Wednesday, June 17, 2015

DAILY BELLWETHER 06/17/2015

Obama’s Guantanamo Transfer Power for Detainees Rejected by House Republicans

House Republicans beat back an effort Tuesday to remove parts of an intelligence bill that would prohibit the use of funds to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and make it harder for the administration to house the suspected terrorists on U.S. soil. Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a California Democrat ... Read More




Clinton, Advisers Have Lots to Say on Key Trade Legislation, Except Where Candidate Stands

A top Hillary Clinton adviser on Sunday defended the Democratic presidential candidate for not taking a stand on a major international trade proposal stuck on Capitol Hill and dividing almost everybody in Washington, particularly members of her own party. ... Read More



Democrats Introduce Licensing Requirement For All Handgun Buyers

On June 11, Democrats introduced a bill to require a license for all would-be handgun purchasers in America. ... It would require all would-be handgun purchasers to pass a background check and acquire a handgun purchaser or owner’s license. In this way, it would secure the expansion of background checks that have eluded the Democrats to this point. In the process, it would put in place an approval-for-purchase process akin to the one Carol Bowne was going through when she was stabbed to death while waiting for New Jersey’s permission to have a gun for self-defense. ... Read More



Alveda King: GOP Helps Minorities, Democrats Give Only Talk

Jeb Bush officially entered the GOP presidential field on Monday with an appeal to minority voters, and civil rights activist Alveda King says they should give Republicans a chance. Appearing Monday on Fox News Channel's Your World with Neil Cavuto, the niece of Martin ... Read More

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