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Obama makes impassioned plea for gun control legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama attempted on Thursday to inject fresh momentum into efforts to pass gun-control legislation, pleading with U.S. lawmakers not to forget those shot to death in Newtown, Connecticut three months ago. Amid...
Tags: White House, National Rifle Association of America, Immigration, Shootings, Republican Party
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Can GOP reverse the damage done by Iraq?
Is the Iraq war to blame for the mess we are in? Now, I should qualify that question by explaining "mess" and "we." By "mess," I mean the dawn of Barack Obama's second term, the predictably catastrophic rollout of Obamacare, the exploding debt and...
Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, John McCain, International Military Interventions, Democratic Party
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Supremes waffle on marriage equality
Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control,...
Tags: Suicide, Gays and Lesbians, Defense of Marriage Act, Laws, Family
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It's Time 'Pro-Life' Meant Gun Control
The Hartford CourantPoliticians usually talk about being pro-life when it comes to opposing abortion. As a Catholic who served as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican under President George H. W. Bush, I share a deep commitment to protecting the sanctity of life in the womb. But...Tags: Government, National Rifle Association of America, Judges, Laws, Vatican City
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House approves Senate version of Violence Against Women Act
WASHINGTON -- The Republican-led House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Thursday to support the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act, ending a yearlong battle on Capitol Hill to reauthorize legislation targeting domestic violence. The...
Tags: Violence Against Women Act, Career and Workplace, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Labor Legislation
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Why Iran says no
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been doubling down on his hard-line message that all but rules out the possibility of direct talks with the United States. In the lead-up to the latest round of the so-called six-party talks on Iran's...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Barack Obama, Nuclear Policy, Iran's Nuclear Program, Iran
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Wrong to blame GOP for showdown
What a joke your editorial regarding pending federal budget cuts is ("The GOP sequester," Feb. 22). Do you not research information anymore, or do you just call up some liberal Democrats for advice? Maybe you're just blind and believe anything that...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Barack Obama, Fiscal Cliff, Nancy Pelosi, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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Other Voices: Marriage, job growth and governing from the middle
Marriage fading for people without college degrees The University of Virginia's National Marriage Project has released another disturbing report. It reiterates that marriage remains strong for college-educated couples — but it's disintegrating in...Tags: State of the Union Address, International Organizations, University of Virginia, Finance, Marco Rubio
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NSU marching band performs for Obama in parade
Boyd Perkins wasn't able to catch the president’s eye as the Northern State Marching Wolves walked past the reviewing stand Monday, but Northern's director of bands did get a thumbs up from Vice President Joe Biden. Biden also mouthed the...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Students, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Stand up to the NRA
As Vice President Joe Biden prepares to recommend steps to curb gun violence in America, I shudder to think what the National Rifle Association will do next ("No more loopholes," Jan. 14). The NRA's predictable proposal to transform our nation's schools...Tags: Public Officials, Elections, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama intends to go over heads of Congress in gun-control fight
WASHINGTON – A somber President Obama, launching a public campaign Wednesday for a package of gun-control measures that is likely to face very tough opposition in Congress, signaled that he was prepared to go over the heads of lawmakers to push...
Tags: John Boehner, Elections, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, White House
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Gun control plan unveiled
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Pledging to "put everything I’ve got into this," a somber President Barack Obama challenged Congress on Wednesday to approve an extensive package of gun control proposals that he said would help prevent mass shootings and reduce the...Tags: White House, Richard Blumenthal, National Rifle Association of America, Epidemics and Plagues, Republican Party
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Mar 29, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 29, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 1, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
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Feb 23, 2013
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Jan 21, 2013
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Jan 16, 2013
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Jan 16, 2013
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Jan 16, 2013
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