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More gun laws = fewer deaths, 50-state study says
CHICAGO (AP) — It's a study everyone is talking about today because the statistics are so dramatic: States with the most gun control laws have a 42 percent lower gun death rate than states with the least number of gun control laws, according to a...
Tags: Barack Obama, University of California, Davis, Crime, Law and Justice, Research, Internists
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Gunfire kills young children daily in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before 20 first-graders were massacred at school by a gunman in Newtown, Conn., first-grader Luke Schuster, 6, was shot to death in New Town, N.D. Six-year-olds John Devine Jr. and Jayden Thompson were similarly killed in...
Tags: Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Murder, Joe Biden
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History's 12 greatest mountaintop miles
Taken cumulatively, it might be the most historic stretch of mountaintop in the Mid-Atlantic. From the Interstate 70 footbridge south along the spine of South Mountain, the ridgeline has seen an extraordinary amount of American life (and death) go by. In...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Washington Monument, Wars and Interventions, Networking
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Around Town: Waiting for the plastic bag hearing
It was a normal night in the 91011.The east La Caņada parking lots were full. The Flintridge Proper waiters served flutes of champagne mixed with gin and flowers. At Taylors, bartenders quietly cranked out gin and tonics while servers carried baskets of...Tags: Sushi and Sashimi, Foods and Beverages, Whole Foods Market, Google Inc., Lifestyle and Leisure
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Scoreboard -- May 16, 2013
|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball--New York Mets at Chicago Cubs, 1:10 p.m. (WGN); Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP) Soccer--Spanish Pimera Division, Copa del Ray, Championship, Atletico Madrid at Real Madrid, 2:25 p.m. (ESPN) College...Tags: David Garrard, Montell Owens, Jayson Werth, Los Angeles Dodgers, Charlie Morton
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Benefactor doesn't dictate direction of research
Editor: In response to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15th, 2013): The article quotes a Harford County Councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York...Tags: Interior Policy, Johns Hopkins University, Crime, Law and Justice, New York City, Gun Control
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Dorothy E. Papa, 89
Dorothy Elizabeth Papa, 89, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, of respiratory failure at Meritus Medical Center. Born Dec. 5, 1923, on a small farm between Buffalo Mills and Hyndman (Bedford County)...
Tags: Bedford County (Virginia), Medical Specialization, Bedford County (Pennsylvania), American Legion, Nursing
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More gun laws equals fewer deaths, 50-state study says
CHICAGO (AP) — States with the most gun control laws have the fewest gun-related deaths, according to a study that suggests sheer quantity of measures might make a difference. But the research leaves many questions unanswered and won't settle...
Tags: Barack Obama, University of California, Davis, Crime, Law and Justice, Research, Murder
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No time to go weenie on Maryland gun control
Watch out, ladies and gentlemen, the Maryland Senate — where Democrats outnumber Republicans 35 to 12 — could be going weenie on gun control. Already, they're caving to the "gun enthusiasts" on the proposal to require a license to buy a...
Tags: Howard County, Crime, Law and Justice, Calvert County, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, The Washington Post
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Crucial test for Md. gun control
This week may well be the time when lawmakers in Annapolis decide whether the gun control legislation they pass in the wake of the Newton, Conn., school shooting actually does some good to reduce the rates of violence in Maryland or just sounds good at...
Tags: Mental Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Calvert County, Justice System, Criminals
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Organizing for Action targets GOP lawmakers in first ad buy
WASHINGTON -- Four California Republican House members are among 13 GOP legislators being targeted by a pro-Obama advocacy group in a new online ad campaign urging them to back a more robust background check system for gun sales. Reps. Jeff Denham,...
Tags: Barack Obama, Online Advertising, Susan Collins, Organizing for Action, Online Media Industry
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AFP/Florida releases Florida congressional ratings
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelAmericans for Prosperity/Florida has released its 2012 rankings of the Florida congressional delegation. Not a lot of surprises — Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross of Lakeland each get an A+, while locally former U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams, R-...
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May 16, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
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