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Senate overwhelmingly approves John Kerry for secretary of State
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) as the next secretary of State, filling a crucial national security spot in President Obama’s second-term Cabinet. The 94-3 vote clears the way...
Tags: Susan Rice, United Nations, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Hillary Clinton
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Assault weapons ban to be dropped from Senate gun bill
WASHINGTON – An assault weapons ban will not be included in a package of gun safety legislation that will come to the Senate floor, the measure’s champion, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, said Tuesday. The California Democrat said her party’s...
Tags: Republican Party, Lobbying, Weaponry, Harry Reid, Gun Control
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Senate committee approves assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON — A federal ban on assault weapons cleared a Democratic-run Senate committee Thursday in a party-line vote after its chief sponsor, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) clashed with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over the 2nd Amendment. “I&...
Tags: Ted Cruz, Weaponry, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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4 million assault weapons in America: That should be enough
Let’s just be clear: No regular American needs an assault weapon for home defense. So why is there so much resistance on this? On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a ban -- introduced by California Democrat Dianne Feinstein -- on...
Tags: Weaponry, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Justice System, Personal Weapon Control
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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: Dick Durbin, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Barbara A. Mikulski, Crime, Law and Justice
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves gun trafficking bill
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday to combat gun trafficking, the first firearms measure since the Newtown, Conn., shooting to move to consideration by the full Senate. The proposal, steered by committee...Tags: Dick Durbin, Republican Party, Susan Collins, Chuck Grassley, Firearms
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Aaron Swartz is gone, but his story refuses to go away. Why?
This post has been updated. See below for details.By now, Web users should know about Aaron Swartz, because it's getting hard not to hear about him. The 26-year-old computer prodigy helped develop RSS and Reddit; he was also a folk hero to the open Web movement, which argues for greater information...Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Media, Justice System, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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A filibuster fit for Joe McCarthy
WASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense ended as it began -- with a smear. "Senator Hagel has accused Israel of quote 'playing games' and committing, quote, 'sickening slaughter,'" Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said before...
Tags: Carl Levin, Ted Cruz, Israel, Dan Coats, Thomas R. Carper
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Hagel confirmed as secretary of defense
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Chuck Hagel, who won two Purple Hearts in the Vietnam War, survived the turbulent battle over his nomination to lead the Pentagon, where he will confront two new challenges: potentially dramatic budget cuts and tensions with...Tags: Carl Levin, George W. Bush, John Thune, Republican Party, Leon Panetta
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U.S. House watchdogs want explanation of Aaron Swartz prosecution
This post has been updated and corrected. See the note below for details.Two of Congress' top watchdogs have asked the Justice Department to explain its prosecution of Aaron Swartz, a popular hacktivist who committed suicide Jan. 11. Swartz, 26, was facing the possibility of years in prison for downloading millions of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Reddit Inc., Justice System, Punishment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Voting Rights Act still important
Since 2010, Republicans in more than a dozen states, including Texas, have enacted laws either making voting harder, especially for minorities, or locking in GOP election gains with gerrymandered congressional and legislative redistricting. That makes...Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges
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Feb 27, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Jan 29, 2013
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