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    Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. On gun control, watch Tom Coburn

    In my <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-gun-laws-20130403,0,3253793.column">Wednesday column</a>, I reported on the gathering signs that President Obama's push for significant new gun control legislation is dead in the water -- mostly because the National Rifle Assn. has mounted opposition more intense than the support for new measures.
    In my Wednesday column, I reported on the gathering signs that President Obama's push for significant new gun control legislation is dead in the water -- mostly because the National Rifle Assn. has mounted opposition more intense than the support for...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. An assault weapons ban was doomed. Focus on background checks.

    WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-gun-control-20130303,0,3623994.column">I wrote</a> that the Senate was making quiet progress toward passing a gun control bill that would make background checks mandatory on buyers in almost all gun purchases, including most sales between individuals. And that, I argued, would count as real progress toward more sensible gun regulation.
    WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, I wrote that the Senate was making quiet progress toward passing a gun control bill that would make background checks mandatory on buyers in almost all gun purchases, including most sales between individuals. And that,...

    Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Harry Reid, Michael Bloomberg, Personal Weapon Control, NBC (tv network)

    3. Mar 22, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant

  3. Limiting Deductions Cornerstone Of Great Deal

    The Hartford Courant
    The proposition that entitlement curbs are the key to maintaining national solvency is widely accepted, though not by many congressional Democrats. President Barack Obama, however, has endorsed it on various occasions. And he could make it happen. If he...

    Tags: Taxation, Politics, Barack Obama

    4. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits &mdash; and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats rejected a call to reopen White House tours scrapped because of the tightened spending.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gardens and Parks, Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama, Tourism and Leisure

    5. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Reid: Background checks will be in Senate gun bill

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Democrats are taking an aggressive stance in their drive to curb firearms, announcing that the gun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include expanded federal background checks for gun purchasers.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are taking an aggressive stance in their drive to curb firearms, announcing that the gun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include expanded federal background checks for gun purchasers. Senate...

    Tags: Mental Health, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama

    6. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. What hiring freeze? Federal government continues to post job openings

    While hundreds of thousands of <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/federal-workplace/">federal workers</a> brace for unpaid furloughs starting next month, Uncle Sam is still looking to hire.
    While hundreds of thousands of federal workers brace for unpaid furloughs starting next month, Uncle Sam is still looking to hire. In one week alone this month, nearly 2,200 job listings available to the public were posted on USAJobs.gov, the federal...

    Tags: Ellicott City, Taxation, Budgets and Budgeting, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Government Health Care

    7. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Let the Senate vote-a-rama begin

    WASHINGTON &ndash; Step aside, stately Senate. Say hello to vote-a-rama.
    WASHINGTON – Step aside, stately Senate. Say hello to vote-a-rama. On Friday, the usually lonely floor of the U.S. Senate was thrown open for that most rare of occurrences – a free-for-all frenzy of amendment-making, which is required for...

    Tags: Ceremonies, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Patty Murray

    8. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Senators keep White House closed to tours

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &ndash; A Republican-led attempt to reopen the White House to tours was defeated largely along party lines Wednesday in the Senate.
    WASHINGTON – A Republican-led attempt to reopen the White House to tours was defeated largely along party lines Wednesday in the Senate. Senators voted 45 to 54 on the measure from Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, who was seeking to...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Politics

    9. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Senate OKs legislation to keep government open; House votes next

    WASHINGTON &mdash; All but ensuring there will be no federal shutdown, the Senate on Wednesday approved a measure to keep the government running &mdash; but not before tweaking the automatic budget cuts that threaten some of the lawmakers&rsquo; favorite programs.
    WASHINGTON — All but ensuring there will be no federal shutdown, the Senate on Wednesday approved a measure to keep the government running — but not before tweaking the automatic budget cuts that threaten some of the lawmakers’...

    Tags: Government, Air Transportation Industry, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Senators protest sequester cuts, shutdown threat looms

    WASHINGTON — It was bound to happen: As the sequester budget cuts are felt around the country, lawmakers are having second thoughts — and trying to tinker with them in a way that could lead to a full-scale government shutdown. Senators...

    Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Harry Reid, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, John McCain

    11. Mar 13, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. McManus: Sadder but wiser pols

    President Obama took a posse of Republican senators to dinner last week, and this week he's giving Congress the unusual courtesy of no fewer than four presidential visits to Capitol Hill.
    President Obama took a posse of Republican senators to dinner last week, and this week he's giving Congress the unusual courtesy of no fewer than four presidential visits to Capitol Hill. Can a flurry of presidential schmoozing change Washington from...

    Tags: Primaries, Lindsey O. Graham, Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress

    12. Mar 8, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. Jeb Bush will be on five Sunday morning programs

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Former Gov. Jeb Bush will be everywhere Sunday morning. He is on five programs: “Meet the Press,” “State of the Union,” “Fox News Sunday,” “Face the Nation” and “This Week.” The Florida...
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