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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...
Tags: Tom Coburn, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Elections
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Senate rejects gun background check measure
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: Republican Party, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Shootings, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate
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Getting to yes on immigration reform
The sweeping immigration bill outlined by a bipartisan group of eight senators this week represents the most comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. immigration system in more than a quarter-century. It's also probably Congress' best chance this year to...
Tags: Republican Party, Rand Paul, Elections, Jeff Flake, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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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: Republican Party, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate, Elections
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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. The...
Tags: Republican Party, Richard Blumenthal, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate, Lisa Murkowski
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Senate immigration bill looks promising despite some unease
WASHINGTON — Complete satisfaction with the Senate's bipartisan immigration proposal was hard to find Tuesday as details of the bill became known, but despite reservations, a growing consensus was developing in favor of the proposal as the best...
Tags: Republican Party, Washington, DC, Employees, U.S. Senate, Elections
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Bipartisan group introduces immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to overhaul immigration laws and provide a path to legal status for an estimated 11 million people who overstayed their visas or illegally entered the United States, Senate aides said....Tags: Elections, Bob Menendez, National Security, Jeff Flake, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Toomey meets with Giffords on guns deal
Call Washington BureauA 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: Republican Party, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Mark Kelly, Gun Control, Joe Manchin III
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Criticism of immigration bill from left and right
WASHINGTON (AP) — To some conservatives, it's amnesty. To some immigration advocates, it's unnecessarily punitive. The Senate's new bipartisan immigration bill drew criticism from the right and from the left Tuesday — convincing members of...
Tags: George W. Bush, Sports, Employment Opportunities, Jeff Sessions, Jeff Flake
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Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate
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: Republican Party, Richard Blumenthal, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Lisa Murkowski, Elections
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U.S. gov't fiscal outlook improving - but only for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite constant budget wrangling and finger-pointing by the nation's policy-makers, the government's short-term fiscal outlook isn't all that bad. It's actually getting better — at least for now. Washington is borrowing...Tags: Government, Republican Party, Brookings Institution, Budget Control Act of 2011, Budgets and Budgeting
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Kass: A Senate battle between a libertarian whippersnapper, crotchety establishment
Republican Sen. John McCain is pushing 80 now, but he still has those jaws and the Teddy Roosevelt teeth that look as if they could chomp through a baseball bat. Yet no matter how vital his bite, the Arizona Republican is getting up in years. So he can'...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Rand Paul, Barack Obama, Services and Shopping
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