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Bipartisan Senate bill bars the mentally ill from buying guns
Republicans teamed up with Democrats Wednesday to introduce gun control legislation in the US Senate that aims to keep firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill. It is one of a handful of new bills, including a beefed-up ban on assault weapons, being considered in the wake of…
Sen. Graham brags about his AR-15 at home
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Wednesday during a Senate committee hearing on gun control that he is a proud owner of an AR-15 assault rifle, and personally hesitant to restrict magazine capacity because such a decision, he said, could give rise to gun-packing mothers running out of bullets when faced…
Republicans wary of socialist win in France
WASHINGTON — Republican US lawmakers gave cautious reaction Tuesday to socialist Francois Hollande’s presidential win in France, with one senator warning the result could mark an “unnerving” setback in Afghanistan. “If the result of the election is that the French are going to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of…
Democrats target restrictive voter laws
President Barack Obama’s Democratic allies this week ramped up attacks on what they charged are unfairly restrictive voting laws that could swing key November 2012 elections to Republicans. House of Representatives Democrats, led by their number-two leader Steny Hoyer, announced Thursday they were writing to the top election officials in…
Pakistan says U.S. pressure on militants must end
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The United States must stop blaming Islamabad for regional instability, Pakistan’s prime minister told a gathering of the country’s political leaders on Thursday, as Washington stepped up pressure on the South Asian nation to tackle militancy. “The blame game should end, and Pakistan’s sensitive national interests should…
Next U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta backs significant Afghan withdrawal
WASHINGTON — Leon Panetta, the nominee to be the next US defense secretary, said Thursday that he backed a significant troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in July, in an apparent break with outgoing Pentagon chief Robert Gates. “I agree with the president’s statement,” Panetta told Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl…
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