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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: White House, Firearms, Laws, Max Baucus, National Rifle Association of America

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

  2. '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: Justice System, Firearms, Max Baucus, National Rifle Association of America, Crime, Law and Justice

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

  3. 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, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Government, Politics

    4. May 10, 2011 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete
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    Tags: Justice System, Iowa, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hurricanes, Emergency Planning

    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: Fiscal Cliff, Justice System, Mitt Romney, Tea Party Movement, Political Fundraising

    6. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. 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: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Mark Begich, Amy Klobuchar, Thad Cochran, Politics

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

  7. 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, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Mitt Romney, Bill Clinton

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

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

    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: Washington, DC, Mark Begich, Elections, Max Baucus, Conservation

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

  9. 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. The decision to set the bill aside came after a showdown...

    Tags: Elections, Mental Health, National Rifle Association of America, Patrick J. Toomey, Personal Weapon Control

    10. Apr 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  10. 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......
    11. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. 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: Max Baucus, National Rifle Association of America, Chuck Grassley, Crime, Law and Justice, Jared Lee Loughner

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

  12. Gun control backers consider strategy after Senate defeat

    WASHINGTON — Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and — after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements — 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: Max Baucus, National Rifle Association of America, Organizing for Action, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party

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