Paul Stanley

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  • House Approves Rule to Allow Vote on Plan B

    In a procedural vote Thursday afternoon, the U.S. House voted to allow consideration of the budget plan known as "Plan B" and put forward by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) as a way to avert the dreaded fiscal cliff. The final vote is expected to take place later Thursday evening.

  • Va. Tech Shooting Commission: Lack of Mental Health Services Major Safety Problem

    A team of experts commissioned in the wake of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre found that a lack of mental health services is a major public safety problem, and the author of the 2008 report says little has changed now.

  • David Barton on Gun Control: Citizens Have 'Biblical Right to Self-Defense'

    Conservative leader David Barton told "The Glenn Beck Show" Tuesday night that citizens have "the biblical right of self-defense." His comments run contrary to President Obama who on Wednesday created a gun task force designed to review existing gun laws in light of recent shootings, including the one in Newtown, Conn., last week.

  • Will Benghazi Report Damage Hillary Clinton in 2016 Elections?

    Will Benghazi Report Damage Hillary Clinton in 2016 Elections?

    The State Department report on the Benghazi attacks of Sept. 11 in Libya that killed an American ambassador and three others revealed some damaging information, concluding that "systemic failures" left U.S. facilities unprotected. It could also leave Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with some political baggage should she choose to run for president in 2016.

  • Obama to Appoint Gun Control Task Force in Wake of Newtown Shootings

    Obama to Appoint Gun Control Task Force in Wake of Newtown Shootings

    In the midst of increasing calls for gun control after the Newtown massacre and other acts of violence, President Obama announced the formation of an interagency task force at a Wednesday press conference.

  • Gun Control Polls Shift After Tragic Shootings But Party Affiliation Is Key

    Gun Control Polls Shift After Tragic Shootings But Party Affiliation Is Key

    A Gallup poll taken in October 2011 showed that 54 percent of Americans felt that gun laws should remain as they are or be less strict. But in the wake of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary that killed 20 children and six adults, a more recent poll tells a different story.

  • Black GOP Congressman to Replace SC's DeMint in Senate

    Black GOP Congressman to Replace SC's DeMint in Senate

    Media reports early Monday morning suggest South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will appoint Rep. Tim Scott (R) to succeed the retiring Sen. Jim DeMint who is leaving to head up The Heritage Foundation. Scott would be the first black senator to represent the southern state since Reconstruction and only the sixth black Republican to serve in the nation's upper chamber.

  • Evangelical Romney Adviser Calls for Gun Control in Aftermath of School Shooting

    Mark DeMoss, known in political circles as one of Mitt Romney's top evangelical advisers and a longtime supporter is now calling for gun control on the heels of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting that left 20 children and six adults dead.

  • Obama on New Pot Laws: 'We Have Bigger Fish to Fry'

    When Washington State and Colorado voters approved laws legalizing the personal use of marijuana, governors and legal experts looked to the White House and the Justice Department to see how the federal government would react to the issue. In an interview President Obama granted ABC's Barbara Walters, they might have their answer.

  • Sandy Hook School Shooting Sparks Call From Liberals for Gun Control Laws

    Sandy Hook School Shooting Sparks Call From Liberals for Gun Control Laws

    An horrendous shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. today that killed 20 children and eight adults has prompted an immediate outcry for gun control laws from leading liberals, especially on assault weapons such as the one used in Friday's tragic shooting.