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Is Gun Control Dead?
Gun violence has made recent headlines — most conspicuously in Tucson, and in other cities as well. But there's no new debate about restrictions on deadly weapons. We talk about gun rights, victims' rights and increased concerns about the intrusive powers of government. Also, President Obama taps GE's CEO to chair his new jobs panel, and the Navy's treatment of a soldier accused of passing secrets to WikiLeaks.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenGun violence has made recent headlines — most conspicuously in Tucson, and in other cities as well. But there's no new debate about restrictions on deadly weapons. We talk about gun rights, victims' rights and increased concerns about the intrusive powers of government. Also, President Obama taps GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt to chair his new jobs panel, and Army PFC Bradley Manning is accused of passing thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, which made them public. Has a man who has not been convicted been abused during six months in custody?
Banner image: Law enforcement officers from multiply agencies stand near where a Miami-Dade police officer was killed and another was wounded and later died after a shooting erupted near NW 69 street and 7th ave when they tried to serve a warrant for a violent fugitive on January 20, 2011 in Miami, Florida. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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3 storiesObama Creates New Jobs Panel, Taps GE CEO as Chair
Jeffrey Immelt , the CEO of General Electric will succeed Paul Volcker as President Obama's principal economic advisor. The Economic Recovery Advisory Board will be now be called the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Daniel Indiviglio is associated editor of The Atlantic magazine.
Read the story8 minIs Gun Control Dead?
Since the deadly mass shooting in Tucson , three high school students have been shot near Los Angeles and a gunman killed two police officers in Miami. But there's been little support for new gun controls, in Washington or anyplace else. President Obama and White House aides have avoided the issue.
Read the story35 minIs Alleged Leaker Bradley Manning Being Abused at Quantico?
Bradley Manning is the Army PFC accused of the biggest leak of confidential documents in American history to WikiLeaks, which has published a lot of them on line. Manning, who has been in custody for six months, has not been convicted of any crime.
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