A day after India’s only Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra threatened to quit shooting since he was left out of the Commonwealth Championships squad, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) said the shooter has to blame himself for the turn of events.
NRAI general-secretary Baljeet Sethi said selection rules cannot be changed for Abhinav, who won [...]
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Abhinav to blame, says National Rifle Association
January 16th, 2010 |
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Senate panel backs Sotomayor
July 28th, 2009 |
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A key Senate panel has voted in favour of Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the US Supreme Court.
The majority-Democrat Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to back Ms Sotomayor.
Her nomination will now go to the full Senate, where she is expected to be confirmed as the court’s first Hispanic justice next week.
Her nomination has been vocally opposed by a chorus of Republicans who believe she is too liberal.
But correspondents say Ms Sotomayor is unlikely to alter the ideological balance on the court as she would replace retiring Justice David Souter, a liberal.
The Supreme Court is the final arbiter of the US Constitution, and its nine members are given lifetime appointments, though they can voluntarily resign or retire.
It is called upon to rule on issues that spark some of the greatest controversy in US society – such as abortion, gun rights and national security issues.
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One Republican, Lindsey Graham, joined all 12 Democrats on the Committee in approving Ms Sotomayor’s nomination, which came after she and witnesses spent days testifying in front of the panel.
Ms Sotomayor, 55, responded cautiously to questions on these "hot-button issues" when questioned by the Committee – prompting some members to complain that they were unable to gauge fully her stance on them.
The powerful National Rifle Association has come out against Ms Sotomayor over her record on gun rights, though some commentators suggest she has made few definitive statements on the issue.
But her supporters say she has a reliable record – and they cite her "inspiring" rise from a New York public housing project to respected judicial scholar and justice.</p
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Paul Helmke: NRA Defeated In Key Gun Violence Prevention Vote: Elections Have Consequences
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Today’s vote is proof that hard work, and elections, have real-life consequences that can help save lives.
Senate To Vote On Concealed Weapons Measure
July 22nd, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — Gun control and gun rights advocates are heading for another clash with a Senate vote on a measure that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry those hidden weapons into other states.
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Gillibrand Opposes Concealed Weapons Measure
July 21st, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she opposes a Senate measure that would give people the right to carry concealed weapons across state lines as long as they obey the concealed gun laws of the state they are visiting.
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Dennis A. Henigan: What the “Gun Rights” People Really Want: A Heller Do-over
July 14th, 2009 |
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