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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 |
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Gun lobbyists want even
less controls after shooting |
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The powerful US gun lobby, far from being weakened by last week’s
campus shooting, actually has emerged stronger, gun advocates said,
stepping up their calls for a better-armed US citizenry to prevent
future attacks.
Gun rights advocates said that following the
massacre, in which 23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui fatally shot 32 victims
at Virginia Tech University, gun control forces will be hard pressed
to make the case for tighter restrictions.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Gates asks Moscow for missile shield nod
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew to Moscow Monday to try to
persuade Russian leaders to cooperate with the United States on its
plans for defenses in Europe to counter a missile threat from Iran.
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US aviation bodies to probe Blue Angels crash, ground squadron
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MIAMI: Military and civilian authorities Sunday were
investigating the crash of a famed Blue Angels jet at a South
Carolina air show that left one Navy pilot dead and eight people on
the ground injured.
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Malaysia intensifies hunt for illegals
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is hunting down more than
20,000 foreign nationals who have entered the country as tourists
before staying on to find jobs illegally, reports said Monday.
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INBRIEF
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BAGHDAD: The US military said Monday it will
reassess measures to secure Baghdad after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
ordered it to stop building a concrete wall around a dangerous Sunni
enclave.
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