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Pro-gun Democrat Harry Reid open to gun-law debate

US lawmakers this week debate how to “change laws and culture” in order to prevent gun violence like last week’s school shooting, the Senate’s pro-gun Democratic leader said Monday. Majority Leader Harry Reid’s comments were noteworthy given that he is the most senior pro-gun politician in the country to suggest…

5 Questions For: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on the role of the convention and women in the Democratic party

Sen. Dick Durbin is the Senate Majority Whip — Majority Leader Harry Reid’s right-hand man, in other words — and was the senior Senator from Illinois when the President first served. He’s also the author of the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced discriminatory sentencing for people convicted of crack cocaine…