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    Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Senate votes to consider gun control laws

    WASHINGTON — In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives who oppose them as a violation of the 2nd Amendment.
    WASHINGTON — In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives...

    Tags: Mitt Romney, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, National Rifle Association of America, Ted Cruz

    2. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Deal on background checks is close, Senate roll call expected Thursday

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence. Meanwhile, the Senate is ready for an opening...

    Tags: Washington, DC, National Rifle Association of America, Justice and Rights, Ted Cruz, Patrick J. Toomey

    3. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Obama: 'Shame on us' if Congress forgets Newtown

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough sell on an approaching Senate vote to expand purchasers' background checks.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Criminals, White House, National Rifle Association of America, New York City

    4. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Lawmakers rush to catch up on gay marriage

    WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up. In less than two weeks, seven senators — all from moderate or Republican-leaning states — announced their...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Mitt Romney, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System, Parties and Movements

    5. Mar 29, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  5. Supremes waffle on marriage equality

    Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control, clean air, open space, small farms, global warming. But I've never seen the public turn around and embrace any issue faster than marriage equality.
    Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control,...

    Tags: Bill Clinton, Suicide, Same-Sex Marriage, Rand Paul, Justice and Rights

    6. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Supreme Court gay marriage debate prompts lawmakers to state support

    WASHINGTON -- Six Democratic senators have announced their support for same-sex marriage in nearly as many days, policy reversals that reflect the changing politics of the issue as the Supreme Court hears arguments in potential landmark cases. Since...

    Tags: Mary L. Landrieu, Mark R. Warner, Family, Human Rights, Same-Sex Marriage

    7. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  7. Joe Miller Contemplates 2014 Senate Run

    Joe Miller, the 2010 Republican Senate Candidate, made his first major political speech in 12 months in the state and said he’s contemplating a 2014 Senate run at the Alaska Libertarian Party convention held Saturday in a midtown hotel.
    Channel 2 News
    Joe Miller, the 2010 Republican Senate Candidate, made his first major political speech in 12 months in the state and said he’s contemplating a 2014 Senate run at the Alaska Libertarian Party convention held Saturday in a midtown hotel. Miller kept...

    Tags: Tea Party Movement, Primaries, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Party

    8. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Pro-gun voters put heat on Democratic senators

    HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus has been here before.
    HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus has been here before. Back during the Clinton era, the Democrat faced a choice: support an assault weapons ban urged by a president from his own party and risk angering constituents who cherish their gun...

    Tags: Mitt Romney, National Rifle Association of America, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Mark Pryor

    9. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Democrats face challenging Senate landscape

    WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Mitt Romney, Terry Branstad, White House, Regional Authority

    10. Feb 4, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  10. Begich Ends 2012 with $950K in Bank

    U.S. Sen. Mark Begich ended 2012 with nearly $1 million on hand.
    Channel 2 News
    U.S. Sen. Mark Begich ended 2012 with nearly $1 million on hand. A fundraising disclosure, provided by his campaign, shows the Alaska Democrat raised about $334,000 during the last quarter of the year, and ended the reporting period with about $950,...

    Tags: Tea Party Movement, Government, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Parties and Movements

    11. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Giffords' plea to Congress on guns: 'you must act'

    WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — 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: Washington, DC, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Chuck Grassley, Jared Lee Loughner, Justice System

    12. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. A rally cry to tame spending

    "Even victors are by victories undone."  — John Dryden  WASHINGTON — Democrats not allergic to arithmetic must know the cost of their "fiscal cliff" victory. When they flinched from allowing all of George W. Bush’s tax rates,...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Fiscal Cliff, Allergies, Bribery, George W. Bush

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