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    Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. New Senate gun measure unveiled, and this one's bipartisan

    WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators unveiled a new measure Monday to combat illegal gun trafficking, a sign of momentum for one element of President Obama’s initiative to reduce gun violence.
    WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators unveiled a new measure Monday to combat illegal gun trafficking, a sign of momentum for one element of President Obama’s initiative to reduce gun violence. The primary focus of the bill is to combat...

    Tags: Richard Blumenthal, Barack Obama, Gun Control, Politics, Personal Weapon Control

    2. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Can bipartisanship break out over gun control?

    In my <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-gun-control-20130303,0,3623994.column">Sunday column</a>, I wrote that Congress has made little-noticed progress on two kinds of gun-control legislation: a stronger system of background checks on gun buyers and tougher federal laws against gun trafficking. But the column was too brief to include much detail; here&rsquo;s more:
    In my Sunday column, I wrote that Congress has made little-noticed progress on two kinds of gun-control legislation: a stronger system of background checks on gun buyers and tougher federal laws against gun trafficking. But the column was too brief to...

    Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, National Rifle Association of America

    3. Mar 3, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. McManus: Do-nothing Congress does something

    OK, so Congress hasn't managed to pass a budget, fix the tax code or avert the automatic spending cuts of the dreaded "sequester."
    OK, so Congress hasn't managed to pass a budget, fix the tax code or avert the automatic spending cuts of the dreaded "sequester." Are they getting anything done on Capitol Hill? Yes, and you'll probably be surprised to hear where progress is being...

    Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, Criminals, Politics, Gun Control

    4. Feb 27, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  4. A filibuster fit for Joe McCarthy

    WASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense ended as it began -- with a smear.
    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: Barack Obama, Politics, Thomas R. Carper, Fox News Channel (tv network), Saudi Arabia

    5. Feb 22, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  5. Bobby Jindal, Deval Patrick on ‘Meet the Press’; Jan Brewer on ‘Face the Nation’

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    CNN's "State of the Union" talks to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. The program starts at 9 a.m. and noon. The program offers a panel with former Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss.; Jackie Calmes of The New York Times; Gwen Ifill of PBS'...
    6. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Organizing for Action targets GOP lawmakers in first ad buy

    <span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span></span> -- Four California Republican House members are among 13 GOP legislators being targeted by a pro-Obama advocacy group in a new online ad campaign urging them to back a more robust background check system for gun sales.
    WASHINGTON -- Four California Republican House members are among 13 GOP legislators being targeted by a pro-Obama advocacy group in a new online ad campaign urging them to back a more robust background check system for gun sales. Reps. Jeff Denham,...

    Tags: Jim Gerlach, Barack Obama, Gun Control, Politics, Personal Weapon Control

    7. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. 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: Discrimination, Politics, John Cornyn, Laws, Republican Party

    8. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Plans to cancel Saturday letter delivery getting mixed response

    Getting a Saturday morning letter will be a thing of the past starting in August.
    Getting a Saturday morning letter will be a thing of the past starting in August. The United States Postal Service announced Wednesday it will be halting Saturday delivery on first class letters, catalogs and publications later this year in an attempt...

    Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Barack Obama, Mail Order Industry, Dan Benishek, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

    9. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Reactions mixed to Postal Service's decision to stop Saturday delivery

    Word that the cash-strapped Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays hit Lakesha Johnson hard.
    Word that the cash-strapped Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays hit Lakesha Johnson hard. "I think that's terrible," the Baltimore woman said Wednesday outside the city's Main Post Office on East Fayette Street. "When they want to...

    Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Media Industry, Politics, Mail Order Industry, Finance

    10. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  10. Local reaction to Postal Service plan mixed

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    staff writer, @damichelleg
      Somerset County residents have mixed opinions about the U.S. Postal Service's plan to stop Saturday delivery. The announcement was made Wednesday that first-class packages would not be delivered on Saturdays starting in August.  Boswell Borough...

    Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Railway Transportation, Mail Order Industry, Layoffs and Downsizing, Bill Shuster

    11. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Postal Service seeks to end Saturday mail delivery

    The U.S. Postal Service, struggling under a financial load and facing tough competition, will stop delivering mail on Saturdays beginning this summer, officials announced. The announcement, which had been expected, is seen as an attempt to force...

    Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Barack Obama, Mail Order Industry, Politics, Finance

    12. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  12. UPDATED: Postal Service to cut Saturday mail, keep 6-day package delivery

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The financially struggling U.S. <span style="color: red;">Postal</span> Service said Wednesday it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a week, an apparent end-run around an unaccommodating Congress.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a week, an apparent end-run around an unaccommodating Congress. The service...

    Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Politics, Mail Order Industry, Finance, Health and Safety at Work

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