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Obama to unveil gun violence measures Wednesday

Obama to unveil gun violence measures Wednesday
By JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's broad effort to reduce gun violence will include proposed bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines as well as more than a dozen executive orders aimed at circumventing

Obama to unveil gun violence measures Wednesday

Obama to unveil gun violence measures Wednesday
By JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's broad effort to reduce gun violence will include proposed bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines as well as more than a dozen executive orders aimed at circumventing

Obama unveils gun plan, concedes tough fight ahead

Obama unveils gun plan, concedes tough fight ahead
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Conceding "this will be difficult," President Barack Obama urged a reluctant Congress on Wednesday to require background checks for all gun sales and ban both military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines in an

Obama To Outline Action Against Gun Violence On Wednesday

Obama To Outline Action Against Gun Violence On Wednesday
WASHINGTON (AP) - Just a little more than a month since the Connecticut school massacre, President Barack Obama tomorrow will be unveiling his proposals to fight gun violence.    The White House says he and Vice President Joe Biden will be joined by children who wrote the president

Obama proposing gun limits, faces tough obstacles

Obama proposing gun limits, faces tough obstacles
By JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is launching the nation's most sweeping effort to curb gun violence in nearly two decades, urging a reluctant Congress to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like those

Obama weighing executive action on guns

Obama weighing executive action on guns
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps that could be taken through executive action alone, congressional officials said. Those steps could include ordering stricter action against people

Obama weighing executive action on guns

Obama weighing executive action on guns
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps that could be taken through executive action alone, congressional officials said. Those steps could include ordering stricter action against people

JPMorgan told to fix oversight tied to $6B loss

JPMorgan told to fix oversight tied to $6B loss
By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been ordered to take steps to correct poor risk management that led to a surprise trading loss last year of more than $6 billion. Federal regulators also on Monday cited the bank for lapses in oversight that allowed

Obama backs gun limits, concedes tough fight ahead

Obama backs gun limits, concedes tough fight ahead
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama endorsed controversial bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines on Monday, as well as stricter background checks for gun buyers - but conceded he may not win approval of all in a Congress

Obama backs gun limits, concedes tough fight ahead

Obama backs gun limits, concedes tough fight ahead
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama endorsed controversial bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines on Monday, as well as stricter background checks for gun buyers - but conceded he may not win approval of all in a Congress