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Posted: 12/16/2014 6:17:14 PM EDT
Senate confirms gun-control advocate as Surgeon General


The Senate's 51-43 vote confirming Massachusetts physician Vivek Murthy as the next surgeon general marks the end of a protracted fight over gun control and Murthy's views on it. Murthy, who will be the first Indian-American surgeon general to serve in the U.S., waited more than a year for Senate confirmation after the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun groups threatened to throw their resources against members supporting his nomination. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid determined earlier this year that he couldn't put his red-state members in that position before the 2014 midterm elections and shuffled Murthy to the back of the nominations pile

Read more at: National Journal
Link Posted: 12/16/2014 6:36:37 PM EDT
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I know the single most polarizing issue that will create a civil war.  when they come after our guns....
Link Posted: 12/18/2014 6:09:09 AM EDT
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Since certain 'lives matter', Maybe the Doctor will hang a shingle in Chicago and start on gun violence there.
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