Thus, when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) rose to give his semi-annual address to the Nevada legislature, one might have thought the senator would be using his time to push for solutions to these daunting problems.

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The first time I went backpacking, I feasted on semi-raw hot dogs cooked over a driftwood fire (we'd forgotten to bring the stove) and sipped tea laced with ashes as chilly Northern California winds blew the fog in.

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Dianne Feinstein, D-California, introduced a bill that would ban some assault rifles, semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines.

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