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Gun-count plea brings jail
A 33-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a handgun, according to the Maryland U.S. attorney's office. Cortez Fisher also will have to serve three years of...Tags: Gun Control, Drug Trafficking, Prosecution, Interior Policy
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Press needs to challenge Mayor Daley
I've come to accept that living in Chicago means putting up with Mayor Daley and his single-mindedness on a vast array of issues, from gun laws to the Olympics to the location of the Children's Museum. However, I'm often disappointed to see a lack of...Tags: Gun Control, Richard M. Daley, Interior Policy, Regional Authority
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Many veterans don't need gun checks, senator says
McClatchy NewspapersSince a severely mentally ill man rampaged through Virginia Tech last year, killing 32 people before turning a gun on himself, Congress and several states have been working to tighten rules on who can legally purchase a firearm. But a push in the...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Veterans Affairs, Parliament, Upper House
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Wilmette repeals town's handgun ban after high court ruling
Chicago Tribune reportersWilmette may be the first, but it's unlikely to be the last Chicago suburb to repeal its handgun ban in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision last month to declare a similar measure unconstitutional. Morton Grove, which approved the...Tags: Trials, Wilmette, Morton Grove, Court Administration, Chicago City Council
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Surge focus is a losing strategy for McCain
"Senator Obama didn't support the surge, wanted to pull out, said that it would fail. I supported it when it was the toughest thing to do. I believe that my record on national security and keeping this country safe is there. And the American people will...Tags: Richard Nixon, Elections, Political Candidates, Interior Policy, Barack Obama
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Surge talk won't win election
"Sen. Obama didn't support the surge, wanted to pull out, said that it would fail. I supported it when it was the toughest thing to do. I believe that my record on national security and keeping this country safe is there. And the American people will...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Richard Nixon, Elections, Political Candidates, George Bush
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Losing strategy for McCain
Frederick Kagan (the primary intellectual author of the Iraqi surge strategy) wrote: "It would be hard to design a better test for the job of commander in chief than the real-life test Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama have undergone in the last two...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Richard Nixon, Elections, Political Candidates, Bill Clinton
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Obama vs Jesse: not just jealousy?
The Swampby Frank James The ever thoughtful Shelby Steele has an interesting take on why Jesse Jackson obviously isn't feeling Sen. Barack Obama the way so many other African Americans are. The editors of The Wall Street Journal's op-ed page gave......Tags: Elections, NAACP, Political Candidates, Interior Policy, Barack Obama
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Marine suicides are on the rise
The basic rule for Marine boot camp is simple: Keep your mouth shut and mind your own business. But it's different when the subject is suicide. Drill instructors encourage recruits to share their feelings in so-called "guided discussions," and tell...Tags: Emergency Planning, Illnesses, Advanced Training, Health and Safety at School, Interior Policy
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Lowe's 'Obama Republican' cartoon right on target
Chan Lowe's July 9 cartoon of an "Obama Republican" is right on! A couple of days ago I went on Barack Obama's Web site and wrote him that because of his waffling on the issues of FISA, gun control, money for churches and Iraq, he can no longer be...Tags: Gun Control, Boynton Beach, John McCain, Interior Policy, Cartoons
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