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In this photo, Downtown Montessori Academy teacher Jenny Aicher holds a note, May 13, 2013, in Milwaukee, written by Vice President Joe Biden to Myles, a 7-year-old second-grader at the school. (AP Photo/Jenny Aicher) 

What the Veep? If guns shot chocolate

A 7-year-old boy from Milwaukee is making a stand against gun violence, and has taken his plan straight to the top. See what the White House has to say in response.

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Timeline: Newtown School Shooting

A man opened fire Friday inside the Connecticut elementary school where his …

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What the Veep? If bullets were chocolate

A 7-year-old boy from Milwaukee is making a stand against gun violence, and has taken his plan straight to the top. See what the White House has to say in

Gen Y: Why we’re so cynical

Gen Y has been called lazy, haplessly doomed and politically apathetic. Why do they feel this way? Short answer: They just don't trust their leaders in

Senate rejects expanded gun background checks

The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control.

Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate

Gun control supporters have won the first Senate showdown over restricting firearms, rejecting an effort by conservatives to derail a package of gun curbs

Senators unveil deal on gun sales background check

Two pivotal senators announced a bipartisan deal Wednesday on expanding background checks to more gun buyers.

Top Senate Dem sets showdown gun vote on Thursday

The Senate's top Democrat says there will be a showdown vote on Thursday on his party's effort to enact new gun restrictions.

What the Veep? Being Biden

Ever wonder what it’s like to be Vice President Joe Biden? Want to know what inspires and irks him, or what are his top priorities?

Senators clash over need to ban assault weapons

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on an assault weapons ban proposal that would bar ammunition magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds.

In Connecticut, Biden urges action on gun control

Vice President Joe Biden is trying to rally support for the administration's proposals to curb gun violence, saying there will be a moral price to pay for

State of the Union 2013 in 10 images

A water bottle, that NASA guy with a mohawk and a 102-year-old from Miami are just a small part of the 2013 State of the Union highlight reel.

Obama: Nation stronger, GOP should back his plans

Pledging to revive a "rising, thriving middle class," President Barack Obama promised Tuesday night to create solid new jobs without raising the federal

Obama presses for gun proposals in Minnesota

President Barack Obama is pressing for a ban on military-style firearms and for universal background checks for gun buyers, taking his case directly to the

White House photo shows Obama skeet shooting

Two days before President Barack Obama's first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White House tried Saturday to settle a mystery

Sandy Hook choir, Hudson delight Super Bowl crowd

As 26 children in white polo shirts excitedly walked to center of the Superdome field and prepared to sing, a packed Super Bowl crowd revved up by a day of

Giffords surprise witness as Congress talks guns

Gabrielle Giffords, a former congresswoman who was shot in the head in a 2011 mass shooting, opened a Congressional hearing with a carefully spoken plea as she

Obama asks police to help pass gun legislation

President Barack Obama on Monday turned to law enforcement leaders in three communities with mass shootings for help in getting Congress to pass tough new gun

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Gun violence and the president

President Obama listed his proposals for minimizing gun violence.

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A shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut ended with the shooter dead …

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U.S. Mass Shootings

A timeline featuring mass shootings in the United States over the past few years.