A decision by the U.S. Justice Department to reopen an investigation into the 1994 killing of a Chasidic teen-ager on the Brooklyn Bridge came after a request from first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. The request to reopen the investigation, long sought after by some members of the Orthodox community, comes as the first lady is readying herself for a possible New York Senate bid.
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