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The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a "culture war" that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding the gun control debate.
NRA First Vice President James Porter, a Birmingham, Ala., attorney who will assume the organization's presidency Monday, issued a full-throated challenge to President Barack Obama in the wake of a major victory regarding gun control and called on members to dig in for a long fight that will stretch into the 2014 elections.
More than 70,000 NRA members are expected to attend the three-day convention amid the backdrop of the national debate over gun control and the defeat of a U.S. Senate bill introduced after December's mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school. A small gathering of gun control supporters were outside of the convention in Houston.
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http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/NATL-Fresh-off-Victory-NRA-Holds-Convention-in-Houston--205966881.htmlThe National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning... more
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Jets have extended their victory trail by 4-1 after defeating Vikings by 29-20. Vikings Vs Jets – Thunderstorm and All That Delay The Vikings Vs JetsJets have extended their victory trail by 4-1 after defeating Vikings by 29-20.... more
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Gareth Porter: Bush admin is desperate for troop agreement as end date of UN authorization nears.
In an article on ipsnews.net, journalist and investigative historian Gareth Porter analyzed the final draft of the US Iraq Status of Forces Agreement on the US military presence in Iraq. He states that the agreement “represents an even more crushing defeat for the policy of the George W. Bush administration than previously thought.” The deal not only calls for a clear deadline for a withdrawal of combat troops by 2011, it will also be unlikely the a residual non-combat force of US Troops would be allowed to remain in Iraq for training and support purposes. Porter also states: “The clearest sign of the dramatically reduced US negotiating power is the willingness of the United States to give up extraterritorial jurisdiction over US contractors and their employees and over US troops in the case of major and intentional crimes that occur outside bases and while off duty.” The Real News Network spoke to Gareth Porter.
Gareth Porter is a historian and investigative journalist on US foreign and military policy analyst. He writes regularly for Inter Press Service on US policy towards Iraq and Iran. Author of four books, the latest of which is Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam.
Related story: http://current.com/items/89520287/more_iraqi_demands_on_security_deal.htmGareth Porter: Bush admin is desperate for troop agreement as end date of UN... more
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Richard Branson has abandoned his attempt at breaking the transatlantic sailing record. The British tycoon admitted defeat when his yacht was damaged by high waves and strong gales. Richard Branson has abandoned his attempt at breaking the transatlantic sailing... more
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