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    Nov 4, 2012 |Story| AP Indiana

  1. GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vigorously pursued their last, longshot chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they'd retain their narrow majority...

    Tags: Todd Akin, Libertarian Party, Shelley Berkley, Rick Berg, Robert P. Casey, Jr.

    2. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. Romney stands by his endorsement of Mourdock

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney disavowed Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's comment that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape "that's something God intended," but stood by his endorsement of the Indiana...

    Tags: Todd Akin, Republican Party, Shelley Berkley, Executive Branch, Regional Authority

    3. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. GOP candidates in close races disavow rape remark

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Mitt Romney and other Republicans had cut into the Democrats' advantage with female voters, a tea party-backed Senate candidate's awkward remark — that if rape leads to pregnancy it's "something God intended" —...

    Tags: Todd Akin, Political Candidates, Shelley Berkley, Abortion, Kelly Ayotte

    4. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. WRAPUP 1-U.S. tax chief forced out in IRS scandal

    Reuters
    * Obama says he 'will not tolerate' partisan actions by IRS * Republicans vow to continue probes of agency * Investigations will look for any links to White House By Matt Spetalnick and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Washington's top tax...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John Boehner, White House, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Criminals

    5. Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  5. Courage in short supply

    WASHINGTON -- The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try.
    WASHINGTON -- The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try. In an unorthodox tactic, he appealed directly...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Kelly Ayotte, Richard Shelby, Frank Lautenberg

    6. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 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.
    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: Crime, Law and Justice, Dianne Feinstein, Personal Weapon Control, White House, Chuck Schumer

    7. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate

    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 undecided senators.
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    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, Mark Begich, Chuck Schumer, Susan Collins, Richard Blumenthal

    8. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. An assault weapons ban was doomed. Focus on background checks.

    WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-gun-control-20130303,0,3623994.column">I wrote</a> that the Senate was making quiet progress toward passing a gun control bill that would make background checks mandatory on buyers in almost all gun purchases, including most sales between individuals. And that, I argued, would count as real progress toward more sensible gun regulation.
    WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, I wrote that the Senate was making quiet progress toward passing a gun control bill that would make background checks mandatory on buyers in almost all gun purchases, including most sales between individuals. And that,...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Interior Policy, Harry Reid, Dianne Feinstein, Personal Weapon Control

    9. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  9. House to vote on debt limit increase

    WASHINGTON -- The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a market-rattling confrontation with President Barack Obama over the so-called debt limit....

    Tags: John Boehner, White House, Jim Cooper, Washington, DC, Eric Cantor

    10. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress.
    WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat...

    Tags: Todd Akin, Shelley Berkley, Paul Ryan, Regional Authority, Tommy Thompson

    11. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| CNN
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    Tags: New York City, Rick Berg, Crime, Law and Justice, Dianne Feinstein, Ben Nelson

    12. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  12. Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate

    WASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress.
    Los Angeles Times
    WASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...

    Tags: Todd Akin, Political Candidates, New York City, Rick Berg, John Ensign

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