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    Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Senators introduce bill requiring greater disclosure of NSA programs

    WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is introducing new legislation that they say will provide greater transparency of National Security Agency surveillance programs, the first significant legislative response to the revelation of the highly classified telephone and Internet data-collection programs.
    WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is introducing new legislation that they say will provide greater transparency of National Security Agency surveillance programs, the first significant legislative response to the revelation of the...

    Tags: Jarmes R. Clapper, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

    2. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows: 'The Confession'

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Orphan Black Paul (Dylan Bruce)...

    Tags: Tammy Duckworth, John McCain, Robert Gates, Cathy McMorris, Kirsten Gillibrand

    3. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions

    WASHINGTON &mdash; A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving the dispute over Iran's nuclear program.
    WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Bill Nelson, Iran's Nuclear Program, John Kerry, Economic Sanctions

    4. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Letters: Narrowing the NRA

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-nra-convention-20130504%2C0%2C791179.story">Re "Both sides of debate at NRA convention," May 4</a>
    Re "Both sides of debate at NRA convention," May 4 When the National Rifle Assn. backed improved background checks on gun buyers in the 1990s, the organization truly was nonpartisan. Time and money have changed that. Witness the lineup of speakers...

    Tags: John McCain, Sarah Palin, Patrick J. Toomey, Government, Republican Party

    5. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Senators point blame, solutions to air traffic delays

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- As delayed flights jammed up air travel, Senate Republicans on Tuesday blamed the White House for furloughing air traffic controllers, as Democrats offered a new proposal to replace the sequester cuts that have begun to affect ordinary Americans who need services from the federal government.
    WASHINGTON -- As delayed flights jammed up air travel, Senate Republicans on Tuesday blamed the White House for furloughing air traffic controllers, as Democrats offered a new proposal to replace the sequester cuts that have begun to affect ordinary...

    Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Elections, U.S. Senate, John Thune, Budget Control Act of 2011

    6. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Gun control: Wait till next year -- or the year after

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) formally suspended the Democrats&rsquo; drive for new&nbsp;gun control&nbsp;legislation Thursday, shelving his party&rsquo;s bill after Wednesday&rsquo;s defeat of its centerpiece, a measure for expanded background checks on gun purchasers. But Reid, along with President Obama and&nbsp;former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), insisted that they are determined to fight on. &ldquo;This debate is not over,&rdquo; Reid said. &ldquo;In fact, this fight is just beginning.&rdquo;
    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) formally suspended the Democrats’ drive for new gun control legislation Thursday, shelving his party’s bill after Wednesday’s defeat of its centerpiece, a measure for expanded background...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, John McCain, Max Baucus, Interior Policy

    7. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Congress reacts to Boston Marathon bombings

    WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack.
    WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack. The flag over the U.S. Capitol was at half staff and...

    Tags: Chris Murphy, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), September 11, 2001 Attacks, John Boehner, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)

    8. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate

    WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of undecided senators.
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    WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of...

    Tags: John McCain, Personal Weapon Control, Democratic Party, Max Baucus, Bill Nelson

    9. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Manchin's plan for explaining gun proposal: 'The longer the better'

    WASHINGTON &ndash; One of the senators behind the compromise proposal to expand background checks on gun purchases will mount a Senate floor sales pitch Monday, part of a lobbying effort to ensure passage for the key piece of a larger guns bill when it comes to a vote this week.
    WASHINGTON – One of the senators behind the compromise proposal to expand background checks on gun purchases will mount a Senate floor sales pitch Monday, part of a lobbying effort to ensure passage for the key piece of a larger guns bill when it...

    Tags: Joe Manchin III, Personal Weapon Control, John McCain, Interior Policy, Elections

    10. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Obama courts GOP senators, Part II

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &ndash; President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host.
    WASHINGTON – President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host. Republican senators who dined Wednesday at the White House, the second time Obama has extended an invitation to his sometime adversaries, offered mostly positive reviews,...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senate, Elections, White House

    11. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Senate moves to begin debate on gun measures

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate may begin voting as soon as Thursday on legislation intended to reduce gun violence, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided Tuesday to initiate the procedural steps required to overcome a threatened filibuster by a group of Republicans.
    WASHINGTON -- The Senate may begin voting as soon as Thursday on legislation intended to reduce gun violence, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided Tuesday to initiate the procedural steps required to overcome a threatened filibuster by...

    Tags: Joe Manchin III, Personal Weapon Control, Chris Murphy, Shootings, Joe Biden

    12. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Obama wraps up his three-day Capitol Hill tour

    WASHINGTON&nbsp;-- After a rough-and-tumble meeting with House Republicans&nbsp;earlier in the week, President Obama wrapped up his Capitol Hill tour Thursday with friendlier crowds in the House and Senate, &nbsp;even as lawmakers signaled opposition to his budget proposals and revealed the deep divide that could prevent a deficit-reduction deal.
    WASHINGTON -- After a rough-and-tumble meeting with House Republicans earlier in the week, President Obama wrapped up his Capitol Hill tour Thursday with friendlier crowds in the House and Senate,  even as lawmakers signaled opposition to his budget...

    Tags: Social Security, Barack Obama, Pete Sessions, Justice System, Salads

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