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Gun control backers turn up heat on selected senators
WASHINGTON — First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads. The last several weeks in New Hampshire have had the feel of a heated electoral season — but the target of this siege,...
Tags: Voting, National Rifle Association of America, Kelly Ayotte, Harry Reid, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)
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Gun control backers consider strategy after Senate defeat
WASHINGTON — Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and — after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements — fury. What they don't have is a clear path to changing the political arithmetic of the...
Tags: Susan Collins, Mark Begich, Republican Party, Michael Bloomberg, John McCain
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Senate poised to debate gun control measure
WASHINGTON — Gun control efforts in Congress cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday as the Senate prepared to open what could be a weeks-long debate, even as opponents plotted a shift in strategy aimed at undermining a comprehensive package of...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Republican Party, Michael Bloomberg, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements
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Senators report deal on gun control legislation
WASHINGTON — The Senate moved Tuesday to begin long-anticipated deliberations this week over new gun laws as Republicans appeared to lack the strength to block the debate and bipartisan talks over expanding background checks on gun buyers appeared...
Tags: Joe Biden, Richard Blumenthal, Laws, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice
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Facebook asked to take down pages abusing Sandy Hook victims
Numerous Facebook "tribute" pages that emerged after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in December have turned into a convenient venting vehicle for those who contend the shooting never happened. So U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy...
Tags: Justice System, Teachers, Elizabeth Esty, Health and Safety at School, Crime, Law and Justice
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House Democrats push on gun control
WASHINGTON — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), joined by members of her caucus personally touched by gun violence, launched a drive Wednesday to build support for new gun restrictions. "All too often, we see these mass...
Tags: Carolyn McCarthy, Gabrielle Giffords, Ed Perlmutter, Lobbying, Long Island
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Theft of veterans' plaques (sad but true) could be federal crime
Nation NowVeterans memorials: Responding to a rash of thefts of plaques from veterans memorials, Congressman Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has introduced legislation to make the theft a federal crime.... -
Hello, Connecticut! Obama stumps for troubled pal Sen. Chris Dodd after the same for Deval Patrick
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Company A Comes Home
This article is part of an ongoing project by the Los Angeles Times and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism under the supervision of Times California correspondent Rone Tempest. Durrell Dawson, Felicia Mello, Jeff Nachtigal, Melissa Nix, Rebecca...Tags: United Nations, Lawyers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Prisons
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Returning Guardsmen Plan to Stay Put
Times Staff WriterPETALUMA, Calif. — Sgt. Nate Gorin served tours with the Army in Afghanistan and then with the California National Guard in Iraq. Returning home Thursday to a boisterous, patriotic welcome at the Petaluma National Guard Armory, Gorin, 23, said he...Tags: Disasters, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, Family, Wars and Interventions
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Death of a Citizen Soldier
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSome months after the Americans took over the sprawling Balad Air Base, about 50 miles north of Baghdad, someone posted an enigmatic sign on the main gate asking: "Is Today the Day?" Soldiers at the base, which the U.S. military renamed Logistics...Tags: Crisis, Wildfires, Terrorism, U.S. Military, Afghanistan
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Murphy: Cuts threaten senior meal programs
The Day, New London, Conn.U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy delivered mixed news to a small crowd of senior citizens on Friday, saying that the impact of sequestration could result in federal budget cuts of $500,000 to senior nutrition programs. The good news, he said during lunch at the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Care Group Incorporated, Pomfret, Norwich, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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