Focus on gun control, Obama cabinet picks
<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="formulated">formulated</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>: <span word="further">further</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="picks">picks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</span>, <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="consulted">consulted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Biden">Biden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="formulating">formulating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recommendations">recommendations</span>.</p><p><span word="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="spree">spree</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="R">R</span>.<span word="T">T</span>. <span word="Rybak">Rybak</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Strong">Strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="firearms">firearms</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="illuminated">illuminated</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="proponents">proponents</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="Gabrielle">Gabrielle</span> <span word="Giffords">Giffords</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Rifle">Rifle</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Wayne">Wayne</span> <span word="LaPierre">LaPierre</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="mulling">mulling</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>, <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Hagel">Hagel</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stumble">stumble</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="mischaracterizing">mischaracterizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="containment">containment</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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