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After US Senate’s Failure, Gun Control Advocates Look To State Voters For Support

In this Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 file photo, a Glock representative explains features of the Glock 37 Gen 4 .45 caliber pistol at the 35th annual SHOT Show, in Las Vegas. After struggling to sway both state and federal lawmakers, proponents of expanding background checks for gun sales are now exploring whether they will have […]

Frederick Reese
Par Frederick Reese

In a recent Gallup survey, 85 percent of all Democrats and 45 percent of all Republicans still favor universal background checks for gun purchases — a fact poorly reflected by the U.S. Senate’s vote against or filibustering all components of a comprehensive gun control bill. Sixty-five percent of all adults polled in the survey disagree with the

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Report: Bush Denied Calderon US Drones For Fighting Drug War In Mexico

In this May 17, 2012 photo, migrants, mostly from Honduras, rest on the railroad tracks as they wait for a train headed north, in Lecheria, on the outskirts of Mexico City. A. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) New light has been shed on the multibillion-dollar drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border, a battle that has resulted in […]

Martin Michaels
Par Martin Michaels

New light has been shed on the multibillion-dollar drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border, a battle that has resulted in the deaths of 70,000 people and the disappearances of 25,000 since 2006. A new Washington Post report shows that George W. Bush declined a request by then-Mexican President Felipe Calderon to fly U.S. drones over Mexican airspace

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The Fight Against Standardized Tests Moves To New York

A crowd of parents, teachers and children gather outside the New York City Department of Education headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon to demonstrate against standardized school testing. (Photo/Hollie Slade via The New York World) A crowd of parents, teachers and children gathered outside Department of Education headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon to demonstrate […]

Hollie Slade
Par Hollie Slade

A crowd of parents, teachers and children gathered outside Department of Education headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon to demonstrate against standardized school testing, following two weeks of exams for children across the city’s public school system. Led by two organizations that lobby against standardized tests, Change the Stakes

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FBI Looking Into Virginia Governor’s Relationship With Donor Company

The FBI has begun examining the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, pictured speaking at CPAC 2012, his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of a federal investigation, two people with knowledge of the review said Monday. (Photo/markn3tel via Flickr) RICHMOND, Va. — The FBI has […]

Associated Press
Par Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — The FBI has begun examining the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of a federal investigation, two people with knowledge of the review said Monday. Federal authorities began questioning people close to the

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FDA To Investigate Added Caffeine In Foods

This product image provided by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company shows packaging for Alert Energy Caffeine Gum. (AP Photo/Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company) WASHINGTON — Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just […]

Associated Press
Par Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer. The Food and Drug Administration is closely watching the marketing of these foods and wants to know more about their safety. The FDA said Monday it

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Daimler Accused Of Aiding Argentina Repression

The Argentine Supreme Court will decide whether victims of a South American military dictatorship are allowed to seek compensation in the U.S. against a German auto manufacturer Daimler (Buenos Aires headquarters pictured) allegedly complicit in brutal repression, after agreeing to hear an appeal by the German company Daimler aimed at ending a lawsuit filed in […]

Simeon Tegel
Par Simeon Tegel

LIMA, Peru — Should victims of a South American military dictatorship be allowed to seek compensation in the United States against a European auto manufacturer allegedly complicit in brutal repression? That’s the thorny issue the Argentine Supreme Court will decide after agreeing to hear an appeal by the German company Daimler aimed at ending

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