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    Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Senate rejects gun background check measure

    WASHINGTON — Gun control advocates had told themselves this time would be different. It wasn't.
    WASHINGTON — Gun control advocates had told themselves this time would be different. It wasn't. The two-decade deadlock that has gripped congressional efforts to act on gun control continued Wednesday as a measure to require more gun buyers to...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Heidi Heitkamp, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Max Baucus

    2. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  2. Update: Ricin is indicated in letters to Obama, senator

    WASHINGTON (AP) — In a capital city on edge, letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks, and authorities chased a stream of reports Wednesday of other suspicious-looking...

    Tags: Jeff Flake, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Senate

    3. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Beat the zealots on immigration reform, then gun control

    On Tuesday, I wrote about two senators’ bipartisan plan to expand background checks on gun buyers, saying it was a common-sense measure and should pass. On Wednesday, its sponsors -- Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, an NRA member,...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Immigration, Republican Party, Media Industry, Sandy Hook Elementary School

    4. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  4. Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans, backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats, turned away legislation Wednesday to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms, rejecting repeated appeals from President Barack Obama and personal pleas by...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Heidi Heitkamp, New York City, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| AM News

  5. FBI: Miss. man arrested, accused in ricin letters

    OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis.
    Associated Press
    OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis. FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said Curtis was arrested Wednesday afternoon at his...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Joint Chiefs of Staff, White House, The Associated Press, U.S. Senate

    6. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 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.
    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: Jeff Flake, Mitch McConnell, Republican Party, Gun Control, Jon Tester

    7. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 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.
    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: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Max Baucus, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights

    8. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. 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 ebbing public support for tightening gun control laws.
    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: Heidi Heitkamp, Polls, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Max Baucus

    9. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Background checks measure faces defeat, sponsor says

    WASHINGTON -- The lead author of a compromise plan to expand background checks, seen as the centerpiece of larger gun legislation before the Senate, all but conceded Wednesday that there won't be the votes needed to adopt it.
    WASHINGTON -- The lead author of a compromise plan to expand background checks, seen as the centerpiece of larger gun legislation before the Senate, all but conceded Wednesday that there won't be the votes needed to adopt it. During an appearance on...

    Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Republican Party, Gun Control, Politics, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)

    10. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  10. Toomey meets with Giffords on guns deal

    A scrum of reporters gathered outside Sen. Joe Manchin's office Tuesday afternoon waiting for any sign of movement on his embattled background checks amendment while inside he met privately with negotiating partner Sen. Pat Toomey and former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly.
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    A scrum of reporters gathered outside Sen. Joe Manchin's office Tuesday afternoon waiting for any sign of movement on his embattled background checks amendment while inside he met privately with negotiating partner Sen. Pat Toomey and former Rep. Gabby...

    Tags: Jeff Flake, Republican Party, Gun Control, Politics, Susan Collins

    11. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Gun background-check supporters struggle for votes

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Senate <span style="color: red;">gun</span>&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">control</span> supporters struggled Tuesday to salvage their drive to expand background checks to more buyers, buoyed by a visit from wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords but facing enough potential opponents to derail their endeavor unless they can figure out how to win more votes.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate gun control supporters struggled Tuesday to salvage their drive to expand background checks to more buyers, buoyed by a visit from wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords but facing enough potential opponents to derail...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Heidi Heitkamp, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Max Baucus

    12. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate

    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 undecided senators.
    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: Gun Control, Max Baucus, Susan Collins, Mark Begich, Bill Nelson

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