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Opinion: Gun Control Emotions vs. Gun Control Facts

Just 24 hours after the shooting in Tucson, politicians were calling for more gun control. And the drumbeat has continued. On Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for using the information supplied on people's applications to join the military to determine whether they will be banned from buying guns. Sens. Dianne...

US Officials Face Battle if They Want Julian Assange

(Dec. 7) -- The U.S. government may face an uphill battle if it tries to extradite and successfully prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange now that he's been jailed in Britain on sex allegations from Sweden. Legal experts say that Assange's decision to fight his extradition to Sweden means the case could drag on in...

Study: Receipts Could Be Harmful to Your Health

(July 26) -- Cash-register receipts from many fast-food outlets, groceries, pharmacies, big-box stores and U.S. post offices contain high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A. A study released late today by the Environmental Working Group reported that a laboratory analysis it commissioned found the...

Opinion: BPA Isn't Worth the Risk

(May 19) -- When Americans buy canned goods at the grocery store, they assume the food in those cans will be safe. The last thing they expect is that the food they feed their families will be contaminated with a chemical that may seriously harm their health. Unfortunately, American consumers currently have no guarantee...

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05/24/12 Read more: Washington Free Beacon Source: WTAM 1100 - Cleveland OH A group of Democratic female senators on Wednesday declared war on the so-called "gender pay gap," urging their colleagues to pass the aptly named Paycheck Fairness Act when Congress returns from recess next month.
05/23/12 Aerial Traffic: LA's Helicopter Noise Bill Stalls Out;... Source: Curbed - Los Angeles Big Helicopter has effectively fought off Congressional attempts to regulate chopper noise over Los Angeles, so it's onto a lamer, but perhaps easier fix, reports the LA Times.
05/18/12 83-year-old ex-Marine to scale Mt. Whitney in campaign... Source: Marin Independent Journal - Novato CA Some liken waging a campaign against U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein to scaling a mountain, but one of her 23 challengers this year is taking that literally.
05/16/12 FEC says Feinstein can't go back to donors after... Source: The Mercury News - San Jose CA The Federal Election Commission ruled Tuesday that U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose campaign lost millions to embezzlement by treasurer Kinde Durkee, can try to go back and collect new contributions from donors whose checks were never cashed.
05/15/12 Jonathan Zimmerman: Appalled by the recall campaign... Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN I'm a lifelong Democrat and a career educator.