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Quinn rallies with pro-gun control supporters
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn rallied today with pro-gun control forces on the Capitol’s front lawn, saying Illinois needs tougher gun laws because he’s “tired of going to funerals.” Standing before the showcase statue of...Tags: Health, Interior Policy, Politics, First Aid, Esther Golar
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Fund For Sandy Hook Responders Lags
The Hartford CourantMore than a month after legislators announced the establishment of a fund to help first responders to the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, just less than $22,000 has been donated by the private companies that pledged to sustain it. As of...Tags: Health, Laws, Health Insurance Cost, United Way , Human Interest
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Senate votes to overcome filibuster of gun bill
WASHINGTON – The Senate crossed the first of many hurdles Thursday in the drive to pass new gun legislation, with a bipartisan vote to begin what could be weeks of debate on the issue. By a 68-31 margin, senators moved to open formal consideration...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Elections, Health and Safety at School, Personal Weapon Control
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Sadly, no
Change of SubjectUPDATED The right is in a gleeful, indignant lather over this portion of President Barack Obama's remarks Thursday at a private fundraiser in San Francisco: I just came from Denver, where the issue of gun violence is something that has...... -
In Connecticut, Obama makes emotional appeal for gun legislation
HARTFORD, Conn. – President Obama drew the families of the Newtown school shooting victims into an emotional call to pass gun control measures on Monday, urging that the displays of solidarity and grief in the aftermath not be the end of the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Human Interest, Politics, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), U.S. Senate
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'Knife control' and gun laws: Readers weigh in
As I've noted before, in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in December, most Times readers who write letters on gun control favor strong action by Congress. But the coincidence this week of a mass knife attack in Texas and a...
Tags: Laws, Interior Policy, Politics, U.S. Congress, National Rifle Association of America
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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. The vice president says it would be "embarrassing" if a filibuster would be the climax of a national tragedy like...
Tags: White House, Harry Reid, Politics, Elections, U.S. Senate
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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...
Tags: Laws, Patrick J. Toomey, Interior Policy, Politics, Elections
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Malloy Signs Gun Control Bill, One Of Strictest In Nation
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Flanked by family members of Newtown massacre victims and the legislative leaders who spent months trying to respond to their tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a sweeping gun-control bill Thursday whose big provisions — such...Tags: Laws, Interior Policy, Human Interest, Politics, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013)
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In Newtown, A Chance To Look Forward
The Hartford CourantNEWTOWN — At St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, where so many went to pray in the days after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a prayer that is usually read the Wednesday after Easter caused many to bow their heads. "Today bring...Tags: Laws, Interior Policy, Politics, Elections, Lima (Peru)
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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...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Interior Policy, Politics, Elections, Shootings
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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: Laws, Patrick J. Toomey, Interior Policy, Politics, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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