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Shame on the Senate; send 'em all home
Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take...Tags: U.S. Senate, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Richard Shelby, Safety of Citizens, Chuck Grassley
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Gun control backers consider strategy after Senate defeat
WASHINGTON — Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and — after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements — fury. What they don't have is a clear path to changing the political arithmetic of the...
Tags: Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Parties and Movements, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, John McCain
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Marco Rubio's powerful lead in reorienting GOP on immigration
Amid continuing evidence of the Republican Party's internal tensions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has taken the year's most significant step in reorienting the GOP toward a more open and inclusive stance on the crucial issue of immigration. Rubio's...Tags: Ted Cruz, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Parties and Movements, Candy Crowley
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COLUMN: Marco Rubio's powerful lead in reorienting GOP on immigration
Amid continuing evidence of the Republican Party’s internal tensions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has taken the year’s most significant step in reorienting the GOP toward a more open and inclusive stance on the crucial issue of immigration....Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Ted Cruz, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Personal Weapon Control
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The system doesn't work
“The system works!" Sen. Mitch McConnell proudly proclaimed Wednesday on the Senate floor, after ricin-laden letters to the president and Sen. Roger Wicker were intercepted. Well, I would like to ask all the self-serving cowards in Congress who...Tags: U.S. Congress, Roger F. Wicker, Politics, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013)
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A faint echo of 9/11
WASHINGTON -- The morning after the Boston Marathon bombings, Ben Cardin, the first speaker on the Senate floor after leaders opened the day's session, marked the national crisis with some heartfelt thoughts on … school libraries. "Across the...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Osteopathic Medicine, U.S. Senate, Glenn W. Thompson, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Proposed gun amendment faces uphill battle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A single conversation on the Senate floor Monday illustrated the challenges senators face in pushing a bipartisan measure to extend background checks to most gun sales. Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), the chief author of the proposal,...
Tags: Frank Lautenberg, Mark Begich, Lobbying, Gun Control, Lisa Murkowski
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Senate immigration bill looks promising despite some unease
WASHINGTON — Complete satisfaction with the Senate's bipartisan immigration proposal was hard to find Tuesday as details of the bill became known, but despite reservations, a growing consensus was developing in favor of the proposal as the best...
Tags: Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace
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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. The flag over the U.S. Capitol was at half staff and...
Tags: Susan Collins, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Mo Cowan, U.S. Senate, Elizabeth Warren
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McConnell blasts leaked recording as a 'Nixonian move'
WASHINGTON -- Liberal magazine Mother Jones released a candid recording of a strategy session held by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s reelection campaign Tuesday. The recording, from Feb. 2, reveals the campaign’s particular focus...Tags: FBI, Elections, Politics
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Senate Republicans question EPA nominee Gina McCarthy
WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, faced tough questioning from Senate Republicans at her confirmation hearing Thursday, in a clear signal to the White House that they will continue...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, U.S. Senate, Lisa P. Jackson, Environmental Politics, Environmental Cleanup
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AP analysis: Obama's budget tries to bridge political gap
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's first budget of his new term is a political straddle, aimed at enticing Republicans into a new round of deficit negotiations while trying to keep faith with Democrats who favor higher taxes in service of...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Barbara A. Mikulski, Parties and Movements, Personal Income, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
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