President Barack Obama last month proposed sweeping measures on guns, including a renewed ban on assault rifles and wider background checks on buyers.

BBC: White House posts Obama shooting picture on Flickr

Weighed down by a deficit more than four times the EU's limit, Greece has initiated a number of austerity measures, including sweeping tax rises and deep cuts in public spending.

BBC: European Monetary Fund being considered by Brussels

In return for its international bailout, Greece has imposed several rounds of stringent austerity measures, including sweeping spending cuts and a series of tax hikes, in an effort to reform its economy.

NPR: Greece: Economic Recovery In Sight

Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have passed measures calling for sweeping changes, including requiring annual testing of students in reading and math in grades three through eight, giving flexibility to states and local school boards over how to spend federal dollars, and holding schools accountable for the performance of students.

CNN: Bush urges action on education; Democrats defend health care bill