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...given that current Gov. William F. Weld '66, a Republican, lives three blocks from Barrett in the same North Cambridge neighborhood as Wolf, the announcement makes Cambridge a hotbed of political activity, with local elected officials playing leapfrog in a way that is without recent precedent...
...significant way of achieving this is through revisions. How many of your classes encourage you to actually revise a paper when you get it back? I'm taking three gov classes this semester with nine papers required; none of my classes allow for or encourage revisions. By contrast, in last semester's gov tutorial I wrote five papers and had five opportunities for revision. It's no surprise that tutorial was my most rewarding class...
...disagreed. NRA lobbyists claimed that banning these weapons would create a serious inconvenience for hunters and collectors. They then mounted a ferocious campaign to elect legislators who opposed the ban. Their efforts paid off when both houses passed an amendment that would have left the law weak and powerless. Gov. Jim Florio vetoed the amendment and though the lower house overrode his veto, the senate sustained it, keeping the ban intact. The NRA has vowed to continue the fight...
Revelations that weapons from Virginia were flooding Washington, D.C. and New York streets prompted Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder to action. He proposed a bill that would limit an individual to one handgun purchase per month--with a waiver for serious collectors. It seems a matter of common sense; why would an individual need more than 12 handguns a year...
...Texas, the NRA finally found legislation it could support: a state legislator's plan to legalize the possession of concealed weapons. Gov. Anne Richards will undoubtedly veto the measure, and the fight will erupt when the state legislature tries to override her veto...