbluffdailynews.com GoMultimediathisChristmasSeason! Flights of Fancy AvailableNovember2throughJanuary10 6 column inch size ads or larger Pub lish 4 times wi thin 7 da ys , get the 5th ru n FREE! 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