Obama pushes universal background checks and assault weapons ban
President Obama urged Congress to enact universal background checks on all gun buyers and restore a ban on military style assault weapons. He noted broad consensus forming while pursuing executive actions and facing GOP and pro gun opposition. He cited mass shootings after Newtown and pressed lawmakers to act. Minnesota figures prominent in ATF leadership discussions and local mayors back expanded gun controls.
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Iraq War Veteran Charged in Kyle Shooting at Texas Range
Eddie Ray Routh, 25, charged with capital murder and two counts of murder in the deaths of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield at a Glen Rose shooting range. He had been admitted to a mental hospital twice in five months and told authorities he suffered PTSD.
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Rosa Parks stamp unveiled on 100th birthday in Dearborn
Hundreds gathered in Dearborn to honor Rosa Parks on what would have been her 100th birthday as U S Senator Carl Levin and U S Representative John Conyers unveiled the Rosa Parks Forever Stamp beside the bus seat where she refused to yield. The stamp is the second in a civil rights series issued this year.
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Richard III Bones Found Confirm King’s Identity
Scientists in Leicester say the skeleton unearthed under a Grey Friars parking area is Richard III. DNA and radiocarbon tests matched two maternal relatives, revealing a high protein diet and ten wounds suggesting battle death.
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England
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