<i>Mad Men's</i> January Jones Visits Congress to Enlist Help in Stopping Shark Finning
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Paul Bedard
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Nikki Schwab
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Washington Whispers - September 30, 2009
Unlike her TV character, Jones is politically active.
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Thune, Lautenberg Clash on Concealed-Carry Gun Proposal
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - July 20, 2009
Gun fans and foes clash over allowing citizens with concealed-carry permits to cross state lines.
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Aargh! Video of Liberty Sun Pirate Attack
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - May 5, 2009
Video of a pirate attack will be shown at Lautenberg hearing.
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Maersk Capt. Richard Phillips and Pirate Video Go to Congress
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - May 4, 2009
A video of the pirate attack takes center stage in Congress Tuesday at a Lautenberg hearing.
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Columbine Anniversary Sees Push to Close Gun Show 'Loophole'
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - April 20, 2009
Senator Lautenberg is proposing a bill to broaden the law on background checks.
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Lautenberg to Obama: Don't Hide Our Fallen Troops at Dover Air Force Base
By
Paul Bedard
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Nikki Schwab
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Washington Whispers - February 10, 2009
President is urged to open up the Dover Air Force Base arrivals of American troops killed in wars.
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Senator Fights NYC Air War
News Desk - December 17, 2007
With the Transportation Department set to announce on Wednesday new flight caps on New York area airports as a way to ease congestion and curb delays, New Jersey's Sen. Frank Lautenberg is raising concerns that the effect will be hard on Newark International, which may have to pick up the slack.
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Farm Bill Reform Fails
News Desk - December 11, 2007
The Senate today blocked an amendment that would cut farm subsidies and replace them with stronger crop insurance for all farmers.
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The Truth About 'Light' Ciggys
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - November 13, 2007
Sen. Frank Lautenberg is pushing into the open something most smokers already knew: There really isn't much of a health benefit to smoking those cigarettes labeled "light" or "low tar."
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Recovering Damages From Iran
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - September 4, 2007
On Friday, Judge Royce Lamberth is due to announce the amount of damages owed by the government of Iran to the relatives of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Marine Corps barracks in Lebanon in 1983.
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