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    Apr 18, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  1. The weak in review --Timid Senate falters on equally timid gun control measure

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    Friday's print column It was dismaying. Not that the U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a major gun-control proposal that would have required universal background checks prior to all firearm sales. But that such a proposal, popular though it is in......
    2. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Senators work on deal expanding background checks

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers, a pivotal part of President Barack Obama's plan for combating gun violence.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers, a pivotal part of President Barack Obama's plan for combating...

    Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Work Relations, Firearms, Justice System

    3. Feb 26, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  3. They cannot stand Pat. But right's move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire

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    Here's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee has...
    4. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage

    WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk reversed course Tuesday and announced his support for gay marriage, entering a contentious national debate and providing potential political cover for Illinois House GOP members who may soon vote on the issue back home.
    Tribune reporter
    WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk reversed course Tuesday and announced his support for gay marriage, entering a contentious national debate and providing potential political cover for Illinois House GOP members who may soon vote on the...

    Tags: Politics, Radio, Rob Portman, Thomas R. Carper, Family

    5. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Reid: Background checks will be in Senate gun bill

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are taking an aggressive stance in their drive to curb firearms, announcing that the gun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include expanded federal background checks for gun purchasers.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are taking an aggressive stance in their drive to curb firearms, announcing that the gun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include expanded federal background checks for gun purchasers. Senate...

    Tags: Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Assault, Michael Bloomberg, Dianne Feinstein

    6. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. Obama: 'Shame on us' if Congress forgets Newtown

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough sell on an approaching Senate vote to expand purchasers' background checks.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough...

    Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Mark R. Warner, Michael Bloomberg, Assault

    7. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  7. Illinois GOP didn't have votes to oust chairman who supported gay marriage

    <span style="font-size: small;">CHICAGO (AP) &mdash; A member of the Illinois Republican Party's central committee says a meeting was canceled partly because there weren't enough votes to fire party chairman Pat Brady.</span>
    CHICAGO (AP) — A member of the Illinois Republican Party's central committee says a meeting was canceled partly because there weren't enough votes to fire party chairman Pat Brady. Some committeemen wanted to oust Brady, largely because he...

    Tags: Politics, Gays and Lesbians, Dave Syverson, Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage

    8. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Proposed law would 'make you pay' for buying guns for others

    It&rsquo;s been nearly three years since Chicago police Officer Thomas Wortham IV was shot and killed with a gun purchased in Mississippi by a straw purchaser -- a person who buys guns for those who aren't allowed to.
    Tribune reporter
    It’s been nearly three years since Chicago police Officer Thomas Wortham IV was shot and killed with a gun purchased in Mississippi by a straw purchaser -- a person who buys guns for those who aren't allowed to. But on Friday, his sister Sandra...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Garry McCarthy, U.S. Congress, Chuck Grassley

    9. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Durbin telling top Democrats he'll seek re-election in 2014

    Dick Durbin, Illinois&rsquo; senior U.S. senator and the No. 2 Democrat in the chamber, is telling top Democrats he will seek a fourth term in 2014, sources familiar with his decision said Friday.
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    Dick Durbin, Illinois’ senior U.S. senator and the No. 2 Democrat in the chamber, is telling top Democrats he will seek a fourth term in 2014, sources familiar with his decision said Friday. Durbin’s re-election bid alleviates any concerns...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Garry McCarthy, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Justice System

    10. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Illinois Republican chairman under fire for pro-gay marriage stance

    Illinois Republican Party leaders are scheduled to gather behind closed doors Saturday to discuss the fate of state GOP Chairman Pat Brady following his endorsement of same-sex marriage.
    Clout Street
    Illinois Republican Party leaders are scheduled to gather behind closed doors Saturday to discuss the fate of state GOP Chairman Pat Brady following his endorsement of same-sex marriage. But it’s unclear whether the Republican State Central...

    Tags: Politics, Jim Edgar, Government, Sugar Grove, Family

    11. Mar 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Boosters want to turn Pullman into national park

    A group of Chicago residents and preservationists are working to win federal approval to turn the entire Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side into a national park.
    A group of Chicago residents and preservationists are working to win federal approval to turn the entire Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side into a national park. If approved by Congress or proclaimed a national monument by the president,...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Politics, Human Interest, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Government

    12. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Associated Press

  12. Senate panel votes to toughen gun control

    WASHINGTON - In Congress' first gun votes since the Newtown, Conn., nightmare, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to toughen federal penalties against illegal firearms purchases, even as senators signaled that a deep partisan divide remained...

    Tags: Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Assault, Dianne Feinstein, John Cornyn

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