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McCain on gun case: "landmark victory"
The Swampby Jill Zuckman Sen. John McCain, who has long had an uncomfortable relationship with the National Rifle Association, hailed today's Supreme Court decision on gun rights. Here is his statement: "Today's decision is a landmark victory for Second...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John McCain, Constitutional Issues, Local Government, Politics
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McCarthy: Can live with it
Spin CycleGuns have always been Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy's signature issue. She issues a long statement saying, essentially, that she thinks the gun control movement can live with the Supreme Court ruling: ???Although I am disappointed in today???s decision...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Washington (U.S. state), Local Government, Politics, National Government
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Obama: Statement on the gun decision
Spin CycleSpoke too soon! Obama's statement on the SC decision just popped in the mail box. He contends the ruling won't prevent reasonable regulation, and says he's "always believed" in 2d Amendment rights, which McCain will dispute: ???I have always......Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Not fooled: National Rifle Association
Spin CycleObama made a good stab last week at sounding just as comfortable with the Supreme Court's new ruling that there is an individual right to bear arms as McCain did, and distancing himself from past comments suggesting that the DC......Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Social Issues
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Video: When McCain was a maverick on guns, too
Spin CycleSome interesting background on McCain and guns. Once, he was a gun control ally, cutting ads like the one below that advocated closing the gun show loophole:......Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Social Issues
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The Swampby James Oliphant Public relations professionals in the nation's capital are busy people. So it isn't surprising that we occasionally receive an email such as the one below: Good morning (First Name), I wanted to make sure you received the......Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Louisiana, Social Issues
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McCain: Flip-flop count at 61. (Updated: Obama=17)
Spin CycleA week or so ago, with McCain hyperventilating about Obama reversals on matters such as public financing of his campaign, we linked to a site that was tracking McCain's flip-flops. McCain is still hyperventilating. His current claim is that......Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago, News Media, Upper House, Diplomacy
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Unity=Amnesia as Obama moves rightward
Spin CycleParty unity means never having to say you're sorry - or that you even remember what you might have been sorry about. John Edwards, the former North Carolina senator who ran to the left of Barack Obama in the......Tags: Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, Antonin Scalia, John Edwards, Politics
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On Supreme Court: A split decision
The Swampby James Oliphant A new poll suggests the U.S. Supreme Court stands squarely in the middle of the electorate, meaning nobody is happy with it. All right, that's a bit of an overstatement. But a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Political Candidates, Punishment, Local Government, Elections
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Obama vs Jesse: not just jealousy?
The Swampby Frank James The ever thoughtful Shelby Steele has an interesting take on why Jesse Jackson obviously isn't feeling Sen. Barack Obama the way so many other African Americans are. The editors of The Wall Street Journal's op-ed page gave......Tags: NAACP, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama, Illinois
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Gun suit: Another round of ammunition
The Swampby James Oliphant Lock and load. Here we go again. Dick Heller, the D.C. security guard who successfully challenged the District's near-total ban on handgun ownership in a case that reached the Supreme Court, filed suit Monday seeking to strike-down......Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Gun Control, Justice System
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GOP attacks media, we respond
The Swampby Frank James At Republican gatherings, we media types take a lickin' and keep on tickin'. Next to whoever are the leaders of the Democratic Party at a given time, we're the GOP's favorite pinatas. They clearly feel they need......Tags: Democratic Party, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Alaska, Political Candidates
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