Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
Sunday, February 5th, 2012 at
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control. The two mayors, whose local teams face off in the huge game, are making the pitch for Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), the organization they co-founded in 2006. …
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control. The two mayors, whose local teams face off in the huge game, are making the pitch for Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), the organization they co-founded in 2006. …
AP – Pregnant women in Britain, where the government provides free health care, may soon be able to get a cesarean section on demand thanks to a rule change that critics describe as the health logic caving into the “too posh to push” crowd.
AP – Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates is visiting China to raise awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke.