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    Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

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

    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 checks on gun purchasers. But Reid, along with President Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), insisted that they are determined to fight on. “This debate is not over,” Reid said. “In fact, this fight is just beginning.”
    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: Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Interior Policy, Max Baucus, Politics, Barack Obama

    2. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Senate rejects gun background check measure

    WASHINGTON — Gun control advocates had told themselves this time would be different. It wasn't.
    WASHINGTON — Gun control advocates had told themselves this time would be different. It wasn't. The two-decade deadlock that has gripped congressional efforts to act on gun control continued Wednesday as a measure to require more gun buyers to...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Richard A. Gephardt, Politics

    3. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching <span style="color: red;">gun</span> control legislation in two decades on Wednesday, rejecting calls to tighten background checks on firearms buyers as they spurned the personal pleas of families of the victims of last winter's mass elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades on Wednesday, rejecting calls to tighten background checks on firearms buyers as they...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Rand Paul, Barack Obama, Politics

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

  4. Senate showdown set on gun control

    WASHINGTON &mdash; After four months of debate and maneuvering, the Senate headed for a showdown over gun control &mdash; a series of back-to-back votes on rival plans Wednesday afternoon that could end in the collapse of the entire effort.
    WASHINGTON — After four months of debate and maneuvering, the Senate headed for a showdown over gun control — a series of back-to-back votes on rival plans Wednesday afternoon that could end in the collapse of the entire effort. The...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Dick Durbin, Jeff Flake, Richard Blumenthal, Timothy M. Kaine

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

  5. 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.
    This post has been corrected and updated as indicated below.
    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: Dick Durbin, Jeff Flake, Richard Blumenthal, Timothy M. Kaine, Politics

    6. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Toomey meets with Giffords on guns deal

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    A scrum of reporters gathered outside Sen. Joe Manchin's office Tuesday afternoon waiting for any sign of movement on his embattled background checks amendment while inside he met privately with negotiating partner Sen. Pat Toomey and former Rep. Gabby...

    Tags: Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Interior Policy, Jeff Flake, Politics, Mark Kelly

    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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, Terrorism, John Boehner, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

    8. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Prospects for U.S. background checks remain unclear

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The fate of a bipartisan Senate effort to subject more firearms buyers to background checks remains uncertain as seven Republicans amenable to a gun control debate are still likely to resist such an expansion.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of a bipartisan Senate effort to subject more firearms buyers to background checks remains uncertain as seven Republicans amenable to a gun control debate are still likely to resist such an expansion. On an initial...

    Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party, Gun Control

    9. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. In the Senate, a gun rights ally's choice to compromise

    WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin III owns two 12-gauge Beretta shotguns, a semiautomatic Remington 58 Sportsman and a deer rifle. Since he was elected to the Senate two years ago, he has easily maintained an A rating from the National Rifle Assn....

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Interior Policy, Tom Coburn, Politics, Barack Obama

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

  10. 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: Interior Policy, NBC (tv network), Marco Rubio, Politics, Dianne Feinstein

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

  11. Senate votes to consider gun control laws

    WASHINGTON &mdash; In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives who oppose them as a violation of the 2nd Amendment.
    WASHINGTON — In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives...

    Tags: Richard Blumenthal, Robin Kelly, Rand Paul, Barack Obama, Politics

    12. Apr 11, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. Rubio has dinner at the White House

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other...
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