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WASHINGTON (AP) — Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama has released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency targeted conservative political groups. Tweet This Post
Posts Tagged ‘Control’
Control towers at 149 small airports to stay open
Posted by admin on May 11th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration will keep open for now the 149 control towers at small airports that were slated to close as the result of governmentwide automatic spending cuts imposed by Congress, the Transportation Department said Friday. Tweet This Post
Bill Would Require Parents to Approve Use of Birth Control
Posted by admin on May 8th, 2013
North Carolina Republicans have proposed a bill that would require parents “to give their teenagers permission before they could receive birth control or be treated for sexually transmitted diseases, substance abuse or mental illness,” the Charlotte Observer reports. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post
Gun control forces struggle to keep issue alive
Posted by admin on May 7th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. Tweet This Post
Most Powerful But Much Out of His Control
Posted by admin on May 6th, 2013
Politico: “President Barack Obama is the most powerful man in the world, but he still laments that there is so much still out of his control. Obama told Ohio State University graduates Sunday that it will be their responsibility to make the world a better place, because forces aligned against them still hold substantial power. [...]
Why Gun Control Still Doesn’t Pass
Posted by admin on May 6th, 2013
Paul Begala: “The fault lies not with the politicians. And it certainly does not lie with President Obama, who bravely pushed this issue far beyond the dictates of political prudence. It may not even lie with the Republicans, although 90 percent of GOP senators voted against a compromise background-check bill that was weaker than bus-stop [...]
NRA’s next president to lead its court fights against gun control
Posted by admin on May 5th, 2013
By Andrea Lorenz HOUSTON (Reuters) – Alabama lawyer Jim Porter, in line to become the next president of the National Rifle Association, is expected to spearhead the group's court challenges of gun-control laws enacted in several states since the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting massacre. Porter, 64, the son of another Alabama lawyer who served as [...]
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No Comments »Cruz urges GOP to work together for Senate control
Posted by admin on May 4th, 2013
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is urging Republicans to work together to help the party take back the Senate next year, telling South Carolina Republicans that, in his words, "change can come quickly." Tweet This Post
Gun Control Vote Pays Off for Landrieu and Hagan
Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2013
Daily Beast: “New figures from Public Policy Polling find voters more likely to support Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Kay Hagan (D-NC) after they voted ‘yes’ on tightening background checks. These numbers are especially notable because both Democratic senators are up for reelection in 2014 in red states.” Tweet This Post
Gun Control Vote Pays Off for Landrieu and Hagan
Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2013
Daily Beast: “New figures from Public Policy Polling find voters more likely to support Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Kay Hagan (D-NC) after they voted ‘yes’ on tightening background checks. These numbers are especially notable because both Democratic senators are up for reelection in 2014 in red states.” Tweet This Post
