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Bill to expand gun background checks faces likely defeat in Senate
Associated PressA 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
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'You must act' on gun control, Giffords tells Senate panel
The Associated PressIn 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
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Rockefeller won't seek 6th term in U.S. Senate
Associated PressU.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
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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. 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Background check 'win-win' amendment gets a 'no, thanks' from Senate minority
Change of SubjectSenate 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...... -
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
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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. 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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