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Address social roots of gun violence
Today, President Barack Obama announced his proposals to address gun violence in America. He was flanked by children who have written to him about their desire for change in the wake of the shooting in Newtown, Conn., in which 27 people died, including 20...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Politics, Cherry Hill (Baltimore, Maryland), Sociology
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Obama unveiling gun violence measures (WSBT airing)
JULIE PACE,Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's broad effort to reduce gun violence will include proposed bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines as well as more than a dozen executive orders aimed at circumventing...Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Weaponry, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Assault
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More power company officials resign after slow Sandy response
NEW YORK -- Two more executives have resigned from the Long Island Power Authority, which came under withering criticism from New York's governor for its failure to restore power more quickly to hundreds of thousands of customers after Superstorm Sandy. ...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Electricity Production and Distribution, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Lotteries
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40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court in the landmark ruling that still defines one of the...
Tags: Executive Branch, National Government, Sam Brownback, Abortion, Barack Obama
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House finally OKs Sandy aid; Senate action expected soon
WASHINGTON--Seventy-eight days after Superstorm Sandy battered the Northeast, the House on Tuesday approved $50.5 billion in disaster relief in a vote that exposed divisions within Republican ranks and foreshadowed the spending fights that lie ahead. ...Tags: Natural Disasters, Executive Branch, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Parties and Movements
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New York governor proposes 5-year extension of film tax credits
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants a five-year sequel to the state's popular film and television tax credit program. As part of a budget unveiled Tuesday, Cuomo proposed extending New York's $420-million annual tax credit program five more years. The...
Tags: Cinema Industry, Executive Branch, Taxation, Politics, New York City
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Armed populace keeps leaders in line
Among the key disclosures during the on-going gun control debate is the amazing lack of historical knowledge of the Constitution ("Obama pledges fight for gun laws," Jan. 17). When apparently well-educated political leaders such as Gov. Andrew Cuomo of...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago to end all investments in gun makers
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday he was requesting all of his city’s pension funds to divest their investments in gun manufacturers, becoming the latest public official to use the purse as a weapon in the growing battle against gun violence....Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Executive Branch, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Assault
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House approves $50.5 billion for Superstorm Sandy aid
More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.5 billion in emergency relief for the victims Tuesday night as Republican leaders struggled to close out an episode that exposed...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Executive Branch, The Pentagon, Bill Pascrell Jr., U.S. House of Representatives
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States making moves on gun control
WASHINGTON - America has been here time and time again. After Columbine. After Virginia Tech. After Tucson. In the last three decades, the nation has grieved over more than 60 mass shootings. But something changed after the massacre last month at...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Executive Branch, Assault, Bobby Jindal
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NY's Cuomo sets sights high on gun control
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is coming on strong for gun control, giving a fiery speech that pushes the state to the front of the national debate. Cuomo called Wednesday in his State of the State address for tougher state bans on...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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States making moves on gun control
WASHINGTON — America has been here time and time again. After Columbine. After Virginia Tech. After Tucson. In the last three decades, the nation has grieved over more than 60 mass shootings. But something changed after the massacre last...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Executive Branch, Assault, Bobby Jindal, Long Island
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