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6 reasons why President Obama will defeat the NRA and win universal background checks
Something is going to happen this session in the US Congress that hasn’t happened in more than a decade: The National Rifle Association (NRA) is going to lose on a top priority issue. Here are six reasons why President Obama will win a victory on universal background checks.
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Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.Twelve were elected on Nov. 6, including three Republicans, eight Democrats, and an independent. In addition, a Republican and a Democrat were appointed to vacant seats after the election. Here is a look at the 14 and what they bring to the Senate:
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The Monitor's top 11 US stories of 2012
From storms to politics, the year was a wild ride. What are the most meaningful US stories of 2012? Here's the Monitor's list, in roughly chronological order.
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Gun owners talk: Self protection is more complex than 'stand and fight'
Gun owners – including one who is a shooting victim and one who killed in self defense – talk about the logic of their tough decision to carry a gun for self protection: Killing isn't always their first goal. Experts stress the complex responsibility involved in carrying a gun.
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Proposed assault weapons ban would protect more than 2,200 firearms
One model of the Ruger .223 caliber Mini-14 is on the proposed list to be banned, while a different model is on a list of exempted firearms. Both hold dozens of rounds of ammunition. 'What a joke,' says a former FBI agent wounded in a bank robbery shoot-out.
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Gun control alone isn’t enough to halt violence, Obama says in Chicago
Visiting a Chicago neighborhood he represented as a state legislator, Obama said violence is about more than gun control, 'It's also an issue of the kinds of communities that we're building.'
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Shotgun weddings? Vegas pairs guns with love chapels
Las Vegas is stepping up its gun promotions, including offering weddings at shooting ranges and encouraging newlyweds to shoot high-powered weapons at zombie cutouts.
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Obama's State of the Union address both bold and modest (+video)
Little in the president's State of the Union address was new – he's touched on the ideas many times before – but he didn't seem to be in a mood to bow to Republicans.
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Decoder Wire State of the Union: Who's coming besides Ted Nugent?
In the audience for Obama's State of the Union speech will be several Americans touched by gun violence and a group of undocumented immigrants – human reminders of the president's coming legislative challenges.
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At core of Obama's State of the Union address: the middle class (+video)
Job creation and building the middle class will get special emphasis in President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, administration officials say. Will the speech also make liberals glow, as his inaugural did?
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State of the Union: Obama's ambitious second-term agenda (+video)Prospects are mixed for President Obama's second-term agenda, from immigration to climate change to economic recovery. Both Obama and the Republicans are walking a tricky political line.
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The Monitor's View: For Obama's second term, a call to arms control
From gun control to nuclear-weapons cuts to drone warfare, Obama's second term may be highlighted by a need to define new concepts of security for instruments of aggression.
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Change Agent Caliber Collection fashions jewelry to take guns off the streets
Jessica Mindich designs jewelry made from guns confiscated by the Newark, N.J. police. In turn she donates money to back to the police department to get more guns off the street.
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Readers Write: Flawed logic in 'giving up guns'; Killing is barbaric – with guns or not
Letters to the Editor for the February 11, 2012 weekly print issue: I'd rather have a gun and never need to use it than desperately need to use one and not have it. Findley says that he is giving up his guns, but will continue to hunt using other weapons. Is he not just continuing the barbarity?
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Obama girds for State of the Union address. His Republican opponents do too.
President Obama will face a tough crowd of Republicans during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. They probably won't like what they hear about taxes and spending.
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Steven Seagal joins school guard posse: Do we need more action heroes in schools?
The idea clearly plays to the nation's enchantment with taking action to thwart evil, but it's a philosophy that many Americans worry could be dangerous in a school setting.
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Gun debate 101: Doesn't US already have laws against gun trafficking?
Congress is considering legislation to crack down on gun traffickers and so-called straw buyers. But the NRA says the Obama administration just needs to enforce laws already on the books. Here's what the record shows.
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Gun debate 101: Is the AR-15 as popular as the iPod?
The commando-style rifle, used in the Sandy Hook shootings, is now the most popular gun in America. Anticipating new gun-control measures, consumers are depleting stocks and driving up prices.
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It's 'common sense' – or is it? The politics of Obama's new favorite phrase.
Politicians from the president to the tea party use the rhetoric of 'common sense' to support their thinking on key issues. But is the phrase really telling us anything at all?
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Opinion: Curbing gun violence after Newtown: Let's arm teachers
Critics worry that arming teachers will create 'fortress' schools and invite gun accidents. But a well-thought-out program can avoid these pitfalls, and take advantage of teachers and staff who are eager to act as trained protectors for our children.
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Decoder Wire Why is Obama in Minnesota to push gun control? (+video)
President Obama is promoting a renewed ban on assault weapons and expanded background checks on gun buyers. But Minnesota is simply the first stop as the administration mounts its public-diplomacy campaign.
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Destiny's Child reunites during Super Bowl halftime show (+video)
Destiny's Child reunited to sing three songs at the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday. Beyonce was joined by Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, her former Destiny's Child band mates, during the halftime show.
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Alabama hostage standoff: new details emerge about kidnapper
Jim Lee Dykes, the man accused of killing a bus-driver and abducting a five-year-old boy, is said to have been a reclusive man with anti-government beliefs.
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Alabama bunker standoff: Did politics set Jimmy Dykes off?
After killing a school bus driver, retired Alabama truck driver Jimmy Dykes has held a 5-year-old boy hostage for five days in an underground tornado bunker. Neighbors say the act may be a provocative political statement.
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Atlanta school shooting raises doubts about metal detectors
Price Middle School in Atlanta has metal detectors, but a student was shot and wounded Thursday. Districts considering these devices have to weigh the costs and whether they belong in schools at all.
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Ed Koch: a collection of favorite New York minutes with the mayor
Ed Koch, a three-term mayor of New York, died Friday. His trademark 'How'm I doin'?' – as much a challenge as a question – was as brash as the city he led for 11 years. Here's our remembrance of some defining Koch moments.
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Behind gun control debate, questions of what's practical, constitutional (+video)
Would new gun restrictions actually work? Are they constitutional? These questions frame the deeper debate between gun rights defenders such as NRA's David Keene and gun control advocates like Sen. Charles Schumer.
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The Monitor's View: After Chicago shooting of girl, a fresh look at gang gun violence
The tragic shooting of an innocent and promising Chicago teenager must reinforce attention on the best ways to curb urban gang violence. One key approach: police-clergy coalitions.
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