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Richard Burr Would Allow 'Mentally Incapacitated' Vets to Buy Guns

Mother Jones | � by Corbin Hiar | Mon November 16, 2009 3:03 AM PST | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army base, has been described by former colleagues as "psychotic." As more details emerge...

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Fort Hood Shooting: 1 Disturbed Man, 1 Gun, 13 Dead, 30 Wounded

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

America has seen an epidemic of horrific gun violence at churches and synagogues, workplaces, health clubs, high schools, universities, police stations and now Army bases.

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Plain Sight Corruption: Senator Burr and Rape Victims

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Lawrence Lessig

Richard Burr is one of the senators who voted against the Franken Amendment. He and other members of Congress have got to wake up to the fact that most Americans don't trust them.

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Richard Burr Stimulus Hypocrisy: Opposes Recovery, Then Flaunts Funds

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

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When Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act earlier this year, only three Republican senators voted in favor of the legislation. N...

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Ryan Grim

Sensitivity Training: GOP Senator Batters Witness Over Domestic Violence Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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After the Huffington Post reported that eight states still allow insurance companies to treat domestic violence as a precondition, leaders from three ...

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Is Richard Burr a Birther Like His Base?

Senate Guru | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

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Senate Guru

If Richard Burr agrees with the birthers, then he is a crackpot, too. If Richard Burr agrees with common sense, he risks alienating his birther base.

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Beer: It's Also For Political Fundraising

Sunlight Foundation. | Sunlight Foundation | Posted 08.29.2009 | Home

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Beer: it's not just for diffusing racial tensions. It's also for political fundraising. As are wine, bourbon, cocktails, margaritas, and mojitos -- al...

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The Rise and Fall of the Cigarette

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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Christopher Brauchli

It was a tough week for the cigarette, and also for Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and three of his colleagues, who received huge campaign contributions from cigarette makers.

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Ryan Grim

GOP Health Care Plan Lets Patients Choose To Spend Own Money

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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The Republican Party has a deal for you: Under the health care proposal the GOP released Wednesday, you are fully entitled to spend your own money in ...

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Stupid Republican Tricks

Senate Guru | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

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Senate Guru

We worry that some Republicans are too influenced by greed or fear or hatred. However, some Republicans are just mind-numbingly stupid.

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NC-Sen: Will AG Roy Cooper Announce in the Next Two Weeks?

Senate Guru | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

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Senate Guru

I'm speculating that North Carolina's Democratic AG Roy Cooper will announce that he will be a candidate for Senate against freshman Republican backbencher Richard "Bank Run" Burr in 2010.

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Burr Encourages Run On Banks

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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UPDATE 5/1: Sen. Richard Burr, widely criticized for telling his wife to pull cash out of the bank during the banking crisis, has no regrets. "Absol...

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Duckworth Nomination Held Up By GOP Senator

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A Republican senator has delayed President Barack Obama's nomination of Tammy Duckworth, an injured Iraq war helicopter pilot, to b...

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Kos: GOP Senator From North Carolina Looks Like Easy Takedown For Dems

Daily Kos | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics

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In 2004, freshman Republican Sen. Richard Burr won a fairly tight race in what was a huge Republican year [...] North Carolina was among the most pol...

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Burris Gets Support From Senate Republicans

The Hill | J. Taylor Rushing | Posted 03.28.2009 | Chicago

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Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) said Burris should stay where he is. "He came nominated by a governor who was in office, he came with the paperwork, the S...

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