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Many issues discussed at 2013 Legislative Outlook luncheon in Martinsburg
matthewu@herald-mail.comEducation reform, substance abuse treatment, related incarceration costs and state budget cuts were among the most heavily discussed issues at the 2013 Legislative Outlook luncheon at the Holiday Inn in Martinsburg. About 150 people turned out for the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Behavioral Conditions, Earl Ray Tomblin, Regional Authority, Substance Abuse
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Washington bitten by the bipartisan bug
After several bitterly partisan battles on fiscal issues, bipartisanship seems to be breaking out on Capitol Hill in two other controversial areas: immigration reform and gun control. While it's too early to know if it will produce significant...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey O. Graham, John McCain
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Former Del. Larry V. Faircloth to run for Capito's congressional seat
matthewu@herald-mail.comFormer Del. Larry V. Faircloth, R-Berkeley, announced Wednesday that he will run next year for the congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito. Faircloth, 64, of Inwood, W.Va., said in a news release that he has been encouraged by...Tags: U.S. Congress, Republican Party, John D. Rockefeller IV, Larry V. Faircloth, David McKinley
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Classes resuming in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — With security stepped up and families still on edge in Newtown, schools are opening for the first time since last week's massacre, bringing a return of familiar routines — at least, for some — to a grief-stricken...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Burlington (Hartford, Connecticut), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Shootings
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In State With 'Assault Weapons' Ban, Lanza's Rifle Still Legal
Adam Lanza blasted through the glass doors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School clutching a military-style Bushmaster rifle with 30 rounds in the clip and hundreds more at the ready. When his chilling rampage was over minutes later, Lanza had used the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Dianne Feinstein, Gun Control, Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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School resumes today for many Newtown students
With memories of last week's school massacre still hauntingly fresh, most students in Newtown will return to the classroom Tuesday with their sense of normalcy shattered. They'll see more police and more counselors in their buildings. But nothing can...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, Dianne Feinstein, Gun Control, Autism
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Will Congress really ban assault weapons?
President Obama vowed Monday to use the power of his office to stop mass shootings, but was hazy on specifics. Will he? Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut called for the restoration of the federal assault weapons ban that expired in 2004, and Sen. Dianne...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Gun Control, The Washington Post, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama Calls For New Proposals For Gun Control In Wake Of Newtown Massacre
The Hartford CourantPresident Obama called for new proposals for reducing gun violence during an address Wednesday. He appointed Vice President Joseph Biden to head an inter-agency panel to come up with "a set of concrete proposals by January that I intend to push...Tags: Biology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Behavioral Conditions, Asperger Syndrome, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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What does the NRA say now?
The rifle Adam Lanza used to kill 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School is a descendant of the military's M-16 rifle. The bullets it fires are not as large as those used in some other rifles, but the gun's high muzzle velocity makes...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Personal Weapon Control
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Kirk hailed upon return to U.S. Senate
Sen. Mark Kirk's halting, 18-minute climb up the Capitol steps Thursday came nearly a year after a major stroke left him so incapacitated that he was in critical condition for 10 to 15 days and had difficulty keeping his balance while sitting up. Those...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Mitch McConnell, Iraq War (2003-2011), Justice System
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Senator/NRA member: Time to rethink gun legislation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin, an avid hunter and lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, says it's time for all sides in the gun policy debate to move beyond the political rhetoric and begin an honest discussion about...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Democratic Party, Gun Control, Barack Obama, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Some gun owners at Second Amendment rally say Manchin 'sold us out'
matthewu@herald-mail.comPeople crowded the sidewalk and spilled into West King Street across from U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office in Martinsburg on Saturday for a Second Amendment rally and protest. “I think he’s sold us out,” Keith Morgan, president of...Tags: Gun Control, Barack Obama, Sandy Hook Elementary School, White House, Interior Policy
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