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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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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
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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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NRA to Launch Ads Against Obama, Depicting Him as ‘Bitter’
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Surprising gun stats
Many of you probably already knew this, but according to a piece up on CNN today, more than half the number of gun fatalities in this nation are from people offing themselves: Suicides accounted for 55 percent of the nation's nearly 31,000 firearm deaths in 2005, the most recent year for which... Full Article At The New Republic
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
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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
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
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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