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Broader Firearm Background Checks Rejected by U.S. Senate

Associated Press — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:13:41 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control.

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Man Suspected of Sending Ricin Poison to President Obama Arrested by FBI

Associated Press — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:19:04 +0000

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A man in Mississippi has been arrested and accused of sending letters with suspected ricin poison to President Barack Obama and other leaders.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said the man was arrested Wednesday. His name w

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Letters Containing Ricin Sent to President, Two Senators [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:25:33 +0000

1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin.

12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin.

The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility. This comes just after a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) was found to contain the poison ricin.

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President Obama Lays Out Ambitious Agenda in State of the Union Address [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:58:04 +0000

Riding the wave of his re-election, President Barack Obama hit upon themes of the economy, energy, climate change and gun control in his State of the Union address delivered to a joint session of Congress.

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Missoula Gun Store Owner Says President's Anti-Gun Message is 'A Shot Across The Bow' [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:04:59 +0000

Rich Oschner of Axmen South of Missoula listened carefully to President Obama's message on Wednesday and said the executive orders issued are a 'shot across the bow'.

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Obama's Second Inauguration Smaller, Yet Still Grand

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:03:32 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's second inauguration is going to be smaller than his historic first swearing-in, but still full of glamour and pomp.

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Gun And Ammunition Sales Brisk in Western Montana [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:32:26 +0000

photo courtesy of fred thompson/flickr.comRich Oschner is a very busy man. Oschner is the man behind the gun counter at the Axmen South Missoula Mercantile and Pawn.

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President Barack Obama Visits 'The Daily Show'

ScreenCrush Staff — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:40:45 +0000

Barack Obama made an appearance on last night's 'The Daily Show' just 18 days before Election Day. What did the President have to say? Did he show his lighter side? Will he be able to convince you to vote for him?

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Obama Fires at Critics in State of the Union Speech [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:28:39 +0000

President Obama proposed a range of policy initiatives during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, including a call for Congress to shift a heavier tax burden onto the very wealthiest earners and provide financial incentives to domestic manufacturers and energy producers.

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