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Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body rejected for burial in Cambridge
This post has been updated. See below for details.There may be no place in the earth for Tamerlan Tsarnaev. One of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has been dead more than two weeks after a dramatic showdown with police in Watertown, Mass., on April 19. But officials and his family still don't...Tags: U.S. Congress, Islam, Sports, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Justice System
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Arizona law bans destroying guns purchased in buyback programs
This post has been corrected. See the note below.TUCSON — City- or county-sponsored gun buybacks — often used in larger cities to entice people to give up their handguns — have become effectively pointless in Arizona with legislation signed by Gov. Jan Brewer. The bill prohibits...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Safeway Inc., U.S. House of Representatives, Jared Lee Loughner, Gabrielle Giffords
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5/7/2013-NRA Convention
When I draw Wayne Lapierre, he always comes away looking like a loathsome swine with a dollop of Adolph Hitler in there. I think that's very unfair. To swine. Of course one can never be unfair to Hitler. I can't help but think these gun nuts are living a...
Tags: U.S. Army, FBI
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Giffords accepts Kennedy 'Profile in Courage' award
Courage comes in many guises. In Boston on Sunday, Gabrielle Giffords was praised for having the courage just to carry on. "It’s been a hard two years for me, but I want to make the world a better place," said Giffords in receiving the 2013...
Tags: Mark Kelly, U.S. Congress, Sports, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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Texas Governor Welcomes Connecticut Gunmakers
The Hartford CourantTexas Gov. Rick Perry might not have been able to name three federal agencies he'd close, but he has his sights on attracting at least that many Connecticut gun manufacturers and he used the NRA convention in Houston over the last four days to make his...Tags: New Britain, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Regional Authority, Candy Crowley, Energy
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Letters Senior services, Syria, and Jeb's followers
Dig into senior services Regarding the article "Sequester slashes services to seniors in Central Florida" in Wednesday's Sentinel: Specifically, the federal program referred to as "Congress' sequestration" was proposed by and signed into law by the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics, Florida Legislature, Seminole County
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A special outing thanks to the Cove
I would like to thank the middle management of Coveleski Regional Stadium who donated their tickets for the April 17 game. These tickets allowed special needs students from Riley High School to attend a Silver Hawks game. For some students, this was their...Tags: National Basketball Association, Global Warming, Board of Directors, Global Change, Politics
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NRA seeks to highlight its 'armed and fabulous' women
ReutersBy Corrie MacLaggan and Amanda Orr HOUSTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association is showcasing women members and emphasizing that increasingly it's not just men who own firearms and oppose gun-control efforts. Female membership is up, the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Abusive Behavior, Civil Rights
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Perry's Texas Welcome For Connecticut Gunmakers
The Hartford CourantTexas Governor Rick Perry might not have been able to name three federal agencies he’d close, but he has his sights on at least that many Connecticut gun manufacturers and he’s using this weekend’s NRA convention in Houston to make his...Tags: New Britain, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Regional Authority, Energy, Politics
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At NRA convention, both sides of gun debate
HOUSTON — On the morning of the first day of the National Rifle Assn. convention, before the doors opened, scores of visitors lined up outside the convention center, part of what organizers expect will be a record crowd. Among them was Tilman...
Tags: Joe Biden, Gun Control, Rick Perry, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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When 5-year-olds are shooting 2-year-olds…
It was such a short mention in Thursday's newspaper ("5-year-old accidentally kills sister with own rifle," May 2) that I thought it deserves more attention. Five-year old boy accidentally kills two-year old sister with own rifle! Then it goes on to say...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Personal Weapon Control
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Sarah Palin, NRA's backward view of guns, 'politics of emotion'
It’s been kind of entertaining to see the world-class sophistry on display in Houston at the NRA’s annual convention. The message is: If you feel devastated about the slaughters of Sandy Hook, or Aurora, or Tucson, instead of trying to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Sarah Palin, Gun Control
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