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Toomey is open to reviving background-check bill
The Philadelphia InquirerSen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) hasn't given up on his bill to expand background checks for gun purchases, he said Thursday, signaling more willingness to return to the plan than he had publicly shown before. "If we could find a way to bring some more folks...Tags: Kelly Ayotte, Interior Policy, Jeff Flake, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Elections
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Lawmakers denounce IRS actions
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.A hearing is scheduled Friday on Capitol Hill by the House Ways and Means Committee to explore the political tactics the Internal Revenue Service allegedly used against the Tea Party and other conservative organizations. Another hearing is planned...Tags: Justice System, Executive Branch, FBI, Freedom of the Press, Tea Party Movement
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Obama, lawmakers denounce IRS for targeting conservative groups
WASHINGTON – President Obama on Monday condemned the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and vowed to punish anyone who may have taken part in it, as senators called for top IRS officials to resign and congressional...
Tags: Max Baucus, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, Marco Rubio, Taxation
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Gun control backers turn up heat on selected senators
WASHINGTON — First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads. The last several weeks in New Hampshire have had the feel of a heated electoral season — but the target of this siege,...
Tags: Lobbying, Kelly Ayotte, Interior Policy, Chris Murphy, Jeff Flake
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House Democrats Lead New Gun Control Effort
The Hartford CourantThe leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill...Tags: Justice System, Dannel P. Malloy , Nancy Pelosi, Elections, Personal Weapon Control
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Politics as usual
Bloomberg gun control group thanks Toomey A gun control advocacy group backed by New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg began airing a TV ad Thursday that thanks U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey for his work on strengthening background checks. The Mayors Against ...Tags: 2010 Census, Justice System, Executive Branch, FBI, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Rahall off and running to seek his 20th term
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Nick Rahall landed his first term in Congress the same year Jimmy Carter won a four-year lease on the White House. Carter soon fell in disfavor with American voters and served only one term as president, but Rahall has kept his job in the House of...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Eric Holder, Shelley Moore Capito, Operation Fast and Furious, Bill Clinton
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Sen. Pat Toomey on term limits, gun control, sequestration
Lebanon Daily News, Pa.Pennsylvania's Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said on Friday that he does not envision serving more than two terms. Toomey made the comment during a 20-minute interview with the Lebanon Daily News editorial board that was also streamed live at LDNews.com....Tags: Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Barack Obama, Political Fundraising
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The NRA doesn't deserve my sympathy, or yours
Usually when a senator suffers a big public defeat, he slinks off to lick his wounds. He rarely retwists the arms that didn't bend his way. Colleagues don't like to be seen switching. Were they horribly mistaken the first time? Don't know what they...Tags: Glenn Beck, Kelly Ayotte, Interior Policy, Jeff Flake, Wayne LaPierre
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Longtime online sales tax advocate hopeful about House chances
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- After devoting more than a decade advocating for Internet sales taxes, former state delegate John Doyle made a point of being in the U.S. Senate chambers for the 69-27 passage vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act. "I was in the...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, eBay Inc., Shelley Moore Capito, Auction Service, David McKinley
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Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success. The measure, backed by the National Rifle...
Tags: Washington, DC, Interior Policy, Wildlife, Personal Weapon Control, Voting
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Poll shows Tennant could lead Senate race
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new poll shows Secretary of State Natalie Tennant comfortably ahead of potential challengers in the event she runs for U.S. Senate. Tennant has not announced her intentions, but 40 percent of Democrat voters polled said they'd...Tags: Interior Policy, Shelley Moore Capito, Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Primaries
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