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The Gun Lobby's Concealed Weapon
Pro-gun moderates are quietly using background checks to expand gun rights.
May 20, 2013
Vermont to Legalize Assisted Suicide
A bill approved by the state legislature makes Vermont just the third state in the nation to legalize physician-assisted suicide - and the first to do it through a legislative vote.
May 15, 2013
As Senate Debates, Immigration Backlog Keeps Growing
The number of deportation cases is the highest it's been in 15 years.
April 22, 2013
Immigration Bill Prioritizes Border Security
But the U.S. has already spent billions — and according to a recent GAO report, we don't know whether it's making a difference.
April 16, 2013
Loophole Remains Despite Background Check Deal
The Senate's bipartisan compromise on guns has one major exception.
April 11, 2013
States Aim, Often Miss, for Armed Security in Schools
Arming teachers and faculty or school officers are among the more popular pieces of gun legislation to be proposed post-Newtown.
April 10, 2013
Shtetl: A FRONTLINE Digital Premiere
Before the Holocaust engulfed Europe, Bransk was a quiet little town in Poland. By the end of the war, every Jewish person in Bransk was gone, most of them killed in gas chambers at Treblinka. In Shtetl, director Marian Marzynski goes back to tell their story.
April 5, 2013
How Connecticut Got Its Tough New Gun Legislation
Until recently, most Connecticut residents doubted they'd even bring a bill to the floor. Now a bill's likely to pass on Wednesday. What happened?
April 2, 2013
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Kind Hearted Woman
An unforgettable portrait of Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Oglala Sioux woman living on North Dakota's Spirit Lake Reservation.
April 1, 2013
What Police Found in Adam Lanza's Home
A Connecticut state prosecutor released today new information on the investigation of the Newtown, Conn. shooting, revealing that Adam Lanza had access to the multiple guns his mother had purchased and taught him to shoot.
March 28, 2013
Right-to-Die Group Claims Initial Victory in Minnesota
The Final Exit Network, which has defeated charges of illegally aiding suicides in Arizona and Georgia, is now fighting its third case.
March 26, 2013
Newtown Firearms Lobby Wades Into Connecticut Gun-Control Debate
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, based in Newtown, today released a radio ad warning that proposed gun-control legislation would only "punish" law-abiding firearms owners.
March 22, 2013