A Senate in the Gun Lobby's Grip posts
Yahoo News "...thousands of Americans asked the Senate to stand up for clean air and against the oil lobby, and their efforts were successful today."
Bid to revoke Obama-era methane rules fails in U.S. Senate
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A blow to administration efforts to free the oil and gas industry from Obama-era environmental rules.
106 months ago
Lifehacker It also helps you with a firm handshake!
Developing a Strong Grip Is One Secret to Getting Stronger Overall
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Grip strength is an often overlooked and underappreciated aspect of strength training. After all, you use your grip for things like picking up and holding weights to supporting your bodyweight. If you can’t grip, you’ll have a hard time lifting, Read more ... even if your other muscles are up for the task.
112 months ago
The Economist As Trump’s numbers have collapsed in recent weeks, amid many blunders, the Republicans’ grip on the Senate has started to look even shakier
Donald Trump has made a tricky set of Senate races harder for Republicans
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A tough fight becomes even tougher
115 months ago
CNN Politics Even the #OrlandoShooting won't break the grip of the gun lobby and partisanship to produce meaningful changes in gun laws, U.S. Senator Al Franken says on the #AxeFiles.
117 months ago
CNN Politics Even the #OrlandoShooting won't break the grip of the gun lobby and partisanship to produce meaningful changes in gun laws, U.S. Senator Al Franken says on the #AxeFiles.
117 months ago
Washington Post News Service & Syndicate EJ Dionne:
The gun lobby’s Pyrrhic victory
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), left, and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) walk to the Senate floor for a series of procedural votes on gun legislation on Monday. (Jin Lo Scalzo/European Pressphoto Agency) It has become as routine as inclem Read more ... ent weather: Another horrible mass killing happens…
117 months ago
CBS News "Another missed opportunity...the power of the gun lobby over certain members of the Senate seems boundless."
WATCH: Senator Dianne Feinstein reacts after four gun control measures are defeated in the Senate: http://cbsn.ws/21vPMY2
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"Another missed opportunity...the power of the gun lobby over certain members of the Senate seems boundless."
WATCH: Democrats react after four gun control measures are defeated in the Senate: http://cbsn.ws/21vPMY2
117 months ago
The Wall Street Journal The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Save the Senate” effort is being led by both Republicans who back the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, and those who have balked at doing so, in a shared quest to retain the Senate majori Read more ... ty.
Business Makes Senate Push
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The country’s biggest business lobby will launch an initiative Tuesday to deploy influential Republicans to raise funds for tight Senate races, hoping to keep the GOP from losing control of the chamber in November.
118 months ago
National Gun Victims Action Council - "A Force for Put crime guns back on the street--gun lobby http://gunvictimsaction.org/uncategorized/guns-have-feelings-too-says-the-gun-lobby/
Guns Have Feelings Too Says the Gun Lobby - National Gun Victims Action Council
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Many have observed that in defending “gun rights,” the gun lobby helps the very bad guys it says it is against. Exhibit A is blocking private sale background checks so criminals can buy guns at gun shows–and do. Exhibit B is the 2004 Tiahrt a Read more ... mendments which block ATF from requiring yearly dealer i…
125 months ago
NBC News Get a grip! It could save your life.
Can a Weak Grip Predict Heart Disease?
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Here's a surprisingly easy and low-tech way to predict who's most likely to have a heart attack or stroke: measure their grip.
131 months ago