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Senate sets showdown votes on gun bill

With the future of a Democratic gun control bill in doubt, Senate leaders set votes for Wednesday afternoon on a series of high profile gun restrictions, as backers struggled to salvage a bipartisan plan designed to expand background checks on gun sales over the internet and at gun shows. "It’s ...

Looking for clues on Boston bombings

Official Washington, D.C. had no immediate answers on Tuesday for who or what group might have been behind the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, as lawmakers refused to speculate on those responsible, while President Obama again vowed to track down the culprits. "This was a heinous ...

President Obama's statement on Boston bombings

President Obama spoke to the nation on the bombings at the Boston Marathon, vowing that the United States would find those responsible - "We will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable." Here is the full text of the President's statement as provided by the White ...

Text of Manchin-Toomey background checks amendment

As the U.S. Senate gets ready for debate on a gun control bill from Democrats, the first amendment up for discussion will be a deal on expanded gun sales background checks from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA).    The Senate last Thursday voted 68-31 to force ...

Senate takes first step on gun bill

On a vote of 68-31, the U.S. Senate moved to start formal debate on a Democratic gun control bill, as 16 Republicans joined with all but two Democrats to begin floor action on gun control. "The hard work is starting now," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, after Democrats had ...

Revenue plans in the 2014 Obama budget

As the White House leaked out information about the 2014 budget plan from President Obama, the figure of $580 billion in "net" tax hikes caught my attention - and sure enough, when the plan was released on Wednesday, it was clear that much more than $580 billion in new revenues ...

Congress targets Justice Department on wasteful spending

At the same time President Obama's budget was sent to the Congress on Wednesday, a House panel was giving one major department the third degree about its own spending habits, as the Justice Department acknowledged to lawmakers that it spent $54 million in 2012 just on conferences. "The Department spent ...

Manchin/Toomey deal on gun sale background checks

Two Senators unveiled a plan today to extend background checks to all commercial gun sales, whether at a gun show or online.  The deal between Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) would also exempt some gun sales from background checks, when they occur between relatives or neighbors. ...

Obama - Wealth Envy Warlord

Before I climb in the captain’s share and turn the ignition switch on the BoortzBus, I wanted to vent a bit about 0bama’s constant and intense class warfare campaign.  In actuality it’s a campaign based on wealth envy. “Those people are making more money than you, and they’re not paying ...

Democrats set first test vote on gun bill

With a split developing among Republican Senators over efforts to block gun control legislation from even reaching the Senate floor for debate, Democrats set up an initial parliamentary vote on Thursday that seems likely to pave the way for the start of formal debate on new gun restrictions. Before the ...

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