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Newtown tragedy brings bipartisanship back to Congress
They started out with a lot in common -- Joe Manchin and Patrick Toomey. Sure, one's a Democrat and one's a Republican, but they're both conservatives, both longtime gun owners and both sport an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association. But now...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Patrick J. Toomey, Justice System, Newspaper and Magazine, Bill Press
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How could 31 Senators vote against debating expanded background checks?
How could it be that even a single U.S. senator — no matter how opposed to gun control — could vote to hold up consideration of a proposal to require background checks for gun purchases? This is an idea not only embraced by something in the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, Patrick J. Toomey, Elections, Interior Policy
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Too many people who should not have guns do
On the day after the recent massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., police in Newport Beach, Calif., took a man into custody for allegedly firing more than 50 rounds from a semi-automatic handgun in the parking lot of a shopping mall. He aimed...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gaming, Mike Huckabee, Bob McDonnell, North Miami
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What does the NRA say now?
The rifle Adam Lanza used to kill 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School is a descendant of the military's M-16 rifle. The bullets it fires are not as large as those used in some other rifles, but the gun's high muzzle velocity makes...
Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Personal Weapon Control, The New York Times, Democratic Party, Firearms
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Tags: Elections, John D. Rockefeller IV, Justice System, Kirsten Gillibrand, Frank Lautenberg
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O'Malley did his job — on and off stage
Gov. Martin O'Malley did his job Tuesday night in Charlotte. He fired up the party faithful with a call and response: "Forward, Not Back." He hit the Republican nominee hard on his Swiss bank accounts — reinforcing a campaign message that Mitt...
Tags: Michelle Obama, Elections, Rudy Giuliani, Jack Markell, Executive Branch
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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: Jeff Merkley, Herb Kohl, Bernard Sanders, Ron Wyden, Sherrod Brown
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O'Malley chosen to lead Democratic governors
Martin O'Malley was selected by his peers Wednesday to chair the Democratic Governors Association, a platform from which he says he will build the party and promote candidates who will invest in education and infrastructure. "Our agenda is one of...
Tags: Board of Directors, Elections, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Executive Branch, Peter M. Rouse
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