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Deals of the Hour / June 28, 2010, 1:10 pm

Supreme Court Affirms Gun Right to Keep Handguns in Home

A narrowly divided Supreme Court today ruled that the Second Amendment's right to bear arms is applicable to all states and municipalities. The ruling will most likely overturn Chicago's strict ban on handguns. Could a ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-28T19:56:29Z)

Sessions More Concerned about Kagan than Sotomayor

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he is more concerned about the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court than he was during the hearings ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-28T19:13:32Z)

Robert Byrd DEAD: West Virginia Democrat Was Longest Serving Senator In History

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Robert C. Byrd, the longest serving member of the U.S. Senate, a fiery orator and hard-charging power broker who steered billions of federal dollars to his beloved West Virginia, died Monday. He was 92 ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-28T19:56:29Z)

West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd Dies At 92

Both a fiery orator versed in the classics and a hard-charging power broker who steered billions of federal dollars to the state of his Depression-era upbringing, Byrd died Monday. He was longest-serving member in ... (Source: NPR News 2010-06-28T19:42:10Z)

Asylum Law Offers Little Refuge for Ex-Gang Members

One man is dead, shot in the mouth by a gunman in El Salvador , presumably for speaking ill of a gang. Another man lives in hiding in the Salvadoran countryside, hoping his former gang will not mete out a similar ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-28T19:42:10Z)

Supreme Court Hands Down Landmark Decision on Right to Bear Arms: McDonald v. City of ...

LOS ANGELES , June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- This morning the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the consequential case McDonald v. City of Chicago , in which four Chicago citizens challenged the city's virtual ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T20:03:39Z)

Senators React to Byrd's Passing

Both President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. recalled their years in the Senate, working with Mr. Byrd. "He held the deepest respect of members of both parties, and he was generous with his time and ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-28T19:20:42Z)

What Will Happen to Byrd's Senate Seat?

Doug Mills/The New York Times Flags were lowered on Capitol Hill and the White House on Monday to honor the life of Senator Robert C. Byrd. As flags were lowered to half-staff on Capitol Hill and at the White House, the ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-28T19:20:42Z)

FBI: 10 Russian Spies Arrested in U.S.

(CBS) Ten alleged Russian spies have been arrested in the United States, the result of a multi-year investigation in three states, the FBI said Monday. Eight of the 10 arrested were "carrying out long-term, 'deep-cover ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-28T19:56:29Z)

Excerpts from Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)

"This hearing presents a unique opportunity, perhaps, to have questions answered which have not been answered in the past. The article which you authored for the Chicago Law Review back in 1995 is openly and specifically ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-28T19:42:10Z)

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