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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: Periodicals, Mark Begich, Politics, Interior Policy, Firearms
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Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package
Associated PressBraced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-...Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Elections, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, White House
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Correction: Honduras-Death Squads story
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield as suggesting that...Tags: Lawyers, Reyes, U.S. Senate, Politics, Bob Menendez
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Senate committee approves 3 judicial nominees for full Senate vote, including 1 for DC appeals
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote. Senators voted 18-0 to move forward with nomination...Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., U.S. Senate, Judges, Politics, Washington, DC
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Amid protests left and right, Holder says he had no role in secret review of AP phone records
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into...Tags: Lawyers, National Government, U.S. Senate, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics
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Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...
Tags: Lawyers, U.S. Senate, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics, Explosions
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Government obtains wide set of Associated Press phone records in investigation, using subpoena
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news...Tags: Lawyers, U.S. Senate, National Government, Central Intelligence Agency, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Israel says strikes in Syria target arms for Hezbollah
JERUSALEM — With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the "Arab Spring's" most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria's civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration. The...
Tags: Iran, National Government, Arab Spring, Likud, Politics
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Israeli airstrikes may have exposed Syrian flaw, U.S. officials say
WASHINGTON — Recent Israeli strikes inside Syria may have exposed weaknesses in the regime’s air defenses and could embolden the U.S. and its allies to take more steps to aid rebels fighting the regime there, said lawmakers on Sunday....
Tags: NBC (tv network), National Government, Politics, Government, Wars and Interventions
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Brendon Ayanbadejo on 2 Sunday shows; Warren Buffett on 'This Week'
Staff writerThe Sunday morning topics and guests: Gay rights supporter Brendon Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens will be a guest on "Meet the Press" and "Face the Nation." He will discuss the meaning of NBA player Jason Collins' coming out. NBC's "Meet the...Tags: Periodicals, Rudy Giuliani, National Football League, Tom Cotton, Heritage Foundation
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Orphan Black' on BBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 5 - 11, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Orphan Black A trip to the suburbs...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), The Miami Herald, Aaron Johnson, Rudy Giuliani, Robin Hood Foundation
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Lawmakers cite Boston bombings in questions on immigration bill
WASHINGTON — On the third day of hearings on a bill to overhaul the immigration system, senators took a break from partisan sniping and grilled Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on whether the Boston bombings had exposed shortcomings in...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, John Cornyn, Politics
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