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Gun control debate intensifies in Senate hearing
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- There was little common ground between gun-control advocates and opponents at the first congressional hearing on guns since the massacre of children and teachers at Newtown, Conn. “This is such a hard debate because people have such...Tags: Feminism, Lindsey O. Graham, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry
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Giffords' plea to Congress on guns: 'you must act'
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, "too many children are dying" without them. "The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous,...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Congress, National Rifle Association of America, Injuries and Wounds
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Obama to outline immigration plans in Nevada speech
President Obama plans to travel to Nevada next week for the public launch of his effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform measure this year. Obama kicked off the effort to pass immigration reform Friday by meeting with Latino members of...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Chuck Schumer, Illegal Immigrants, U.S. Congress, Elections
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Ronald Reagan's lead on immigration
Yes, good things still happen in this country. They just don't happen overnight. That lesson was brought home to me again on Current TV this week when I interviewed Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, about Defense Secretary...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Elections, Marco Rubio, Bob Menendez, John McCain
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As DGA run ends, O'Malley likely to stay on national stage
President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman on Monday when the group meets in Los Angeles. But neither development is...
Tags: Regional Authority, Lindsey O. Graham, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Baltimore Co. chief joins fight in Congress for gun control
Speaking at an emotional hearing on federal gun control proposals, Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson urged lawmakers Wednesday to close loopholes and ban assault weapon sales or risk more tragedies like the recent elementary school shooting...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Kevin Kamenetz, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Congress
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Nancy Pelosi on ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’; Paul Ryan on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelSen. Dianne Feinstein speaks Thursday on Capitol Hill about her bill to ban assault weapons. Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: The weekend political discussion starts on HBO's “Real Time With Bill Maher.” Maher... -
The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Richard Shelby, David Vitter, Claire McCaskill, Lindsey O. Graham, Mitch McConnell
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Durbin to chair key defense panel in Senate
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, has been named chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee, a key panel that approved spending of almost $600 billion for the current year. The subcommittee, with its House...Tags: U.S. Congress, Afghanistan, Politics
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Weekend Talk Shows: Scott Walker; Edward Albee; King Abdullah, II
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Clinton and Biden 2016 prospects; Inaugural...
Tags: Abdullah II of Jordan, U.S. Army, Personal Weapon Control, Bob Menendez, John McCain
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Could Washington, DC become the 51st state?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware has introduced a bill that would make the District of Columbia the nation's 51st state. While the bill has little chance of passing, the introduction shows that Carper is taking up the cause of...
Tags: Barbara Boxer, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, Joe Lieberman, Patty Murray
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Obama's State of the Union: Topic by topic
Climate change: By Neela Banerjee WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama articulated a subtle but noticeable shift away from his longstanding discussion of climate change in almost entirely economic terms to making a moral...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Keystone XL Pipeline, Global Warming, Michelle Obama
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