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Powerful poison Ricin found in letter sent to U.S. senator
This post has been updated and corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- An envelope laced with the lethal poison Ricin and addressed to a U.S. senator was found at Maryland mail processing facility, officials said Tuesday. The envelope, intended for the office of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), was discovered...Tags: Laws, Law Enforcement, Angus King, Robert Mueller, Claire McCaskill
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A faint echo of 9/11
WASHINGTON -- The morning after the Boston Marathon bombings, Ben Cardin, the first speaker on the Senate floor after leaders opened the day's session, marked the national crisis with some heartfelt thoughts on … school libraries. "Across the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Interior Policy, Mitch McConnell, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate
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Proposed gun amendment faces uphill battle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A single conversation on the Senate floor Monday illustrated the challenges senators face in pushing a bipartisan measure to extend background checks to most gun sales. Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), the chief author of the proposal,...
Tags: Interior Policy, Frank Lautenberg, Mitch McConnell, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control
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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. The...
Tags: Joe Biden, Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Frank Lautenberg, Dick Durbin
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Senate vote nears, background check bill in peril
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown draws near, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows...
Tags: Interior Policy, Dick Durbin, Mark Pryor, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Laws
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Congress reacts to Boston Marathon bombings
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack. The flag over the U.S. Capitol was at half staff and...
Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mitch McConnell, Terrorism, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate
This post has been corrected and updated as indicated below.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: Joe Biden, Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Dick Durbin, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)
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Pressure cooker bombs suspected in Boston blast
BOSTON -- Federal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out -- with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel -- but said they still didn’t know who did it and why. An...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, Fort Hood (military base), Times Square, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Congress tackles gun violence, immigration
WASHINGTON -- After a two-week spring recess, Congress returns to work on Tuesday for a make-or-break legislative sprint on two White House priorities – gun violence and immigration reform – in a session that could help define President Obama&...
Tags: Interior Policy, Lindsey O. Graham, Gun Control, Work Relations, Personal Weapon Control
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Farming: Old school for old boys
While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month’s hurried vote to fund nearly $1 trillion of current federal spending shows just how different these Big Sky legislators really are....Tags: Max Baucus, The Washington Post, Finance, Genetic Engineering, U.S. Congress
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Deal on background checks is close, Senate roll call expected Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence. Meanwhile, the Senate is ready for an opening...
Tags: Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Mitch McConnell, Lindsey O. Graham, Mark Pryor
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Gun control deserves a vote
Four months after 20 children were gunned down in Newtown, Conn., families of the dead are pleading with members of Congress to make it harder for criminals and the mentally disturbed to obtain firearms. That will happen only if a sufficient number of...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Interior Policy, Mitch McConnell, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control
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