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Big 5 bets on smaller, easily accessible stores
Sometimes smaller is better. That's the philosophy of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., which owns 415 sporting-goods stores in 12 states, about half of them in California. The El Segundo company believes that operating a large number of easily accessible,...
Tags: Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, Interior Policy, Firearms, Politics, Marketing
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Goldberg: Obama's 'idiot' defense
Although there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Obama's bind is becoming clear. The best defenses of his...
Tags: David Axelrod, Woodrow Wilson, Human Mishaps, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Gun Control
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: South Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nuclear Weapons, Crisis, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011)
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California Senate approves measures aimed at reducing gun violence
SACRAMENTO --The state Senate approved two bills Thursday introduced following the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, including one requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in locked safe-boxes if they live with someone...
Tags: Roderick Wright, Shootings, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Interior Policy, Firearms
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Maryland governor signs gun control law; NRA vows to sue
Maryland has joined the list of states that have toughened gun control in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn. Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed the gun control bill that he promised he would. “We've chosen to take action by...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Firearms, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control
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California bills on firearms, violence clear hurdles
SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers advanced measures related to firearms and violence Thursday, including two introduced after the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. One would require gun owners to keep their firearms locked...
Tags: Interior Policy, Jerry Brown, Firearms, Humane Society of the United States, Politics
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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: Democratic Party, Kelly Ayotte, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Michael Bloomberg, Gun Control
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Feuer touts his ability to work cooperatively
In his campaign to become Los Angeles city attorney, Mike Feuer has touted himself as someone who will work cooperatively with the mayor and City Council and avoid the squabbles that have marked the incumbent's tenure. During previous stints on the...
Tags: Local Elections, Lawyers, Economy, Business and Finance, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters: No to more of the same on guns
Re "Another kind of gun control," Opinion, May 5 David M. Kennedy's Op-Ed article saying that efforts to curtail gun violence should be focused on "hot" groups and areas, instead of on doomed legislation, was a refreshing moment of clarity in this...Tags: Criminal Laws, Interior Policy, Politics, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gun buyback yields sniper rifle, AK-47, other weapons
Thanks to a push from local faith-based organizations and an assist from the Pasadena Police Department, 135 guns were taken off the streets Saturday at the Pasadena Area Gun Buyback and Peace-source Fair. More than a hundred gun owners drove up to...
Tags: Hunting, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Target, Weaponry, Belief and Faith
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Letters: Journalists have rights -- and responsibilities
Re "Journalists' records secretly collected," May 14 With any right there are associated responsibilities and restrictions. The 2nd Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms — well, not if you are a convicted felon or criminally insane. The...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Freedom of the Press, Central Intelligence Agency, Interior Policy, Justice and Rights
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The real IRS scandal
It's strange how "scandal" gets defined these days in Washington. At the moment, everyone is screaming about the "scandal" of the Internal Revenue Service scrutinizing conservative nonprofits before granting them tax-exempt status. Here are the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Karl Rove, Political Fundraising, Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement
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