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NRA says Congress will not pass weapons ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The powerful gun lobby is gauging enough support in Congress to block a law that would ban assault weapons, despite promises from the White House and senior lawmakers to make such a measure a reality. Senators plan to introduce a...
Tags: Elections, CNN (tv network), U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Television Industry
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Marquette church members seek stronger gun limits
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Members of an Upper Peninsula church have held a protest against gun violence on a day when gun ownership advocates were demonstrating against restrictions on firearms. The Marquette Unitarian Universalist Congregation...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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Culver students prepare to ride in presidential inauguration parade
WSBT-TVCULVER – In one week, Barack Obama will be sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Many of us will watch the inauguration ceremony from our homes. One group of Indiana students will actually be there, not just watching, but...Tags: Education, Arts and Culture, Michelle Obama, Festive Events, Culture
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Out of Washington, Pence redefines his image
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It looks like Mike Pence is hanging up his mitts after more than a decade of leading religious conservatives in fights against abortion, gay marriage and President Barack Obama in Washington. Blasts against Planned Parenthood...
Tags: Elections, John Boehner, Marco Rubio, U.S. Congress, Social Issues
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Obama using King and Lincoln Bibles during oath
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to take the oath of office this month with his hand on not a single Bible, but on two — one used by Abraham Lincoln and another by Martin Luther King Jr. King's Bible is particularly significant...
Tags: Washington, DC, Abraham Lincoln, White House
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Obama wants action on government's borrowing limit
HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that pulled the country back from the "fiscal cliff," but warned that he "will not compromise" over his insistence that Congress lift the federal debt ceiling. Obama said in...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Dave Camp, Public Finance, Credit and Debt
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Biden meets with gun safety, victims groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration's response to the shooting at a Connecticut...
Tags: Mental Health, U.S. Congress, Mitch McConnell, Shootings, Arne Duncan
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US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces....
Tags: U.S. Military, Hillary Clinton, Al-Qaeda, Washington, DC, The Wall Street Journal
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Obama congratulates Alabama coach on championship
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is congratulating University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban on another BCS championship, joking that "he and the Crimson Tide are beginning to make this a habit." Alabama won its third championship...
Tags: Washington, DC, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Alabama Crimson Tide, White House
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Obama 'actively supportive' of assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama is "actively supportive" of efforts on Capitol Hill to reinstate an assault weapons ban. Obama has long backed the ban, but has failed to push for it throughout his first term. Sen....
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Politics, Washington, DC, Joe Manchin III, Assault
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Former St. Joseph Co. Dem leader's forgery trial delayed
SOUTH BEND – We’ve got new information about the forgery case against a former St. Joseph County political leader. Butch Morgan is accused of forging signatures on election petitions in 2008 while he was chairman of the St. Joseph County...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Trials
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Area legislators aren't specific, but urge new talks on guns
South Bend TribuneLast week's tragic shooting at a Connecticut elementary school has stirred up memories of other rampages from recent years and led some lawmakers to call for more control on firearms and ammunition. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Sunday...Tags: Elections, Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Congress, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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