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Pelosi calls for 'boldest possible' gun legislation
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: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, Mike Thompson, Nancy Pelosi
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Senate Democrats huddle on gun measures
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden met Thursday with Senate Democrats to brief the caucus about the rationale behind the administration’s recommendations on guns, arguing that, in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting, the nation “...
Tags: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Crime, Law and Justice
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Should U.S. citizens in Al Qaeda be tried for treason?
In my Sunday column, I wrote that it’s past time for the Obama administration to subject its nomination of suspected terrorists for the “kill list” -- secret death warrants, to put it bluntly -- to some form of independent review, at...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Libertarian Party, Patrick Leahy, U.S. Congress, Robert Gates
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Newton: Which mayoral team will it be?
The job of mayor requires a governing philosophy in order to guide the city and its policies. But it also requires administrative competence, the ability to manage effectively. It is the mayor's job to smartly choose the managers and commissioners who run...
Tags: Kevin James, Richard Riordan, AIDS, Mike Feuer, Religion and Belief
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Gun control debate intensifies in Senate hearing
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- There was little common ground between gun-control advocates and opponents at the first congressional hearing on guns since the massacre of children and teachers at Newtown, Conn. “This is such a hard debate because people have such...Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Patrick Leahy, Laws, Judges, Wayne LaPierre
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Senators complain about guns not being allowed at hearing
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) last week stood in front of an array of assault weapons to launch her drive for tougher gun laws. But on Wednesday, a pair of Republican senators who oppose Feinstein’s bill had to use photos of...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Patrick Leahy, Laws, Ted Cruz, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Pinnacles National Monument set to become a park
WASHINGTON--Pinnacles National Monument in central California is set to become the 59th national park under a bill headed to President Obama’s desk. The Pinnacles National Park Act cleared the Senate during a rare Sunday session of the lame-...
Tags: Sam Farr, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Wildlife, Republican Party
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Jerry Brown's press secretary announces his resignation
Gil Duran, who served as press secretary for Gov. Jerry Brown since Brown returned to the governor's office in 2011, is leaving the administration to work for Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris, Duran announced Tuesday. In an email Tuesday, Duran said he would...
Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Bill Nelson, Patrick Leahy, Barbara A. Mikulski, Thomas R. Carper, Chuck Schumer
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Brown's two key sentences
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown spoke only two sentences about streamlining environmental regulations in his State of the State address. But they inspired reformers to cheer. Could have fooled me. I was ready to pounce on him last week for scanty...
Tags: China, Regional Authority, Lawyers, Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control
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Sen. Barbara Boxer urges L.A. to elect its first female mayor
L.A. NOWU.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer urges Los Angeles voters to elect first female mayor... -
First oversight of drones likely at CIA confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration’s targeted killing of militants and suspected terrorists overseas may get its first congressional scrutiny Thursday afternoon when John Brennan, the chief architect of the drone program, undergoes his Senate...
Tags: Pakistan, Crime, Law and Justice, John Brennan, Ron Wyden, U.S. Department of Justice
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