Monday, November 23, 2009

Frank Lautenberg

<i>Mad Men's</i> January Jones Visits Congress to Enlist Help in Stopping Shark Finning

Unlike her TV character, Jones is politically active. more >>

Thune, Lautenberg Clash on Concealed-Carry Gun Proposal

Gun fans and foes clash over allowing citizens with concealed-carry permits to cross state lines. more >>

Aargh! Video of Liberty Sun Pirate Attack

Video of a pirate attack will be shown at Lautenberg hearing. more >>

Maersk Capt. Richard Phillips and Pirate Video Go to Congress

A video of the pirate attack takes center stage in Congress Tuesday at a Lautenberg hearing. more >>

Columbine Anniversary Sees Push to Close Gun Show 'Loophole'

Senator Lautenberg is proposing a bill to broaden the law on background checks. more >>

Lautenberg to Obama: Don't Hide Our Fallen Troops at Dover Air Force Base

President is urged to open up the Dover Air Force Base arrivals of American troops killed in wars. more >>

Senator Fights NYC Air War

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. more >>

Farm Bill Reform Fails

The Senate today blocked an amendment that would cut farm subsidies and replace them with stronger crop insurance for all farmers. more >>

The Truth About 'Light' Ciggys

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." more >>

Recovering Damages From Iran

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. more >>

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