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    Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Senate moves to begin debate on gun measures

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate may begin voting as soon as Thursday on legislation intended to reduce gun violence, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided Tuesday to initiate the procedural steps required to overcome a threatened filibuster by a group of Republicans.
    WASHINGTON -- The Senate may begin voting as soon as Thursday on legislation intended to reduce gun violence, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided Tuesday to initiate the procedural steps required to overcome a threatened filibuster by...

    Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Chris Murphy, Politics, Mike Johanns, Susan Collins

    2. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Newtown families help Obama press for gun reform

    HARTFORD, Conn. — President Obama sought Monday to use the emotional pull of the Newtown school massacre to galvanize public support for his drive to pass stricter gun control measures, even as more than a dozen Republican senators promised to filibuster to block such votes.
    HARTFORD, Conn. — President Obama sought Monday to use the emotional pull of the Newtown school massacre to galvanize public support for his drive to pass stricter gun control measures, even as more than a dozen Republican senators promised to...

    Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Politics, Lobbying, Mike Lee, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)

    3. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Senators work on deal expanding background checks

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers, a pivotal part of President Barack Obama's plan for combating gun violence.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers, a pivotal part of President Barack Obama's plan for combating...

    Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Firearms, Immigration, Mark Kirk, Politics

    4. Apr 8, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  4. The president's feeble gesture

    "President Obama plans to give up 5 percent of his salary this year to draw attention to the financial sacrifice of more than 1 million federal employees who will be furloughed."
    "President Obama plans to give up 5 percent of his salary this year to draw attention to the financial sacrifice of more than 1 million federal employees who will be furloughed." -- The Washington Post, April 4 "Here's the plan. We get the warhead and...

    Tags: Mitt Romney, Washington, DC, Easter, Politics, U.S. Senate

    5. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Senate committee OKs Jacob Lew nomination for Treasury secretary

    WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee voted Tuesday to confirm <a href="74579720">Jacob J. Lew</a> as Treasury Secretary despite Republican concerns about his support for higher taxes to reduce the nation's debt as well as his tenure as a Citigroup Inc. executive before joining the Obama administration.
    WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee voted Tuesday to confirm Jacob J. Lew as Treasury Secretary despite Republican concerns about his support for higher taxes to reduce the nation's debt as well as his tenure as a Citigroup Inc. executive before joining...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Chuck Grassley, Politics, U.S. Senate, New York University

    6. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Column: National Rifle Association winning gun battle

    President Barack Obama pleaded with Congress last week to remember the victims of December’s schoolhouse shootings in Connecticut and tighten the nation’s gun laws. "Shame on us if we’ve forgotten," he said. "Don’t get squishy."...

    Tags: Assault, Politics, Ted Cruz, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress

    7. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Connecticut governor signs tough gun-control law

    Four months after a lone gunman shattered the normal morning activities of a Connecticut elementary school in a fearsome shooting spree of 154 bullets in less than five minutes, that state&rsquo;s governor on Thursday signed a tough gun-control law, the latest in an ongoing campaign to deal with weapons and violence.
    Four months after a lone gunman shattered the normal morning activities of a Connecticut elementary school in a fearsome shooting spree of 154 bullets in less than five minutes, that state’s governor on Thursday signed a tough gun-control law, the...

    Tags: Assault, Firearms, Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Colleges and Universities

    8. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. U.S. Senators Blumenthal, Murphy Say CT Will Give Them Momentum in Washington, D.C.

    The Hartford Courant
    Saying that Connecticut can help the national effort on gun control, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy came to the state Capitol in Hartford to congratulate Democratic senators for passing one of the strongest gun control bills in the...

    Tags: New Britain, Assault, Newspaper and Magazine, Washington, DC, Chris Murphy

    9. Apr 3, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. McManus: Gun control, DOA

    President Obama pleaded with Congress last week to remember the victims of December's schoolhouse shootings in Connecticut and tighten the nation's gun laws. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," he said. "Don't get squishy."
    President Obama pleaded with Congress last week to remember the victims of December's schoolhouse shootings in Connecticut and tighten the nation's gun laws. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," he said. "Don't get squishy." But four months after the...

    Tags: Assault, Politics, Ted Cruz, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress

    10. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Bad luck for Mitch McConnell: Ashley Judd bows out

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will not be facing a challenge from actress Ashley Judd when he runs for re-election next year. Though he may be happy to have avoided the physical comparison -- she, after all, played Marilyn Monroe in a movie, while he looks like an ancient sea turtle dressed in a $1,000 suit -- the Kentucky Republican may miss having such an attractive target for his attack machine.
    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will not be facing a challenge from actress Ashley Judd when he runs for re-election next year. Though he may be happy to have avoided the physical comparison -- she, after all, played Marilyn Monroe in a movie,...

    Tags: Ashley Judd, Politics, Entertainment Events, Elections, Celebrities

    11. Apr 1, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  11. On guns: Too little, too late

    WASHINGTON -- "Don't get squishy because time has passed," President Obama told members of Congress.
    WASHINGTON -- "Don't get squishy because time has passed," President Obama told members of Congress. But they already have. "Now is the time," the president said. But the time was actually three months ago. Obama made an impassioned bid last...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Chuck Grassley, Politics, Jay Carney, U.S. Senate

    12. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  12. Group wants background checks for firearm buyers

    One hundred days after the second-deadliest school shooting in United States history, community members gathered at the Boonsboro Free Library on Thursday to sign a petition advocating universal background checks for firearm sales.
    holly.shok@herald-mail.com
    One hundred days after the second-deadliest school shooting in United States history, community members gathered at the Boonsboro Free Library on Thursday to sign a petition advocating universal background checks for firearm sales. Hosted by public...

    Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Organizing for Action, Libraries, Barbara A. Mikulski, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting

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