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    Feb 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Special Report: Bloomberg Reloads In Push For Gun Control

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be...

    Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Local Government, Laws, Gun Control, Health

    2. Jun 15, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  2. Weiner May Step Down "In A Couple Of Days": Democrats

    Before the week is out, Rep. Anthony Weiner could resign. That's what some Democrats on Capitol Hill are saying now. But what Congressman Weiner will say, now that he has a chance to meet with his wife for the first time in over a week, will determine whether or not he steps down.
    PIX11.com
    Before the week is out, Rep. Anthony Weiner could resign. That's what some Democrats on Capitol Hill are saying now. But what Congressman Weiner will say, now that he has a chance to meet with his wife for the first time in over a week, will determine...

    Tags: David Vitter, U.S. Department of State, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Barney Frank

    3. Jul 29, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Anders Behring Breivik got his ammo ... here

    Opinion L.A.
    Anders Behring Breivik: Anders Breivik decided to "buy American" for the ammo he used to allegedly kill 78 people in Norway....
    4. Sep 21, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  4. ACLU, congresswoman seek ban on corporal punishment in schools

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    A New York congresswoman and the American Civil Liberties Union are looking to end corporal punishment in schools. The practice is allowed in 19 states, including Florida. The effort will be announced in a telephone press conference this afternoon. U.S....
    5. Jan 21, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Post-Tucson, will Dick Cheney's quote give Obama cover for a State of the Union gun control measure?

    Top of the Ticket
    The Democrat has been consistently silent on the gun control issue since the Tucson shootings....
    6. Sep 23, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  6. Mocker: No MTA Contract Review Process; Emails Officials

    Five months after a New York State law took effect calling for the State Comptroller to review certain MTA and state contracts, the process is not underway. PIX 11's Greg Mocker discovered an area of the Public Authorities Reform Act that has not been implemented.
    wpix.com
    Five months after a New York State law took effect calling for the State Comptroller to review certain MTA and state contracts, the process is not underway. PIX 11's Greg Mocker discovered an area of the Public Authorities Reform Act that has not been...

    Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Politics, Local Government, Tim Bishop

    7. Jun 4, 2009 |Blog| Newsday

  7. Now, McCarthy rules out Gillibrand challenge

    Spin Cycle
    Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola), who has been a driving force behind finding a Democrat to challenge appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in New York's 2010 Democratic primary, has ruled out a run for the Senate, her press aide Raymond Zaccaro......

    Tags: Steve Israel, Mineola, Manhattan (New York City), Kirsten Gillibrand, Primaries

    8. Jul 6, 2009 |Blog| Newsday

  8. Rep. Israel: Not so much with the House floor speeches

    Spin Cycle
    No one in the New York congressional delegation is more enthusiastic about new ???social media??? tools such as Twitter and YouTube than Rep. Steve Israel, the former PR man turned five-term Democratic congressman from Huntington. Just last Tuesday, he...

    Tags: YouTube, Steve Israel, Arts and Culture, Tim Bishop, Computer Networking and Internet

    9. Jun 1, 2009 |Blog| Newsday

  9. Gillibrand and gender: Luck as residue of design?

    Spin Cycle
    Asked if she???s gotten this far on skill or luck, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, left, turns the question to why she believes Gov. David A. Paterson selected her for her current job. She raises the matter of gender. ???What......

    Tags: Scott Stringer, David A. Paterson, Steve Israel, Hillary Clinton, Manhattan (New York City)

    10. May 29, 2009 |Blog| Newsday

  10. Sen. Gillibrand is asked why she should avoid primary

    Spin Cycle
    To say Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand leads a charmed political life is to risk underrating her ability to stay on message and push. But she has enjoyed great fortune, which appears to be holding up. At first, there......

    Tags: Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, National Government, Politics, Laws

    11. Jun 11, 2009 |Blog| Newsday

  11. Democrat Tasini to announce for U.S. Senate seat

    Spin Cycle
    Democratic labor activist Jonathan Tasini, who ran in a primary against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2006, plans Thursday to announce a challenge to Clinton???s successor, Kirsten Gillibrand. ???I believe in primaries,??? Tasini, 53, said yesterday...

    Tags: Scott Stringer, Democratic Party, David A. Paterson, U.S. Senate, Steve Israel

    12. Jan 8, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Bush signs bill geared to toughen screening of gun buyers

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    WASHINGTON -- A rare piece of gun legislation finds the National Rifle Association and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence on the same side, and President Bush signed such a bill Tuesday. The measure, Congress' response to last year's Virginia...

    Tags: Los Angeles Times, Politics, Laws, Wildlife, Natural Resources

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