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A clash over strict gun laws in the nation's capital has managed to shoot down, for at least a week, a bill that would give Utah a fourth U.S. House seat, and at the same time finally give Washington, D.C., a House seat with full voting rights.
The scuffle also has the D.C. City Council so miffed that it launched Tuesday an effort to study gaining statehood and greater independence over its own laws that would bring (not to mention two Senate seats also).See the full content of this document
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D.C. Vote Stalled Over Gun-Law Fight
At issue is a move by conservatives to amend the bill to repeal D.C.'s strict gun laws, including repealing its ban on semiautomatic weapons. They say D.C. is i...
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