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NRA Calls for Armed Police Officer in Every School
Associated Press | Dec 21, 2012
WASHINGTON - The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings." The National Rifle Association broke its silence on last week's shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 children and staff dead. "The only thin... more
Senate Passes Bill to Improve Embassy Security
Associated Press | Feb 05, 2013
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Monday approved legislation that would allow the State Department to transfer $1.1 billion to improve security at U.S. embassies overseas in the aftermath of the deadly assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya last September. By voice vote, the Senate passed the bipartisan measure that would give the department the auth... more
Vietnam Vet to Lead Dems' Gun-Control Task Force
| Dec 20, 2012
He carried an M-16 assault rifle as a member of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. He's carried hunting rifles as an avid sportsman in California. That's why House Democrats say Rep. Mike Thompson is the perfect guy to carry their flag in the contentious gun-control battle sparked by last week's massacre at a Connecticut elementary s... more
Hold Lifted on Veterans COLA Bill Vote
Military.com | Sep 27, 2012
The "secret hold" put on a bill intended to provide a cost-of-living increase to nearly 4 million veterans and their survivors was removed Thursday and the legislation will be voted on when the Senate convenes, said a member of the Senate Minority Leader's staff. "The bill was being reviewed in the waning hours before the Senate finished its wo... more
Vets' Job Bill Stalled, Hangs on Procedural Vote
Military.com | Sep 14, 2012
A vote on the Veterans Job Corps legislation -- which was expected to happen Thursday night or early Friday morning -- has been postponed until next week when Republican lawmakers hope to prevent it from coming to a vote at all, says a Democrat aide close to bill negotiations. The jobs bill would appropriate $1 billion over five years to help v... more