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The Morning Read: July 2, 2008
“Stunning G.O.P. setbacks” have prompted Congressional Quarterly to move the race for Vito Fossella’s seat, long held by Republicans, two whole categories – from toss-up to “... Full Article At The NY Observer - Politics
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NRA Takes Sides in Alabama GOP Runoff
Commercial insurance broker Wayne Parker, who is in a runoff for the Republican nomination in the Huntsville-based 5th district in Alabama, picked up the endorsement of the ... Full Article At Roll Call - Politics
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SURROGATE WARS.
Responding to Wesley Clark's comments on the relevance of John McCain's POW years to the presidency, Orson Swindle, who was imprisoned with McCain, mocked Clark's service in a campaign conference call today. The McCain campaign moved... Full Article At The American Prospect - Tapped
NRA to Launch $40 Mil Fall Offensive
Politico: $15 million will go toward portraying Obama as a threat to the Second Amendment rights upheld last week by the Supreme Court. They plan to use automated phone calls, mail pieces, pre-... Full Article At Time - The Page
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Don Young Brings Out the Big Guns
His reelection bid may be in trouble, but Rep. Don Young (R) isn't going down without a fight. In the last 24 hours, the embattled Alaskan's campaign has announced two big endorsements: one from the ... Full Article At Washington Post - Capitol Briefing
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NRA aims $15M at Obama; tales from 'Hillaryland;' Clark flap fumbles?
Some of the campaign and political news making headlines this morning: • The Politico -- NRA to spend $15M against Obama: "The ... Full Article At USA Today - On Politics
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NRA to Launch Ads Against Obama, Depicting Him as ‘Bitter’
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Guns And The Dems
Conor Clarke argues that Heller will help the Democrats: D.C. v. Heller takes the Court off the table as an electoral liability, and it takes the National Rifle Association off the table as an electoral threat. Maybe. Jonathan Martin reports... Full Article At The Daily Dish
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Mr. McCain and Guns
“I know how to use guns; but I don’t own one.” — John McCain, November 2007 Not only that, but here is what the NRA’s America’s First Freedom magazine wrote about McCain... Full Article At The Hill - Pundit Blog
Handgun Heaven
I'm a Jewish Liberal from New York City so naturally I grew up to believe in gun control. Crime is bad, gun crimes are deadly, gun enthusiasts are weird, the NRA should get off our backs. I changed my... Full Article At The Atlantic - Matthew Yglesias
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What the Handgun Rulings Really Means
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Washington DC handgun ban is unconstitutional. Chris Cox, legislative director for the National Rifle Association discusses what the decision means for gun owners across the country.... Full Article At NPR Politics & Society
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Paul Helmke: NRA: Gun Licensing and Registration "Tougher To Criticize" Now
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment, it's been my hope that it might be easier to find some common ground on steps to help reduce gun violence in this country now that the extremes of the gun control Debate (gun confiscation... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Paul Helmke: After Heller, A Moment of Clarity From The NRA On Gun Licensing And Registration
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment, it's been my hope that it might be easier to find some common ground on steps to help reduce gun violence in this country now that the extremes of the gun control Debate (gun confiscation... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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The Corroded Corruption at the Heart of Moving to the Center
There are several articles today on Obama moving to the center. In the LA Times, Obama is shifting toward the center , several pundits discussed ... Full Article At Open Left
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Jackson Williams: On Guns, Antonin Scalia is Right For Once, and Keith Olbermann Isn't
Keith Olbermann declared Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia the "Worst Person in the World" on the Thursday, June 26 edition of MSNBC's "Countdown." What got him up in arms was the... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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NRA sues for repeal of bans in city, 3 suburbs
One day after the Supreme Court voided the District of Columbia's handgun ban, the National Rifle Association on Friday filed suit in Chicago seeking the repeal of similar prohibitions in Chicago, Evanston, Morton Grove and Oak Park.... Full Article At Chicago Sun-Times
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Heller to lead to more gun bans falling?
It seems that the ink was barely dry on the Heller decision before the NRA began challenging other gun bans . This story comes to us from San Francisco, following a challenge in ... Full Article At The Moderate Voice
Disney, NRA Fight Over Allowing Guns At Work
Walt Disney World employees won't be packing any heat in the company parking lots anytime soon. The giant resort has declared that much of its sprawling property is exempt from a new state law that allows Floridians with concealed-weapons permits to keep firearms locked in their cars at work. ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
Steve Rosenbaum: Guns and Gas
It's been a week of Guns and Gas, and it won't be the last one either. Seemingly unrelated. But what we're seeing is the legacy of the Bush Administration as it begins to unwind before our eyes. Guns, or more specifically gun ownership, has moved front and center with the Supreme Court... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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NRA Eyes More Targets After D.C. Gun-Ban Win
The landmark Supreme Court decision on gun rights has sparked a series of lawsuits by the National Rifle Association against handgun bans in five jurisdictions around the country. The NRA is suing San Francisco... Full Article At NPR Politics & Society