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    Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. 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, Gun Control, Laws, Max Baucus, Interior Policy

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

  2. Congress reacts to Boston Marathon bombings

    WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack.
    WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack. The flag over the U.S. Capitol was at half staff and...

    Tags: Chris Murphy, Elizabeth Warren, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, John Kerry

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

  3. 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.
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    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: Bill Nelson, Gun Control, Susan Collins, Lobbying, John McCain

    4. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  4. Pressure cooker bombs suspected in Boston blast

    BOSTON -- Federal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out -- with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel -- but said they still didn’t know who did it and why.  An...

    Tags: FBI, Barack Obama, White House, Al-Qaeda, Roger F. Wicker

    5. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Biden: Threats to block gun bill 'embarrassing'

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says he refuses to believe a small group of senators will block a vote on gun legislation.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says he refuses to believe a small group of senators will block a vote on gun legislation. The vice president says it would be "embarrassing" if a filibuster would be the climax of a national tragedy like...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, White House, Sandy Hook Elementary School, U.S. Senate

    6. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Farming: Old school for old boys

     While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month’s hurried vote to fund nearly $1 trillion of current federal spending shows just how different these Big Sky legislators really are....

    Tags: Genetic Engineering, Finance, Elections, Barack Obama, Easter

    7. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Paul filibuster gains support, delays Brennan vote

    WASHINGTON -- What began as Rand Paul’s one-man crusade to press the Obama administration for clarity regarding its prosecution of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist ties became a bipartisan spectacle in the Senate chamber Wednesday -- one that...

    Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Republican Party, White House, Government

    8. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Congress tackles gun violence, immigration

    WASHINGTON -- After a two-week spring recess, Congress returns to work on Tuesday for a make-or-break legislative sprint on two White House priorities – gun violence and immigration reform – in a session that could help define President Obama’s second term.
    WASHINGTON -- After a two-week spring recess, Congress returns to work on Tuesday for a make-or-break legislative sprint on two White House priorities – gun violence and immigration reform – in a session that could help define President Obama&...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, White House, Gun Control, Work Relations

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

  9. Gun control deserves a vote

    Four months after 20 children were gunned down in Newtown, Conn., families of the dead are pleading with members of Congress to make it harder for criminals and the mentally disturbed to obtain firearms. That will happen only if a sufficient number of Republicans are willing to abandon their subservience to the National Rife Assn. and approve common-sense legislation supported by a majority of Americans.
    Four months after 20 children were gunned down in Newtown, Conn., families of the dead are pleading with members of Congress to make it harder for criminals and the mentally disturbed to obtain firearms. That will happen only if a sufficient number of...

    Tags: FBI, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Mitch McConnell

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

  10. Senators report deal on gun control legislation

    WASHINGTON — The Senate moved Tuesday to begin long-anticipated deliberations this week over new gun laws as Republicans appeared to lack the strength to block the debate and bipartisan talks over expanding background checks on gun buyers appeared to have led to a deal.
    WASHINGTON — The Senate moved Tuesday to begin long-anticipated deliberations this week over new gun laws as Republicans appeared to lack the strength to block the debate and bipartisan talks over expanding background checks on gun buyers appeared...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Republican Party, Richard Blumenthal, White House

    11. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  11. UPDATED: Status report on Toomey-Manchin gun talks expected around 5 p.m.

    UPDATED: Sen. Pat Toomey kept his head down as he quickly walked past a gaggle of reporters. Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who Toomey is working with on a background check compromise, sprinted past several huddled reporters, arms pumping, offering only a hasty, "Gotta go."
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    UPDATED: Sen. Pat Toomey kept his head down as he quickly walked past a gaggle of reporters. Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who Toomey is working with on a background check compromise, sprinted past several huddled reporters, arms pumping,...

    Tags: Elections, Edward G. Rendell, Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party, Joe Manchin III

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

  12. 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: Chris Murphy, Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party, Richard Blumenthal

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