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How a bill becomes slaw -- an autopsy of gun-control legislation in Washington
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column Before we move off the issue of gun control — and it’s dead for now, believe me, for reasons this column will make clear — let’s take a close look at just how something as popular as...... -
Sandy Hook Mother Pleads For New Gun Laws In Obama Weekly Address
The Hartford CourantDelivering the weekly White House address in place of President Barack Obama, the mother of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings said the nation needs new gun laws "before our tragedy becomes your tragedy." Francine Wheeler,...Tags: John Boehner, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Politics, University of Hartford, Lobbying
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Alison Lundergan Grimes pondering a run against Mitch McConnell in 2014
The Lexington Herald-LeaderAfter a busy legislative session and a business trip to Taiwan, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is pondering whether to run for the U.S. Senate next year against Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell. Grimes, a Democrat, said Tuesday she is...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Politics, Steve Beshear, Culture
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New group formed to support McConnell's re-election bid
The Lexington Herald-LeaderA new, independent super PAC is being formed to help U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in his re-election bid next year. Kentuckians for Strong Leadership announced Tuesday in an email that it is filing incorporation papers with the Kentucky Secretary of State'...Tags: Politics, George W. Bush, Elections, Government, Barack Obama
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How a bill becomes slaw
Before we move off the issue of gun control — and it's dead for now, believe me, for reasons this column will make clear — let's take a close look at just how something as popular as expanded background checks failed to pass the U.S. Senate...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Mark Kirk, Republican Party, Justice System
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Grimes pondering a run against McConnell in 2014
The Lexington Herald-LeaderAfter a busy legislative session and a business trip to Taiwan, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is pondering whether to run for the U.S. Senate next year against Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell. Grimes, A Democrat, said Tuesday she is...Tags: Politics, Music Industry, Elections, U.S. Senate, Steve Beshear
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Tail-gunner Ted
WASHINGTON -- Is there nobody who can tell Ted Cruz to shut up? The young senator from Texas has been on the job for about 100 days, but he has already turned upside down the Senate's ancient seniority system and is dominating his senior Republican...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Republican Party, John Cornyn, POLITICO LLC
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Reorienting the GOP on immigration
The Dallas Morning NewsAmid continuing evidence of the Republican Party's internal tensions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has taken the year's most significant step in reorienting the GOP toward a more open and inclusive stance on the crucial issue of immigration. Rubio's...Tags: Howard University, Politics, Candy Crowley, Republican Party, Mitt Romney
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Guinta visits Washington as he weighs 2014 options
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterFRANK GOES TO WASHINGTON, AGAIN. Former U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta was back in Washington last week, looking into his political options for 2014. Guinta visited the National Republican Senatorial and Congressional Committees, which help candidates. We'...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Kelly Ayotte, John E Sununu
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Local leaders tout I-67 on D.C. trip
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.The presidents of Owensboro's chamber of commerce and economic development corporation said their trip to Washington, D.C., to talk to Kentucky and Indiana congressional leaders about the I-67 project and other transportation issues accomplished the...Tags: Ohio River, Dan Coats, Larry Bucshon, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Washington, DC
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Shame on the 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...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Mark Kirk, Jeff Sessions, Republican Party
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Gun control backers consider strategy after Senate defeat
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, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Mark Kirk, Republican Party
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