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Chris Christie’s First Test: Whom he picks to replace Lautenberg will...

The death, at age 89, of Democratic senator Frank Lautenberg has put a wrinkle in the reelection plans of New Jersey governor Chris Christie. The cantankerous Republican enjoys high approval ratings...

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Chris Christie calls for Special Election in October to fill Lautenberg...

He just held a news conference. He could have appointed someone to serve until 2014. Instead, the election will be October 16, 2014. The primaries will be August 13. He would not comment on who he...

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Chris Christie sets special election to decide Lautenberg replacement

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called Tuesday for a special election later this year to decide who will fill the seat of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg, though he did not say whom he might appoint in...

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Hillary Clinton Will Eulogize Lautenberg at Funeral On Wednesday (& VP...

<p>Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will eulogize New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg at his funeral Wednesday, according to Lautenberg’s office.</p> <p>The office released...

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Christie: Oct. election to fill Lautenberg seat

Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday set an October special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by Frank Lautenberg's death, a decision that gets voters the quickest possible say on who will...

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Lautenberg's Death Muddles N.J. Picture for 2014

Five-term Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey passed away Monday from viral pneumonia. Lautenberg, the last World War II veteran in the Senate, had retired from the upper chamber in 2000,...

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Sen. Frank Lautenberg Remembered For Tenacious Rise (Biden Cracking Jokes)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Friends, family and hundreds of dignitaries gathered for a funeral service Wednesday to remember U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

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Chris Christie Senate Appt. Announcement Live (Atty Gen Jeff Chiesa; will not...

Chris Christie just announced that the NJ State Attorney General Jeff Chiesa will be appointed to the Senate pending the Special Election in October. Chiesa will not run

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Chris Christie appoints NJ Attorney General Jeff Chiesa as interim senator

Chris Christie has appointed New Jersey’s Attorney General Jeff Chiesa, a former federal prosecutor who worked for him as governor and as U.S. Attorney, as the interim senator replacing the late Sen....

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Cory Booker to enter Senate Race

Newark (NJ) Mayor Cory Booker will enter the race for US Senate, a campaign aide confirmed Friday.

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The Battle of Midway And The Passing of The Torch

The final World War II veteran to serve in the United States Senate died on the eve of the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Frank Lautenberg’s passing is significant, and every American should...

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4 NJ Democrats in first debate for US Senate race

Three New Jersey Democrats running in a special U.S. Senate election got their first crack Monday night at the front runner, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, in the first debate among all four candidates in...

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Supreme Court to hear a Lautenberg Amendment Case

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear U.S. v. Castleman, a Tennessee case involving the Lautenberg amendment that deprives individuals of second amendment rights if convicted of a misdemeanor crime of...

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Stopgap bill approves $3 billion of pork spending

Buried inside the new stopgap spending bill are several pork project goodies, including nearly quadrupling the maximum price of a dam project on the Ohio River that is turning into a boondoggle — up to...

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Budget deal includes $174K payout to widow of millionaire Senator

Buried inside the budget deal brokered by Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid: a payout to the millionaire widow of the late Democratic senator Frank Lautenberg. There is appropriated for payment to Bonnie...

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Lawmakers under fire for $174,000 TAX FREE gift to widow of millionaire senator

Lautenberg's net worth was estimated at $57 million in 2011 Lawmakers are under fire for awarding a $174,000 tax-free gift to the widow of late Senator Frank Lautenberg when the cash-strapped...

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Some Say Late Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s Widow Should Forgo ($175,000)...

**SNIP** Lautenberg died in June after nearly three decades in the U.S. Senate. Many people would agree that he is owed a debt of gratitude but not everybody agrees that his widow Bonnie should receive...

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CT:Protective Orders and Firearms, the Salem Witch Trials of Today

Between the years of 1692 and 1693 more than 25 people were accused of being witches and were either executed or died in prison in the area around Salem Massachusetts. Nearly all of the accused and...

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US Supreme Court reviews gun law for domestic violence offenders (Lautenberg...

Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court heard arguments as it struggles to determine whether domestic violence offenders could be barred from possessing a firearm even if they have only committed minor...

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UT:Second Amendment Supporter Finally Prevails in Legal Fight Over Protective...

Clark Aposhian stands with his arm on his truck Clark Aposhian, an outspoken second amendment supporter, was arrested  on domestic violence charges on May 27th, 2013.   At the time, I thought it was...

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10th Circuit holds Municipal Court Convictions of Domestic Violence do not...

The 10th Circuit has issued an opinion that convictions of municipal and local ordinances for domestic violence do not remove a person's rights under the Second Amendment. Current federal law makes a...

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Law Banning Gun Possession Due to Restraining Order is Unconstitutional

Federal District Judge David Counts in the Western District of Texas has ruled the controversial federal law banning gun possession by a person who has been served with a restraining order for domestic...

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Restraining Order Ban on Second Amendment, Decision Appealed to Fifth Circuit

On November 15, 2022, the United States Attorney in the Western District of Texas, Ashley C. Hoff, filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States District Court fro the Western District of Texas, Pecos...

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Federal Court Strikes Down Ban on 2A Rights Based on Restraining Order

A federal district court in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Central Division (at Lexington), has held a ban on the exercise of Second Amendment rights for a mere...

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Domestic Murder Rates Unaffected by Gun Bans Linked to Restraining Orders

John Lott and Carlisle E. Moody have authored a paper examining the effect of the Lautenberg Amendment prohibition on the possession of firearms by people subject to a domestic violence restraining...

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