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Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman...Tags: The Associated Press, Freedom of the Press, Justice System, Eric Holder, Barack Obama
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Senate committee approves gun trafficking bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday making gun trafficking a federal crime as lawmakers cast the first vote in Congress to curb firearms since December's horrific shootings at a Connecticut elementary...
Tags: Joe Manchin III, Justice System, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Mark Kelly
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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: Joe Manchin III, Assault, Interior Policy, Jay Carney, Barack Obama
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School resumes for Newtown students as new details surface in investigation
(CNN) -- Across this devastated town, students returned to schools Tuesday, marking the beginning of a new reality. With their sense of normalcy shattered after last week's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, students at other schools are seeing more...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Lobbying, Laws, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Joe Manchin III, Barack Obama, Justice System, Lobbying, Elections
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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: Interior Policy, Dan Coats, Barack Obama, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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Democrats push repeal of Defense of Marriage Act
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats who back gay marriage have decided now is the time to repeal a federal law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The Democrats may satisfy their gay marriage supporters, but the bill won't get...Tags: Arts and Culture, Justice System, Barack Obama, Elections, Democratic Party
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Barack Obama, Lobbying, Human Rights, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Justice and Rights
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REUTERS SUMMIT-U.S. cyber bill proponents hope second time's a charm
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Cybersecurity Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Cyber13) * White House, lawmakers talking * Lawmakers more educated this time around * Cyber attacks, espionage major threat to U.S. By Deborah Charles and Alina...Tags: Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Laws, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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Immigration bill would restrict drone use in California
WASHINGTON – Concerned that border surveillance drones might fly over much of Southern California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) successfully amended the proposed Senate immigration overhaul bill Tuesday to limit such flights to within three...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Immigration, Justice System, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Cocoa Beach
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California governor urges faster immigration reform
ReutersBy Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Reuters) - Wading into the national debate over immigration, California Governor Jerry Brown is pushing for a faster path to citizenship for the millions of people who are in the country illegally. Brown's is the...Tags: Laws, Personal Income, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Care Reform (2009), Career and Workplace
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Not everyone is out to destroy Hillary all the time
In recent days, Foreign Policy magazine's tally of the number of Hillary Rodham Clinton references during last Wednesday's Benghazi hearing has become grist for politicians and reporters to extrapolate wider political truths about the House Oversight...
Tags: Prosecution, Elections, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Witnesses, Hillary Clinton
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