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Hagel's challenge
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel, the former Republican senator from Nebraska who survived a stormy confirmation hearing to become the new secretary of defense, had a coming-out party of sorts Wednesday before the National Defense University, the government's...Tags: U.S. Military, Iraq, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Politics
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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: Parties and Movements, Washington, DC, Gabrielle Giffords, Politics, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)
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Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate
This post has been corrected and updated as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of...Tags: Parties and Movements, Mark Kirk, Politics, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Interior Policy
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Obama pledges assistance after Boston Marathon explosions
WASHINGTON -- President Obama has called officials in Boston to offer “whatever assistance is necessary” to investigate and respond to the deadly bomb blasts Monday and plans to speak publicly on the incident this evening, a senior White House...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Barack Obama, Politics, Interior Policy, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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'Evolving' pols real hypocrites on marriage
Fingers to the wind, politicians now are falling all over themselves to declare they are no longer evolving but have evolved and support same-sex marriage, including the worst of the lot: Republicans who once used their opposition to it to rouse their...Tags: Mark Kirk, U.S. Congress, Gays and Lesbians, Politics, Interior Policy
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In the Senate, a gun rights ally's choice to compromise
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin III owns two 12-gauge Beretta shotguns, a semiautomatic Remington 58 Sportsman and a deer rifle. Since he was elected to the Senate two years ago, he has easily maintained an A rating from the National Rifle Assn....Tags: Tom Coburn, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Mark Kirk, Politics
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Few states find narrow route to gun control laws
From Colorado to Connecticut, a handful of very different states have advanced new gun control laws over opposition that has made such legislation a struggle nationally and a non-starter in most legislatures. How did they do it? Culture and...
Tags: Executive Branch, University of Illinois Springfield, Hunting, Politics, Gabrielle Giffords
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Letters: The GOP's fresh faces
Re "The GOP's fantasy lineup," Opinion, April 7 It is hard to understand why political pundits talk about the demise of the Republican Party when it has such a strong group of future young leaders, as mentioned in Doyle McManus' column. To wit: Kentucky...Tags: Chris Christie, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Politics, Paul Ryan
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Newtown Families Make Their Case In Washington
The Hartford CourantWASHINGTON — At the end of an emotional day of deeply personal meetings with senators Wednesday, families of victims of the Newtown school massacre sat down for a public conversation with Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who had just...Tags: Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Politics, Interior Policy
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In Connecticut, Obama makes emotional appeal for gun legislation
HARTFORD, Conn. – President Obama drew the families of the Newtown school shooting victims into an emotional call to pass gun control measures on Monday, urging that the displays of solidarity and grief in the aftermath not be the end of the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Senators report deal on gun control legislation
WASHINGTON — The Senate moved Tuesday to begin long-anticipated deliberations this week over new gun laws as Republicans appeared to lack the strength to block the debate and bipartisan talks over expanding background checks on gun buyers appeared...
Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Politics, Interior Policy, Joe Manchin III
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Malloy Signs Gun Control Bill, One Of Strictest In Nation
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Flanked by family members of Newtown massacre victims and the legislative leaders who spent months trying to respond to their tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a sweeping gun-control bill Thursday whose big provisions — such...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Human Interest
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