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How much has Obama influenced public debate on Trayvon Martin?

George Zimmerman verdict: 'Not guilty' in death of Trayvon Martin

07/13/2013 11:19 pm ET After 17 months, the case of George Zimmerman 鈥� charged with shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin 鈥� came to a close Saturday night when a jury of six women found Zimmerman not guilty of all charges. The case came to be seen as a parable involving civil rights, racial profiling, racism, gun rights, and the changing definitions of self-defense in public places.