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Gun control activists lobby Indiana lawmakers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana gun control supporters are lobbying the state's federal lawmakers to support background checks for gun buyers. Gun control supporters say six months after the Newtown, Conn., school shootings responses in Washington...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Justice System, Politics, Interior Policy
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APNewsBreak: IG faults payments to ex-Rep. Wilson
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department's inspector general says former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson collected $450,000 in questionable payments from the nation's federally funded nuclear labs after she left office. A report released Tuesday says...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC
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Gun control advocates mark 6 months since shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to...
Tags: Gun Control, White House, Firearms, Barack Obama, Elections
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Judge: Ind. BMV improperly revoked gay group's license
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles improperly revoked a gay-youth advocacy group's specialty license plate last year and should reinstate that plate by late June, an administrative law judge has ruled. Tuesday's ruling says the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Auction Service, Justice System, Breach of Contract, Politics
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US gun debate overlooks daily violence
LARGO, Maryland (AP) — Florena Carter's shattered life didn't make national news. Her son was killed on his 28th birthday in 2009. Carter's brother pulled the trigger. Her father shot himself soon afterward. The horrifying family tragedy...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gun Control, Firearms, Barack Obama, Elections
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Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes...
Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Fines, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Supreme Court
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Mich. cancer patients to back Medicaid expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Cancer patients and survivors in Michigan are expected to call on lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage for about 400,000 uninsured Michigan residents. About 75 people who have experienced cancer and their family members...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Medicaid, Justice System, Politics, Health Insurance
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'Wicked' wows Morris crowds
South Bend TribuneJulie Crimmins came to Thursday evening's production of the musica "Wicked" wearing a pointed hat and a "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" watch. "See my watch," she said with a smile and pointing at the watch's face. "The Good Witch and the Bad Witch."...Tags: Entertainment, Politics, Wicked (musical), Theater, Entertainment Events
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Philly abortion murder trial has national impact
For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's inner-city abortion clinic. While they listened, the murder case reverberated far beyond the courtroom, changing — at least for the moment...
Tags: Barack Obama, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Elections, New York City, Trials
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Law allows doctors to raise concerns about driving
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan law allows doctors to alert state officials if they believe that a patient's medical condition makes it unsafe for them to drive, and supporters say it will help keep the public safer on the roads. The law was...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Detroit Free Press, Alzheimer's Disease, Freedom of the Press
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Couple who lost son in shooting frustrated by laws
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Whether you love guns, hate guns or are somehow totally indifferent to them, only a fool would argue that Tim and Patty Williams haven't survived the worst gun nightmare that any parent can endure. Nineteen years ago, their 13-...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Justice System, National Rifle Association of America
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For lobbyist of gun law reform, it's personal
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentSOUTH BEND — For more than 40 years, Stephen Miller has known the devastation wrought by gun violence — his brother Thomas was murdered in 1972, his nephew Christopher died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1994. He’s doing something...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, State of the Union Address, Politics, Laws
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