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    Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Courage in short supply

    WASHINGTON -- The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try.
    WASHINGTON -- The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try. In an unorthodox tactic, he appealed directly...

    Tags: Frank Lautenberg, Patrick J. Toomey, Interior Policy, Richard Shelby, National Rifle Association of America

    2. Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Shame on Senate -- send 'em all home!

    Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take over. And this is one of them.
    Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take...

    Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Susan Collins, Richard Shelby, National Rifle Association of America, Mark Begich

    3. Apr 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  3. Background check 'win-win' amendment gets a 'no, thanks' from Senate minority

    Change of Subject
    Senate deals setback to gun bill in vote on background checks tells the story of how the filibuster wins again: The final vote was, 54 (yes) to 46 (no), after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) switched his vote to......
    4. Jan 4, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  4. Sunday morning: Sen. Ted Cruz on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Sen. Angus King on ‘Meet the Press’

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be the most popular guest Sunday morning. The Kentucky Republican will visit NBC's “Meet the Press,” CBS' “Face the Nation” and ABC's “This Week.” But the Sunday morning...
    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  5. N.D. delegation opposed to proposed fracking rule

    The Bismarck Tribune, N.D.
    The U.S. Department of the Interior is proposing a rule to require oil companies drilling on federal lands to publish chemicals used in fracking fluids, which North Dakota's congressional delegation says would interfere with state laws. "As North...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Land Resources, John Hoeven, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources

    6. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Senate to take up farm bill in May

    WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...

    Tags: Harry Reid, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Jon Tester, Thad Cochran, U.S. Congress

    7. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  7. Grand Forks Herald Tom Dennis column

    Grand Forks Herald
    Strange, isn't it? Bill Guy served as governor of North Dakota from 1961 to 1973. But when you read others' recollections of that service, you might find yourself forgetting that the era was one of the most divisive in the 20th century. Guy died...

    Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., John Hoeven, Missile Systems

    8. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  8. Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander presses for online sales tax

    Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.
    Senators on Tuesday sought to humanize a bill that would let states require sales tax collection on all online purchases. To do so, they appeared with several small-business owners from Middle America who say it's a great idea. Meanwhile, eBay and other...

    Tags: Executive Branch, The New York Times, Interior Policy, Computing and Information Technology Industry, U.S. Congress

    9. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Pro-Obama group will go after Democrats on guns

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama&rsquo;s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who helped <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-guns-senate-20130418,0,343889.story" target="_self">defeat a measure to expand background checks Wednesday</a> &ndash; including four members of the president&rsquo;s own party.
    WASHINGTON — The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama’s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who helped defeat a measure to expand background checks Wednesday – including four members of...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Patrick J. Toomey, Interior Policy, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)

    10. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Gun control backers consider strategy after Senate defeat

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and &mdash; after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements &mdash; fury.
    WASHINGTON — Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and — after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements — fury. What they don't have is a clear path to changing the political arithmetic of the...

    Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Patrick J. Toomey, Susan Collins, Interior Policy, Same-Sex Marriage

    11. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Senate rejects gun background check measure

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Gun control advocates had told themselves this time would be different. It wasn't.
    WASHINGTON — Gun control advocates had told themselves this time would be different. It wasn't. The two-decade deadlock that has gripped congressional efforts to act on gun control continued Wednesday as a measure to require more gun buyers to...

    Tags: Shootings, Patrick J. Toomey, Michael Bloomberg, Susan Collins, Interior Policy

    12. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans, backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats, turned away legislation Wednesday to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms, rejecting repeated appeals from President Barack Obama and personal pleas by...

    Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Patrick J. Toomey, Firearms, Interior Policy, Susan Collins

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