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    Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate

    WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of undecided senators.
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    WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of...

    Tags: John McCain, Patrick J. Toomey, Lobbying, Timothy M. Kaine, Democratic Party

    2. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. GOP primary voters not opposed to immigration reform

    WASHINGTON -- Conservative Republicans are open to an overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, including creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, according to a new report on voter attitudes in two states with early presidential contests.
    WASHINGTON -- Conservative Republicans are open to an overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, including creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, according to a new report on voter attitudes in two states with early...

    Tags: John McCain, Migration, Politics, John McLaughlin, Immigration

    3. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Can Jeb Bush save the GOP?

    Amid the wreckage of the Mitt Romney presidential debacle and the Republican scramble to find a new savior, now comes ... yet another Bush!
    Amid the wreckage of the Mitt Romney presidential debacle and the Republican scramble to find a new savior, now comes ... yet another Bush! The ruminations of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, son of one former president and younger brother of another, on...

    Tags: Migration, Mitt Romney, Executive Branch, Politics, Jeb Bush

    4. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Hope Springs' on Starz

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 31 - April 5, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor (Matt...

    Tags: Hope Springs (movie), Crime, Law and Justice, Charlotte Rampling, Tom Davis, Washington, DC

    5. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

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

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; 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: Quinnipiac University, New York City, Crime, Law and Justice, Mark Begich, Mark Kirk

    6. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Record crop insurance payout stirs subsidy debate

    DES MOINES, Iowa - Farmers will be paid a record $16 billion in crop insurance claims for 2012 because of the widespread drought, a staggering amount that has critics calling for changes to what they say is an inefficient taxpayer subsidy the government cannot afford.
    DES MOINES, Iowa - Farmers will be paid a record $16 billion in crop insurance claims for 2012 because of the widespread drought, a staggering amount that has critics calling for changes to what they say is an inefficient taxpayer subsidy the government...

    Tags: Prices, Science and Technology, U.S. Congress, Chuck Grassley, St. Louis

    7. Mar 29, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  7. Rob Reiner on 'Meet the Press'; Richard Land on 'This Week'

    The Sunday morning chat shows will get religion for Easter. They also will focus on the gay marriage issues before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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    The Sunday morning chat shows will get religion for Easter. They also will focus on the gay marriage issues before the U.S. Supreme Court. Cardinal Timothy Egan, archbishop of New York, will be a guest on ABC's "This Week" and CBS' "Face the Nation."...

    Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), David Axelrod, Personal Weapon Control, Tom Davis, ABC (tv network)

    8. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Obama wraps up his three-day Capitol Hill tour

    WASHINGTON&nbsp;-- After a rough-and-tumble meeting with House Republicans&nbsp;earlier in the week, President Obama wrapped up his Capitol Hill tour Thursday with friendlier crowds in the House and Senate, &nbsp;even as lawmakers signaled opposition to his budget proposals and revealed the deep divide that could prevent a deficit-reduction deal.
    WASHINGTON -- After a rough-and-tumble meeting with House Republicans earlier in the week, President Obama wrapped up his Capitol Hill tour Thursday with friendlier crowds in the House and Senate,  even as lawmakers signaled opposition to his budget...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Emanuel Cleaver, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting

    9. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Senators hush-hush as they craft immigration bill

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm chairs arranged in a circle and sip water or soft drinks as they debate temporary workers and border security. In a capital riven by partisanship and gridlock, they are determined to be the exception and actually get something done.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm chairs arranged in a circle and sip water or soft drinks as they debate temporary...

    Tags: John McCain, Crime, Law and Justice, Michael F. Bennet, POLITICO LLC, Immigration

    10. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. President to meet with John McCain, Lindsey Graham on immigration

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will meet Tuesday with two of the Republicans leading Senate efforts to craft comprehensive immigration legislation. The invitation that will bring Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to the...

    Tags: John McCain, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Migration, Politics, Chuck Hagel

    11. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  11. The Toomey v. Schwartz money race

    If U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, who is widely known to be eyeing a run for statewide office, does wait and take on incumbent GOP U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016, both politicians' recent campaign finance filings foreshadow a high-priced race between two seasoned fundraisers.
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    If U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, who is widely known to be eyeing a run for statewide office, does wait and take on incumbent GOP U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016, both politicians' recent campaign finance filings foreshadow a high-priced race between two...

    Tags: Ted Cruz, Scott P. Brown, Patrick J. Toomey, Mitt Romney, Mike Fitzpatrick

    12. Feb 1, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  12. Ronald Reagan's lead on immigration

    Yes, good things still happen in this country. They just don't happen overnight.
    Yes, good things still happen in this country. They just don't happen overnight. That lesson was brought home to me again on Current TV this week when I interviewed Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, about Defense Secretary...

    Tags: John McCain, Mitt Romney, Michael F. Bennet, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration

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