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Court ruling on Ill. gun ban sets stage for fight
Backers of Illinois' ban on concealed weapons vowed Wednesday to fight for continued controls on gun possession, a day after a federal appeals court ...
UN Security Council condemns NKorea rocket launch
The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's successful rocket launch on Wednesday and said it will urgently consider "an appropriate response.
Longtime Texas US Rep. Jack Brooks dead at 89
Jack Brooks hounded government bureaucrats, drafted President Richard Nixon's articles of impeachment and supported civil rights bills in a ...
Chiefs begin picking up pieces after heartache
The Kansas City Chiefs returned to work Monday at their practice facility near Arrowhead Stadium, trying to find a sense of normalcy after two days ...
Where Obama stands on the issues
A look at where President Barack Obama stands on some of the issues that the country will face in his second term. Abortion and birth control: ...
Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and ...
Guns, climate, gays missing in presidential race
Of the roughly 50,000 words spoken in this month's three presidential debates, none were "climate change," ''global warming" or "greenhouse gas.
WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election
A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: ___ Abortion: Abortion and birth control are ...
Obama calls for reintroducing assault-weapons ban
President Barack Obama is calling for reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons. In discussing the issue at the presidential debate Tuesday ...
Fewer qualms for gun-rights groups over Romney now
Gun-rights groups perceive President Barack Obama as a threat to unfettered access to firearms. They once had qualms about Mitt Romney, too. But times ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Gun control
The issue: Frightening episodes of gun violence have been splayed across front pages with alarming frequency this campaign season: the movie theater ...
DNC security rules trigger free speech worries
Starting Saturday, someone walking through Charlotte's central business district could run afoul of the law by carrying water bottles, hair spray, ...
Correction: Syria-Sanctions Weapon story
In a story Aug. 13 about economic sanctions, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in August 2000. The invasion ...
Zakaria suspended for copying other writer's work
Time editor-at-large and CNN host Fareed Zakaria has been suspended by both the magazine and the network for lifting several paragraphs by another ...
Friend: Md. man held in shooting plot gentle giant
To his friends, Neil E. Prescott was a "gentle giant" — a physically towering young man with a background in computers and electronics and a ...
U.N. treaty unlikely to curb US gun rights
Negotiators at the United Nations are working to put final touches on a treaty cracking down on the global, $60 billion business of illicit trading ...
Reid: Senate schedule too busy for gun debate
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate's schedule is too packed to have a debate on gun control. Reporters asked the Nevada Democrat about ...
Obama, Romney differ over guns after Colo. attack
The politics of guns leapt to the top of the presidential race Wednesday, as President Barack Obama embraced some degree of control of weapons sales ...
Obama pledges to work with Congress on violence
In one of his most expansive responses yet to gun crime, President Barack Obama on Wednesday embraced some degree of control on the sale of weapons ...
Feinstein: Election year not ideal for gun debate
Sen. Dianne Feinstein says the nation needs to have a "sane" discussion on gun control and ban military-style assault weapons. But the California ...
Obama, Romney views have evolved toward gun rights
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney both have softened their positions on gun restrictions over the years. As they expressed ...