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Senate showdown set on gun control
WASHINGTON — After four months of debate and maneuvering, the Senate headed for a showdown over gun control — a series of back-to-back votes on rival plans Wednesday afternoon that could end in the collapse of the entire effort. The...
Tags: Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Justice and Rights, Ceremonies, Elections
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Congress reacts to Boston Marathon bombings
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack. The flag over the U.S. Capitol was at half staff and...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Terrorism, Susan Collins, MSNBC (tv network), Mo Cowan
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Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate
This post has been corrected and updated as indicated below.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: Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Elections, Richard Burr, Mark Kirk
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Senate moves to begin debate on gun measures
WASHINGTON -- The Senate may begin voting as soon as Thursday on legislation intended to reduce gun violence, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided Tuesday to initiate the procedural steps required to overcome a threatened filibuster by...
Tags: Susan Collins, Republican Party, Elections, Mike Johanns, Richard Blumenthal
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A primer for the 113th Congress
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – With the “fiscal cliff” averted despite the failure to solve key budget issues, the 112th Congress will close out its widely criticized term and the 113th Congress will be sworn in Thursday. The outgoing Congress was...Tags: Olympia J. Snowe, Elections, White House, Fiscal Cliff, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Weekend TV Talk Shows: Mitch McConnell; Nancy Pelosi; Newt Gingrich
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 6-12, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY The Chris Matthews Show...
Tags: Republican Party, Lindsey O. Graham, Carly Fiorina, Xavier Becerra, Talk Shows (genre)
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Schatz sworn in as new Hawaii senator
WASHINGTON – Brian Schatz knew this much about Washington before departing Hawaii on Wednesday to start his new role as a U.S. senator – it was cold. And so, barely hours after Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced that he was...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Elections, Democratic Party, Government, Media Industry
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U.S. Education Secretary Talks School Safety In Hartford
The Hartford Courant— Local students gathered in a town hall meeting Friday asked U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan his opinion of armed guards in schools, how much standardized testing is too much, and a long list of school security issues. "The...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Elizabeth Esty, Arne Duncan, Richard Blumenthal, Government
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Immigrant Facing Deportation Granted Temporary Stay
The Hartford CourantA New Haven resident facing deportation has received a temporary stay while a federal immigration judge considers a last-minute court motion filed in the case. Jose Maria Islas, 35, was taken into custody in Hartford Monday and has been detained by U.S....Tags: Deportation, Rosa DeLauro, Immigration, Richard Blumenthal, Extradition
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Focus Of Braddock Trial Shifts To Checks
The Hartford CourantThe trial of the campaign finance director for former Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan has provided must-watch political theater, thanks in part to the vulgar, sometimes crude, and grandiose testimony of Harry Raymond Soucy, the government...Tags: Elections, Prisons, Elizabeth Esty, Waterbury, Heart Attack
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Soucy and Donovan Video Played At Trial
The Hartford CourantFor the first time during an 18-month federal investigation into his failed campaign for Congress, former House Speaker Chris Donovan was seen and heard in secret tapes played in court Thursday. He was bantering with the key witness in the case about...Tags: Elections, Prisons, Waterbury, Heart Attack, Trials
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Canton Hydropower Project Moves Forward In U.S. Senate
The Hartford CourantLegislation that would let two old dams on the Farmington River be used for hydropower got a boost on Thursday when a committee of the U.S. Senate endorsed the idea. The Senate's energy and natural resources committee voted in favor of a bill that...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. House of Representatives, Natural Resource Industry, Hydroelectricity, Elizabeth Esty
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