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- Anita Kumar covers the White House for McClatchy Newspapers.
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Texans react to Obama's gun proposal
Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 7:29 AMJim Williams isn't sure that President Barack Obama's proposed gun law changes will work.
White House kicks off on gun control campaign
Friday, January 25, 2013 at 6:27 PMVice President Joe Biden spoke Friday to Virginia leaders who responded to the worst school shooting in the nation’s history as the White House begins its try to sell America on a contentious gun control proposal.
Biden urges mayors to help sell Obama gun plan
Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 6:29 PMVice President Joe Biden looked to the nation’s mayors Thursday to help rally public opinion in support of the Obama administration’s push for new legislation aimed at curbing gun violence.
History, culture, mistrust combined to defeat gun control effort
Friday, April 19, 2013 at 2:33 PMWhy is it so hard for even the most modest gun control effort to succeed? The easy answer is the power of the gun lobby, but the obstacles are far more complex. Growing numbers of people distrust Washington. A deeply rooted gun culture sees big ...
IRS scandal puts the caffeine back in tea party
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 3:29 PMRepublicans think the Internal Revenue Service controversy is the magic weapon for beating up Democrats, because nothing resonates with the American public like potential IRS abuse.
Thomas Shaller: Gun advocates should take aim at real scandals
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 4:00 AMLast month, I received emails from two people I know but who don't know each other: one a close friend and Second Amendment supporter, and the other a regular reader who sends me news items she believes the "liberal media" are will...
Obama push against gun rights senators could backfire
Monday, April 22, 2013 at 4:37 PM“You’ve got to send the right people to Washington” to deal with gun control, President Barack Obama insists.In fact, the people voters send to Washington next year could prove to be Obama’s nightmare.
Gun control debate goes silent in the Senate – for now
Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 4:28 PMCongressional efforts to pass or even debate serious gun-control legislation are over for the foreseeable future. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put the legislation aside Thursday as it became clear that gun control forces lacked the votes to...
In IRS scandal, why is any political group exempt from taxes?
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 4:59 PMThe Internal Revenue Service is under fire for giving extra scrutiny to conservative organizations that asked for tax-exempt status. But the scandal begs a broader question: Why are political organizations getting this government subsidy anyway?
Multiple controversies suddenly plague Obama
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 7:05 PMThe honeymoon, if there ever was one, is over. Four months into his second term, President Barack Obama finds himself under siege from members of both parties and the media for a series of crises that has stalled his policy priorities and threat...
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