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    Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Life With La Toya' on OWN

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 21 -27, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Smash It's opening night in this new...

    Tags: Michael T. McCaul, Jane Harman, Juan Williams, Kym Whitley, La Toya Jackson

    2. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. U.S. senators compromise, potential boost for background checks

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether President Barack Obama can push significant gun controls through Congress.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether...

    Tags: Elections, Politics, New York City, John Boehner, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

    3. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Senators reach deal to expand background checks on gun buyers

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    WASHINGTON -- Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) on Wednesday announced a compromise on the centerpiece of gun legislation the Senate is to begin deliberating later this week -- an expansion of background checks that will cover most...

    Tags: Ted Cruz, Politics, The Wall Street Journal, Personal Weapon Control, Chuck Schumer

    4. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Deal on background checks is close, Senate roll call expected Thursday

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; 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.
    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: Ted Cruz, Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Chuck Schumer, Lindsey O. Graham

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

  5. 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: Ted Cruz, Elections, Harry Reid, Politics, Personal Weapon Control

    6. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. Senators work on deal expanding background checks

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; 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: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Elections, Career and Workplace, Personal Weapon Control, Chuck Schumer

    7. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Federal firefighters push for shift-swap flexibility

    When city or county firefighters have a family event or unexpected obligation pop up on a workday, their solution is familiar to most shift workers: They find a colleague willing to trade hours. But for the roughly 10,000 firefighters employed by the...

    Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Standards, National Government, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, John Sarbanes

    8. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. 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: Ted Cruz, Elections, Television Industry, Personal Weapon Control, Chuck Schumer

    9. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Let the Senate vote-a-rama begin

    WASHINGTON &ndash; Step aside, stately Senate. Say hello to vote-a-rama.
    WASHINGTON – Step aside, stately Senate. Say hello to vote-a-rama. On Friday, the usually lonely floor of the U.S. Senate was thrown open for that most rare of occurrences – a free-for-all frenzy of amendment-making, which is required for...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Arts and Culture, Politics, U.S. Senate, Patty Murray

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

  10. 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: Ted Cruz, Elections, Television Industry, Personal Weapon Control, Chuck Schumer

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

  11. On gun control, watch Tom Coburn

    In my <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-gun-laws-20130403,0,3253793.column">Wednesday column</a>, I reported on the gathering signs that President Obama's push for significant new gun control legislation is dead in the water -- mostly because the National Rifle Assn. has mounted opposition more intense than the support for new measures.
    In my Wednesday column, I reported on the gathering signs that President Obama's push for significant new gun control legislation is dead in the water -- mostly because the National Rifle Assn. has mounted opposition more intense than the support for...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Gun Control, Interior Policy

    12. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. An assault weapons ban was doomed. Focus on background checks.

    WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-gun-control-20130303,0,3623994.column">I wrote</a> that the Senate was making quiet progress toward passing a gun control bill that would make background checks mandatory on buyers in almost all gun purchases, including most sales between individuals. And that, I argued, would count as real progress toward more sensible gun regulation.
    WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, I wrote that the Senate was making quiet progress toward passing a gun control bill that would make background checks mandatory on buyers in almost all gun purchases, including most sales between individuals. And that,...

    Tags: Harry Reid, Politics, Lobbying, Personal Weapon Control, Wayne LaPierre

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