Democrats, NRA Reach Deal on Background-Check Bill
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Senior Democrats have reached agreement with the National Rifle Association on what could be the first federal gun-control legislation since 1994, a measure to significantly strengthen the national system that checks the backgrounds of gun buyers.
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The White House and the Democratic-led Congress have reached a tentative deal on a $150 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax rebates for workers and business investment incentives, congressional sources said on Thursday.
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The House Wednesday passed what could become the first major federal gun control law in over a decade, spurred by the Virginia Tech campus killings and buttressed by National Rifle Association help.
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Warring factions in the House neared the end of a two-day imbroglio over how to handle thousands of requests by lawmakers for home district projects, as Democrats yielded to GOP demands for floor votes on offending "earmarks."
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With help from the NRA, nearly 50 senators are pushing to end a two-decade old rule forbidding people from openly carrying firearms in most national parks
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Key Republican and Democratic senators are reaching for a deal to resurrect their stalled immigration compromise by requiring that some $4 billion be spent on border security and workplace enforcement.
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Congressional leaders and the White House reached a tentative deal on a package that would pay stipends of $300 to $1,200 per family and provide tax incentives for businesses.
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Pro-gun rights Democrats teamed with House Republicans on Thursday to block local governments and law enforcement agencies from gaining routine access to gun-purchasing data.
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The U.S. Congress, prodded by the deadliest shooting rampage in modern American history, passed legislation on Wednesday to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill.
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A deal between the White House and House leaders to speed tax rebate checks to workers starting in May has the Senate in a bind over whether to try to add to the measure
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Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress reached a tentative deal with the Bush administration on tax rebates and business tax cuts.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 30, 2004 - Residents of the nation&#39;s capital would be able to own handguns and other firearms under a House-passed bill acclaimed by its supporters as a victory for Second Amendment rights
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The Senate struck a deal Monday to allow passage of a sweeping corporate tax bill. The agreement on that and two other measures clears the way for the Senate to adjourn on Monday and hit
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President Bush signed legislation yesterday aimed at preventing the severely mentally ill from buying guns, a bill backed by both parties after the bloody Virginia Tech University shooting.
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Sen. John Kerry sought to make President Bush pay a political price Monday for the expiration of a partial assault weapons ban, but other Democrats reacted warily on an issue that has hurt the party in recent elections.
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Both sides in a Republican Party dispute over standards for interrogating suspected terrorists said Sunday they are confident they will reach a compromise.
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A bill that would toughen border   security while giving millions of illegal immigrants a chance   to earn U.S. citizenship cleared key test votes in the U.S.   Senate on Wednesday, setting the stage for passage this week   and a big battle with the House of Representatives.