Just before noon on June 22, I finished a meeting in my office and turned on the TV to see the breaking news that would soon reach millions of people across the country: a group of my House Democratic colleagues, led by civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, were staging a sit-in on the House floor . . .
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6/29/16
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It is hard to imagine that I would find myself writing about the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11 and the worst mass shooting in American history. Make no mistake about it. The mass shooting in Orlando . . .
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6/23/16
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For the 15th time during Barack Obama’s administration, the president addressed the nation after a mass shooting. This time 49 victims, plus the identified shooter, were killed and 53 people were injured at the Pulse night club in Orlando, Fla. early Sunday morning.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/15/16
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As the shocking details of last Sunday’s mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., emerged this week, local police and community organizations ramped …
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By Mary Malloy, Barbara Rubin-Perry, Julie Mansmann and Anthony Rifilato
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6/14/16
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Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their emails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write those words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation . . .
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5/19/16
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A 67-year old employee of Roosevelt Field mall was shot and seriously wounded Dec. 22 when, during a robbery at the mall’s Tourneau store, a gunman struggled with store security and a stray bullet hit the employee, who was uninvolved in the robbery. According to witnesses, police put the mall on lockdown for an hour, keeping thousands of people inside stores throughout the mall until the scene was proven to be safe.
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By Rossana Weitekamp and Rebecca Anderson
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12/22/15
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This Christmas, will a new Smith & Wesson be under your tree?
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/16/15
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The recent mass shooting at a community college in Oregon has sparked a renewed debate about whether Congress can and should act to help prevent gun violence. It’s a debate we’re all familiar with . . .
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10/15/15
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The further I get from home, sailing along the New Zealand coast, the smaller the issues seem that once fixed my attention on the news.
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1/31/13
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Last week, Governor Cuomo gave his third State of the State address, and touched on many of the major issues facing our state — Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery, job creation and economic growth, and gun control.
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1/17/13
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