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Newtown families help Obama press for gun reform
HARTFORD, Conn. — President Obama sought Monday to use the emotional pull of the Newtown school massacre to galvanize public support for his drive to pass stricter gun control measures, even as more than a dozen Republican senators promised to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, White House, U.S. Senate
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Legal questions surround Boston bombing suspect
WASHINGTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has become the focus of a heated debate over whether he should receive the Miranda warning or be treated as an enemy combatant. U.S. Atty. Carmen Ortiz indicated in a news conference Friday night that investigators...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, Kelly Ayotte, Justice System, Safety of Citizens
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As a rising GOP star, Rubio treads a fine line on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Marco Rubio was the No. 3 Republican in the Florida House of Representatives, he worked with Democrats in 2003 to protect farmworkers from unscrupulous contractors and harmful pesticides. "My heart goes out to the workers in this...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Migration, Immigration
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House Republicans offer piecemeal approach on immigration
WASHINGTON — House Republicans announced the first in a series of immigration-related bills that would attempt to reshape the system one piece at a time, a contrast with the comprehensive approach the Senate is pursuing. The chairman of the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, Migration, U.S. Congress, Immigration
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Manchin's plan for explaining gun proposal: 'The longer the better'
WASHINGTON – One of the senators behind the compromise proposal to expand background checks on gun purchases will mount a Senate floor sales pitch Monday, part of a lobbying effort to ensure passage for the key piece of a larger guns bill when it...
Tags: Susan Collins, Personal Weapon Control, Television Industry, Gun Control, Joe Manchin III
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Senators predict another vote on gun-control legislation
WASHINGTON -- Two top senators predicted Thursday that gun legislation will come up again for a Senate vote – possibly before the end of the year – as public attitudes shift toward stricter controls. Their assessment comes after the defeat...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Chuck Schumer, U.S. Congress, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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In the Senate, a gun rights ally's choice to compromise
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin III owns two 12-gauge Beretta shotguns, a semiautomatic Remington 58 Sportsman and a deer rifle. Since he was elected to the Senate two years ago, he has easily maintained an A rating from the National Rifle Assn....
Tags: Parties and Movements, Shootings, Susan Collins, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama
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President Obama: When making nice can be naughty
Does it matter that President Obama was right? That Kamala Harris is “the best-looking attorney general in the country”? Not really. As a quip, it failed; as an attempt at gallantry, it didn’t need saying. The president cushioned his...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Employment Opportunities, Kamala D. Harris, Justice System, John F. Kennedy
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Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado exploring run for governor
Former lieutenant governor and state lawmaker Abel Maldonado filed papers Thursday to explore a run for governor. The move allows Maldonado, a Santa Maria Republican, to begin raising money as he decides whether to challenge Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown,...
Tags: Abel Maldonado, Gavin Newsom, Parties and Movements, Jerry Brown, U.S. Congress
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Boston suspects' background threatens to derail immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The background of the Boston bombing suspects quickly emerged Friday as a potential hurdle to immigration reform, as renewed fears of terrorism gave conservative opponents a fresh argument against a proposed new law. "Given the events...
Tags: Chuck Grassley, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Congress, Migration
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Villaraigosa in Washington on immigration, transportation issues
WASHINGTON -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may be nearing the end of his term, but that isn’t keeping him from traveling to the nation’s capital to push two of his pet causes – an overhaul of immigration laws that would provide...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Harry Reid, Edwin M. Lee, Antonio Villaraigosa, Migration
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Maldonado positions to run against Jerry Brown
Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, long rumored to be considering a challenge to Gov. Jerry Brown, filed paperwork Thursday that allows him to begin raising money for a gubernatorial campaign. Maldonado, 45, is a Republican who previously was elected to...
Tags: Abel Maldonado, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority, Republican Party, Lois Capps
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