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Baltimore Co. chief joins fight in Congress for gun control
Speaking at an emotional hearing on federal gun control proposals, Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson urged lawmakers Wednesday to close loopholes and ban assault weapon sales or risk more tragedies like the recent elementary school shooting...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Shootings, Jeff Sessions, Dick Durbin
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Senators complain about guns not being allowed at hearing
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) last week stood in front of an array of assault weapons to launch her drive for tougher gun laws. But on Wednesday, a pair of Republican senators who oppose Feinstein’s bill had to use photos of...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System, Patrick Leahy
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Pinnacles National Monument set to become a park
WASHINGTON--Pinnacles National Monument in central California is set to become the 59th national park under a bill headed to President Obama’s desk. The Pinnacles National Park Act cleared the Senate during a rare Sunday session of the lame-...
Tags: National Parks, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Politics, Barack Obama
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Nancy Pelosi on ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’; Paul Ryan on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelSen. Dianne Feinstein speaks Thursday on Capitol Hill about her bill to ban assault weapons. Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: The weekend political discussion starts on HBO's “Real Time With Bill Maher.” Maher... -
The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Science and Technology, Lisa Murkowski, Sherrod Brown, Republican Party, Patty Murray
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Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climb
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass Congress and she blamed the nation's largest gun-rights group. Feinstein, D-Calif.,...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Barack Obama, Marsha Blackburn, Raymond W. Kelly
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Brown's two key sentences
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown spoke only two sentences about streamlining environmental regulations in his State of the State address. But they inspired reformers to cheer. Could have fooled me. I was ready to pounce on him last week for scanty...
Tags: Republican Party, Environmental Issues, Government, Barack Obama, Jerry Brown
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Sen. Barbara Boxer urges L.A. to elect its first female mayor
L.A. NOWU.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer urges Los Angeles voters to elect first female mayor... -
Stem the flow of guns to Mexico
There are plenty of reasons right here at home to support President Obama's effort to reform the nation's gun laws. But if Congress requires additional arguments, it should consider that easy access to guns is also undermining the United States' avowed...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime, Patrick Leahy, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Maze of gun laws in US hurts gun control efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — There is a legal avenue to try to get any gun you want somewhere in the U.S., thanks to the maze of gun statutes across the country and the lack of certain federal laws. That undermines gun-control efforts in communities with...
Tags: Shootings, Periodicals, Barack Obama, Judges, Gun Control
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Weekend Talk Shows: Scott Walker; Edward Albee; King Abdullah, II
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Clinton and Biden 2016 prospects; Inaugural...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Bob Costas, Government, Dick Durbin, Barack Obama
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Sen. Feinstein will not become Judiciary Committee chair
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s hopes of taking over the panel that will be crucial to her efforts to renew an assault weapons ban and overhaul immigration laws were dashed Wednesday when Sen. Patrick J. Leahy decided to remain chairman...
Tags: Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Barbara A. Mikulski, Patrick Leahy, Justice System
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