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    Mar 27, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Congressman brings common sense to gun control debate

    SACRAMENTO — As the national firearms debate reaches a crescendo, a Northern California congressman is proving that you can be both a gun lover and a gun controller.
    SACRAMENTO — As the national firearms debate reaches a crescendo, a Northern California congressman is proving that you can be both a gun lover and a gun controller. Rep. Mike Thompson of St. Helena, a moderate "blue dog" Democrat who represents...

    Tags: Elections, Firearms, Weaponry, Crime, Law and Justice, Dianne Feinstein

    2. Jul 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Sen. Boxer introduces Northern California conservation bill

    L.A. NOW
    U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) introduced legislation Wednesday that designates the Berryessa Snow Mountain region as a National Conservation Area, protecting 319,000 acres of federal lands along the inner coast range that is home to some of the...
    3. May 10, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  3. House Democrats Lead New Gun Control Effort

    The leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill it<strong> </strong>rejected last month.
    The Hartford Courant
    The leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill...

    Tags: Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Senate, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Laws

    4. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Congressional Democrats demand resignation of Brown appointee

    SACRAMENTO -- Five Congressional Democrats have demanded the resignation of a top official in Gov. Jerry Brown's administration for comments the official allegedly made about the future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The controversy surrounds...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Doris Matsui, Government, Jerry McNerney, U.S. Congress

    5. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. What's Left For Gun-Control Advocates After Crash-And-Burn In U.S. Senate?

    The Hartford Courant
    One of the phrases repeated often by advocates of stricter gun laws since the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre has been: "If not now, when?" That rhetorical question became a literal one Wednesday when a federal gun-control bill crashed and burned in the...

    Tags: Paul Ryan, Toby Moffett, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)

    6. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Letters: Balancing gun control and gun safety

    Re "Voice of sense in gun debate," Column, March 28 I enjoyed George Skelton's piece on Republican Rep. Mike Thompson, a pro-gun legislator from Northern California who, as Skelton notes, proves you can be "both a gun lover and a gun controller." -----...

    Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Same-Sex Marriage, Interior Policy

    7. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  7. Newtown Bicyclists Arrive In D.C. To Press For Gun Control

    The Hartford Courant
    WASHINGTON — Twenty-six cyclists arrived Tuesday at the Capitol after a four-day ride from Newtown, bringing a plea for tighter gun limits to a reluctant Congress. "Here's our message: Please put politics aside and get it done," said Monte Frank...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Elizabeth Esty, Joe Courtney

    8. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Pelosi calls for 'boldest possible' gun legislation

    LANSDOWNE, Va. -- Even as she acknowledged that passing a new assault weapons ban would be a challenge,&nbsp; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) called on Congress to consider the &ldquo;boldest possible package&rdquo; to reduce gun violence in the &ldquo;small window&rdquo; that has opened for action.
    LANSDOWNE, Va. -- Even as she acknowledged that passing a new assault weapons ban would be a challenge,  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) called on Congress to consider the “boldest possible package” to reduce gun...

    Tags: Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Senate, White House, Weaponry, Dianne Feinstein

    9. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Football ties that bind

    Few annual events trigger over-the-top saturation media coverage like the Super Bowl, and No. XLVII has once again demonstrated its curious effects. When so much is said, written and broadcast about deer antler spray, you know you have either gone down...

    Tags: Art Modell, Cleveland Browns, Super Bowl, Washington Nationals, John Harbaugh

    10. Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Flood insurance rate increases to go into effect on nonprimary residences in Berkeley County

    matthewu@herald-mail.com
    Rate increases of 25 percent per year for government-subsidized flood insurance premiums for certain nonprimary residences have been set in motion. The rate increases, which started Jan. 1, will continue each year until they reflect full-risk rates,...

    Tags: FEMA, Prices

    11. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  11. Classes resume in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook

    Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week&rsquo;s massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest, as the grieving town wrestled with the same issues gripping the country: violence, gun control and finding a way forward.
    Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week’s massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest, as the grieving town wrestled with the same issues gripping the country: violence, gun...

    Tags: White House, Jack Kingston, Dianne Feinstein, Jay Carney, Gun Control

    12. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| AM News

  12. Grief mixes with impatience in shattered Newtown

    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers in tatters amid a global crush of media attention to a community once known mostly for its bucolic atmosphere and sterling school system.
    Associated Press
    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers in tatters amid a global crush of media attention to...

    Tags: White House, Jack Kingston, Teachers, Dianne Feinstein, Jay Carney

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