Politics Afternoon Edition: Obama urges police chiefs to help pass tougher gun laws;Senate vote likely to send $50.5 billion Superstorm Sandy recovery bill to Obama for signing

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Monday, January 28, 2013

HEADLINES

Obama urges police chiefs to help pass tougher gun laws

He met with law enforcement leaders, including officials from four communities where mass shootings took place recently.
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Senate vote likely to send $50.5 billion Superstorm Sandy recovery bill to Obama for signing

Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Northeast, the Senate is nearing a vote on a $50.5 billion emergency relief bill to help storm victims recover.
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THE FIX: Immigration's Gang of 8: Who are they?

Here's a breakdown of everyone in the "Gang of Eight" and their reasons for getting involved.
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Obama: I shoot skeet 'all the time' at Camp David

The president tells The New Republic that he and visitors often go skeet shooting at the presidential retreat.
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THE FIX: What Sarah Palin meant

From the moment she was picked to be John McCain's running mate in 2008, Palin came to dominate the political/media culture like few politicians before or after her.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY

President Obama addressing law enforcement leaders, including officials from four communities where mass shootings took place recently.:

"We recognize that this is an issue that elicits a lot of passion all across the country, and Joe and my Cabinet members who have been involved in this have been on a listening session over the last several months"

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