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Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The Senate's top Democrat says there will be a showdown vote on Thursday on his party's effort to enact new gun restrictions.

Monday, April 08, 2013  President Barack Obama says the contentious debate over gun control measures "shouldn't be about politics." He's warning Republican lawmakers against using delay tactics to sink legislation.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Onondaga County may soon join a list of other counties from across the state calling for a repeal of the governor's new gun law.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  People in the village of Ilion, home to gun manufacturer Remington Arms, react to gun control legislation which could impact their local economy.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  The gun control debate has reemerged, including here in Central New York, following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Relatives of those killed in this summer's Colorado theater shooting are reacting with outrage to Friday's mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school - and demanding that the nation finally address gun control

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Town of Onondaga council members unanimously voted to ban hydrofracking.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Pennsylvania dairy farmers Carolyn Knapp and Carol French think their problems with hydrofracking boil down to the water. They believe the water is causing their family's health problems.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner issued a statement following the final presidential debate.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, faced off in the last of three presidential debates on Monday night.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Women in Central New York react to Governor Romney's remark about a "binder full of women" from the 2nd Presidential debate.

Friday, October 05, 2012  The race for the 22nd Congressional District has taken an unusual and disturbing twist over an accusation that Republican incumbent Richard Hanna improperly used his influence to convince local television stations to drop a debate.

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Thursday, October 04, 2012  Romney used Big Bird and PBS as an example of programs he would cut funding to if elected President in November.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  President Barack Obama says the United States is making progress in repairing the struggling economy he inherited when he took office while his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, says the Democratic incumbent favors a "trickle-down government, if you will."