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The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Tim Steller column
The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonFor more than half an hour Tuesday, former Republican congressional candidate Martha McSally spoke enthusiastically to Pima County GOP activists. Not a word about Benghazi. Nothing on the IRS scandal. Naught about The Associated Press affair....Tags: Military Equipment, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Dallas Green to make appearance in Reading Friday ...
The Hog BlogOne of the most select clubs in Philadelphia sports history is managers who have led the Phillies to a World Series title. One's still working. The other will be in Reading Friday night. Dallas Green, who led the 1980 Phillies to a World Series win over... -
Gabrielle Giffords' story a different kind of profile in courage
Gabrielle Giffords received a Profile in Courage award this weekend at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. The award is fitting, though she is displaying a different kind of courage than was celebrated by the late president in his 1957 best-selling...
Tags: Mary L. Landrieu, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice
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Arizona law bans destroying guns purchased in buyback programs
This post has been corrected. See the note below.TUCSON — City- or county-sponsored gun buybacks — often used in larger cities to entice people to give up their handguns — have become effectively pointless in Arizona with legislation signed by Gov. Jan Brewer. The bill prohibits...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, U.S. House of Representatives, Jared Lee Loughner
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Keeping A Mother's Promise
The gravity of the moment that comes with holding your child for the first time — looking into their eyes, rocking them to sleep, allowing their breath to fill your heart, marveling at how nature has taken a part of you and a part of your husband to...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, U.S. Senate, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Superman (fictional character)
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Hotdish Politics: With Judiciary Committee drawing attention, Franken and Klobuchar are, too
Star TribuneSen. Al Franken ducks it. Sen. Amy Klobuchar embraces it. This year, both have had their share of national attention and are due for more. As members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Minnesota's U.S. senators have faced the spotlight's glare on...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Shootings, U.S. Senate, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice
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Green's new book: baseball, 'lot of hurts'
Reading Eagle, Pa.Dallas Green said picking the title for his book -- "The Mouth That Roared: My Six Outspoken Decades in Baseball" -- was easy. The difficult part, said the 78-year-old former Philadelphia Phillies manager, was reliving some of the chapters of his...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Firearms, Kansas City Royals, Interior Policy, World Series
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Shootings, Sonia Sotomayor, Special Olympics, Easter, Coughing
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Giffords accepts Kennedy 'Profile in Courage' award
Courage comes in many guises. In Boston on Sunday, Gabrielle Giffords was praised for having the courage just to carry on. "It’s been a hard two years for me, but I want to make the world a better place," said Giffords in receiving the 2013...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Senate, Interior Policy, Politics, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Gabrielle Giffords challenges U.S. Congress to find courage on guns
ReutersBy Aaron Pressman BOSTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday, asking the U.S. Congress to act more courageously on the issue of gun control. "We all have...Tags: Shootings, U.S. Senate, Culture, Lobbying, Interior Policy
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Senate vote nears, background check bill in peril
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown draws near, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Mary L. Landrieu, Max Baucus, Firearms, Polls
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Gun background-check supporters struggle for votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate gun control supporters struggled Tuesday to salvage their drive to expand background checks to more buyers, buoyed by a visit from wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords but facing enough potential opponents to derail...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, John Cornyn, Mary L. Landrieu, Firearms, Max Baucus
May 15, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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