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• Altrusa seeks volunteer shoppers for Kidzshop

  Albany Democrat-Herald - 06/18/2013
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• Biden concedes W.H. gun push falters in Congress

  The Politico - 06/18/2013
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  Six months after Newtown, the White House has pulled back hard on its gun control push. But in the first event since the Senate's failed April 17 background checks vote, Vice President Joe Biden insisted to a subdued audience at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Tuesday that he and President Barack Obama “haven't given up” — even as gun control groups and Senate supporters are...

• In mostly symbolic vote, Maine House supports gun background checks

  Portland Press Herald - 06/18/2013
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  AUGUSTA — In a largely symbolic Tuesday vote, a narrow majority of the Maine House of Representatives doubled down on support of a gun-control bill, weakened since it was first proposed earlier this year. The 78-64 House vote likely means the bill, L.D. 1240, sponsored by Rep. Mark Dion, a former Cumberland County sheriff, will die between that body and the Senate, which passed a...

• Tweet Of The Day From Ted Cruz… (Outstanding)

  Bluegrass Pundit - 06/18/2013
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• Kicking off new push on guns, Joe Biden predicts opponents will face voters' wrath

  News OK - 06/18/2013
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• Donors Cancel Fundraiser For Pro-Gun Dem Senator

  The Huffington Post - 06/18/2013
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  Wall Street donors canceled a fundraiser for Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) after New York City Mike Bloomberg urged Democrats to withhold campaign cash from the four senators in the party who opposed...

• Obama has not given up on tougher gun control reform, insists Joe Biden

  Guardian Unlimited - 06/18/2013
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  Joe Biden has insisted that the Obama administration has not given up on its push for tougher gun laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting, and indicated that the White House will try to secure a second US Senate vote on universal background checks.

• Why the White House is still talking about gun control

  theGrio - 06/18/2013
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  President Obama is unlikely to sign a major gun control bill during his presidency, as Republicans control enough seats to block expanded background checks or other legislation backed by gun control advocates in the near future. So why is the White House still talking about the issue, including Vice-President Biden giving a speech on the issue on Tuesday? One reason is that theâ–ª ...

• Employment Law Update: Background Becomes Battleground

  JD Supra - 06/18/2013
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  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) recently filed federal lawsuits against Dollar General and a BMW manufacturing plant in South Carolina based on the EEOC's revised guidance concerning use of criminal background checks. The Commission's new guidelines, revised last year, recommend that employers not ask applicants about past criminal convictions and...

• Biden vows to `beat the gun lobby' and pass laws

  New York Post - 06/18/2013
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  WASHINGTON (AP) -- A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately told him they want another chance. With President Barack Obama away in Europe, Biden held a White House event to announce progress on executive orders to reduce gun violence...