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  1. Whom Mark Sanford owes

    By Kathy Kiely May 8, 2013 10:20 a.m.

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  2. Why pro-gun groups still have the upper hand in Congress

    By Sunlight Reporting Group Apr 17, 2013 4:47 p.m.

    To understand why the Senate voted today to reject a bipartisan deal on gun control, despite emotional -- and heavily broadcast appeals -- by parents of children gunned down in the Newtown, Conn. massacre, it helps to take a look at the influence profiles of groups on both sides of the debate.

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  3. Gun legislation in states forecasts close fight in Congress

    By Anupama Narayanswamy Apr 11, 2013 12:01 a.m.

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  4. As NRA pushes Congress, states consider bills to put guns in schools

    By Nancy Watzman Apr 2, 2013 2:25 a.m.

    Even as the National Rifle Association (NRA) announced a new push today to put armed guards in schools across the country, state lawmakers across the country are considering similar proposals. So far, legislation related to guns on school grounds has come up in at least three dozen states. The vast majority of these bills would make it easier for school personnel, guards, and volunteers to carry guns on campus, while a handful would toughen laws prohibiting firearms at schools.

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  5. As Congress weighs gun control, many states try Congress control

    By Keenan Steiner Mar 28, 2013 5:35 p.m.

    Updated on April 5 at 1:42 p.m. ET (see below)

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  6. Gun ads in Illinois primary a harbinger of things to come?

    By Ryan Sibley Feb 26, 2013 12:01 p.m.

    The gun debate is already emerging as an issue for the 2014 election cycle. In the weeks since the State of the Union address, which President Barack Obama used to make an emotional appeal for gun control, at least seven groups have either purchased airtime in major markets around the country or posted TV-ready ads to their Youtube accounts.

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  7. Gun debate boomerang: Focus on video games targets Democratic givers

    By Kathy Kiely and Louis Serino Feb 19, 2013 4:40 p.m.

    News that the alleged perpetrator of December's schoolhouse massacre in Connecticut had a cache of violent video games and may have been recreating a horrific virtual fantasy could put Democratic politicians in an awkward position with some of their political allies. 

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  8. Gun groups extend influence battle to state houses

    By Nancy Watzman Feb 11, 2013 9:47 a.m.

    DENVER -- A group of Democratic state legislators here had barely concluded their press conference unveiling a broad package of gun control bills when an outspoken opponent threatened to make them pay in the next election.

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  9. NRA PAC did not raise much post Sandy Hook

    By Nancy Watzman Jan 31, 2013 5:18 p.m.

    While the National Rifle Association (NRA) has claimed that membership surged in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre in December, there did not appear to be any corresponding flood in contributions to the organization's political action committtee. 

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  10. Gun lobby has some chits to collect on Judiciary Committee

    By Nancy Watzman Jan 30, 2013 8:56 a.m.

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  11. NRA gives more than $2 million to support politicians in Texas, New Mexico

    By Kathy Kiely Jan 24, 2013 9:34 a.m.

    During the past two decades, the National Rifle Association has contributed more than $2 million to support politicians in New Mexico and Texas, where the nation's latest outbreaks of gun violence occurred this week.

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  12. Who are the gun lobbyists?

    By Nancy Watzman Jan 16, 2013 12:15 p.m.

    As Congress grapples with the measures the White House today proposed to combat gun violence--including a ban on assault weapons, strengthing background check laws, and enhancing mental health services--there will be dozens of gun rights lobbyists at the ready, most of them paid by the National Rifle Association. Many have been through Washington's revolving door.

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  13. On eve of big legislative battle, is gun lobby targeting kids?

    By Kathy Kiely Jan 16, 2013 10:52 a.m.

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  14. NRA fights campaign finance reform, disclosure

    By Nancy Watzman Jan 15, 2013 9:10 a.m.

    On a March morning in 2002, the ink of President George W. Bush's signature on the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill hardly had a chance to dry before the attorneys for the National Rifle Association filed the paperwork for a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law.

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