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    Apr 17, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  1. Bill to expand gun background checks faces likely defeat in Senate

    A bipartisan effort to expand background checks faced almost certain defeat Wednesday as the Senate approached a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence.
    Associated Press
    A bipartisan effort to expand background checks faced almost certain defeat Wednesday as the Senate approached a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown drew near, an Associated Press-GfK poll showed ebbing...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Firearms, Mitch McConnell, Weaponry

    2. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  2. Gun control loses: No expanded background checks

    Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from families of victims of last winter’s school massacre in Newtown, Conn.
    Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Firearms, Mark Kirk, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

    3. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  3. 'You must act' on gun control, Giffords tells Senate panel

    In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, “too many children are dying” without them.
    The Associated Press
    In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, “too many children are dying” without them. “The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous,...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Firearms, Gabrielle Giffords, Newspaper and Magazine

    4. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  4. Rockefeller won't seek 6th term in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who came to West Virginia as a young man from one of the world’s richest families to work on antipoverty programs and remained in the state to build a political legacy, announced Friday he will not seek a sixth term.
    Associated Press
    U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who came to West Virginia as a young man from one of the world’s richest families to work on antipoverty programs and remained in the state to build a political legacy, announced Friday he will not seek a sixth term....

    Tags: Coal, John D. Rockefeller IV, Mark Pryor, Politics, Executive Branch

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

    ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.
    ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...

    Tags: Breast Cancer, Kay Hagan, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Gays and Lesbians

    6. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. IRS targeted conservative groups, official says

    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization already under fire for its handling of secret political spending by nonprofits.
    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization...

    Tags: Jim Jordan, Elections, Darrell E Issa, Mitch McConnell, Pension and Welfare

    7. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. 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: Amy Klobuchar, Heidi Heitkamp, Congressional Budget Office, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Jon Tester

    8. May 9, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  8. Alaska Democrats Endorse Senator Mark Begich

    Alaska Democrats have endorsed U.S. Sen. Mark Begich for re-election.
    Channel 2 News
    Alaska Democrats have endorsed U.S. Sen. Mark Begich for re-election. The endorsement is somewhat unusual in that the party typically doesn't announce its support for any one candidate in a primary. Party spokesman Zack Fields says the party can...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Joe Miller, U.S. Senate, Sean Parnell, Politics

    9. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Zuckerberg's advocacy ads under fire

    SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg is the public face of one of the world's most prominent companies. But now it's his actions as a private citizen that are making him — and Facebook Inc. — a target of environmentalists and progressive...

    Tags: Bill Gates, Economy, Business and Finance, Public Officials, Joe Green, Politics

    10. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Mark Zuckerberg's Fwd.us in heated controversy over political ads

    SAN FRANCISCO -- Mark Zuckerberg is being unfriended by progressives angered by television ads from his political advocacy group Fwd.us that praise lawmakers for supporting the expansion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline and drilling in the Arctic...

    Tags: Media Industry, Elections, Public Officials, Social Media, Politics

    11. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Sarah Palin for Senate? Some tea party activists want her to run

    SEATTLE — Sarah Palin’s last elective position in Alaska ended early when in 2009 she abandoned the governorship midway through her first term. But tea party activists appear eager for a comeback, urging supporters to contribute money toward...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Lisa Murkowski, Sean Parnell, Gun Control

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

  12. 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: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Personal Weapon Control, Environmental Politics, Bill Clinton, Economy, Business and Finance

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