Roddick remained focused on an assault at the Australian Open even though he will probably have to make do without his coach Jimmy Connors.

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How -- as you mentioned after Newtown, he spoke to Senator Manchin, and at that time in December, Senator Manchin was suggesting he was open to the idea of an assault weapons ban.

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Gardai said it was very early in their investigation and they were keeping an open mind about the reasons for the assault.

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Current world No. 1 Maria Sharapova, fresh from her victory at the French Open earlier this month, began her assault on the title she won as a teenager in 2004 with a 6-2 6-3 win over Australian Anastasia Rodionova.

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Polls suggest that, after Newtown, the American public is increasingly open to measures such as a ban on assault weapons, which was in effect in the 1990s until it lapsed in 2004.

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What the Newtown tragedy should do is force the NRA to shift its focus from a knee-jerk strategy of simply protecting assault weapons, to advocating for more concealed or open carry laws.

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She says she sat in a car while they questioned him, as he leaned in through an open window to tell the police officer what he saw of the assault, forcing Gaca to once again relive the experience.

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Chief Inspector Fox, who had investigated several cases of sexual assault over 35 years, had called for a Royal Commission in an open letter.

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