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Gabrielle Giffords challenges U.S. Congress to find courage on guns
ReutersBy Aaron Pressman BOSTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday, asking the U.S. Congress to act more courageously on the issue of gun control. "We all have...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Lobbying
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Senate showdown set on gun control
WASHINGTON — After four months of debate and maneuvering, the Senate headed for a showdown over gun control — a series of back-to-back votes on rival plans Wednesday afternoon that could end in the collapse of the entire effort. The...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate, Dean Heller, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Chuck Schumer
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Toomey meets with Giffords on guns deal
Call Washington BureauA scrum of reporters gathered outside Sen. Joe Manchin's office Tuesday afternoon waiting for any sign of movement on his embattled background checks amendment while inside he met privately with negotiating partner Sen. Pat Toomey and former Rep. Gabby...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Susan Collins, John McCain
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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: Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Mark Pryor, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Chuck Schumer
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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: Personal Weapon Control, Richard Burr, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Dean Heller, Chuck Schumer
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Sen. Marco Rubio on five Sunday programs
Staff writerSen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will be a guest on five Sunday morning programs this weekend: ABC's "This Week," CBS' "Face the Nation," CNN's "State of the Union," "Fox News Sunday" and NBC's "Meet the Press." The rest of the Sunday morning guest list:...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Ken Burns, ABC (tv network), Evan Bayh, The Washington Post
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Senate vote nears, background check bill in peril
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown draws near, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows...
Tags: Laws, Personal Weapon Control, Mark Pryor, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Chuck Schumer
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Mailbag: Show support for PMMC
Last month, former Arizona Representative Gabby Giffords, her husband Mark Kelly and his daughter were vacationing in Laguna Beach when Kelly's daughter's dog escaped from its owner and attacked and killed a young California sea lion pup, devastating...Tags: Zoology
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Dog vs. baby sea lion: An upsetting case, but a federal one?
Did former Rep. Gabby Giffords’ stepdaughter do no wrong when her dog broke free from her in Laguna Beach and killed a baby sea lion? Was she so in the wrong that this should become a (literal) federal case? The 18-year-old had the American...
Tags: Caroline Kennedy, Zoology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Federal agency investigating sea lion attack
Laguna Beach police Capt. Jason Kravetz confirmed Monday that the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is investigating an incident March 23 at Goff Island Beach when a bulldog escaped from its owner and mauled and killed a sea lion. Kravetz said...
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Zoology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rentals, Orange County Register
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Rob Reiner on 'Meet the Press'; Richard Land on 'This Week'
Staff writerThe Sunday morning chat shows will get religion for Easter. They also will focus on the gay marriage issues before the U.S. Supreme Court. Cardinal Timothy Egan, archbishop of New York, will be a guest on ABC's "This Week" and CBS' "Face the Nation."...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, ABC (tv network), Gays and Lesbians, Al Sharpton, Chuck Schumer
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Tucson shooting: 3,000 pages of sought-after records made public
TUCSON -- More than two years after a gunman opened fire in Tucson killing six and seriously wounding former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, authorities on Wednesday released thousands of pages of records about the case that had previously been kept private....Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Jared Lee Loughner, Prisons, Schizophrenia, National Rifle Association of America
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