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    May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  1. Senate to take up farm bill in May

    WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...

    Tags: Heidi Heitkamp, U.S. Congress, Politics, Immigration, Amy Klobuchar

    2. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Officials: Democratic Sen. Baucus to retire

    Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but recently broke with his party on gun control legislation, has decided to retire, Democratic...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Healthcare Laws, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Mike Johanns

    3. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Pro-Obama group will go after Democrats on guns

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama&rsquo;s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who helped <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-guns-senate-20130418,0,343889.story" target="_self">defeat a measure to expand background checks Wednesday</a> &ndash; including four members of the president&rsquo;s own party.
    WASHINGTON — The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama’s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who helped defeat a measure to expand background checks Wednesday – including four members of...

    Tags: Heidi Heitkamp, Personal Weapon Control, Patrick J. Toomey, Republican Party, Politics

    4. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Senate sets aside gun bill, for now

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate formally shelved further consideration of gun legislation Thursday even as supporters of a plan to expand background-check requirements vowed to keep pushing the issue.
    WASHINGTON -- The Senate formally shelved further consideration of gun legislation Thursday even as supporters of a plan to expand background-check requirements vowed to keep pushing the issue. The decision to set the bill aside came after a showdown...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Patrick J. Toomey, The Wall Street Journal, Politics, Elections

    5. Apr 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  5. Background check 'win-win' amendment gets a 'no, thanks' from Senate minority

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    Senate deals setback to gun bill in vote on background checks tells the story of how the filibuster wins again: The final vote was, 54 (yes) to 46 (no), after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) switched his vote to......
    6. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Shame on the Senate; send 'em all home

    Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take...

    Tags: Jared Lee Loughner, Heidi Heitkamp, Susan Collins, U.S. Congress, Politics

    7. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Gun control backers consider strategy after Senate defeat

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and &mdash; after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements &mdash; fury.
    WASHINGTON — Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and — after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements — fury. What they don't have is a clear path to changing the political arithmetic of the...

    Tags: Heidi Heitkamp, Personal Weapon Control, Susan Collins, Politics, Gun Control

    8. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Gun control: Wait till next year -- or the year after

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) formally suspended the Democrats&rsquo; drive for new&nbsp;gun control&nbsp;legislation Thursday, shelving his party&rsquo;s bill after Wednesday&rsquo;s defeat of its centerpiece, a measure for expanded background checks on gun purchasers. But Reid, along with President Obama and&nbsp;former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), insisted that they are determined to fight on. &ldquo;This debate is not over,&rdquo; Reid said. &ldquo;In fact, this fight is just beginning.&rdquo;
    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) formally suspended the Democrats’ drive for new gun control legislation Thursday, shelving his party’s bill after Wednesday’s defeat of its centerpiece, a measure for expanded background...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Patrick J. Toomey, Susan Collins, U.S. Congress, Politics

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

  9. Senate rejects gun background check measure

    WASHINGTON &mdash; 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: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Heidi Heitkamp, Personal Weapon Control, Susan Collins, Gabrielle Giffords

    10. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. 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: Kelly Ayotte, Heidi Heitkamp, Personal Weapon Control, Susan Collins, U.S. Congress

    11. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Senate vote nears, background check bill in peril

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; 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, Personal Weapon Control, Gabrielle Giffords, Politics, Gun Control

    12. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  12. 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: Today (tv program), Sandy Hook Elementary School, Heidi Heitkamp, NBC (tv network), Personal Weapon Control

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