two young men killed. - in chicago, eight people murdered since friday. violent crime is an issue that haunts the president and one he plans to address with new proposals next month. - you gave me this job, and we're making progress on the things you hired me to do, but unless we deal with the ravages of crime and drug and violence, none of the other things we seek to do will ever take us where we need to go. - the crime bill became lock them up, throw the key away, three strikes, you're out, and in their zest to govern, that "we can stop this," it was an overreach. - in the bill, the penalties for powdered cocaine and crack were different. - powder cocaine, a drug of choice among mostly middle- and upper-class abusers. crack cocaine, a cheaper, faster high for it's mostly poor users. chemically, the drugs are virtually identical but not in federal court. an arrest for 5 grams of crack brings a mandatory