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AFP Americas News Agenda for April 9

April 8, 2013 16:46
Duty Editor: Daniel Woolls Tel: + 1 202 414 0541 What's happening in the Americas on Tuesday: + White House pressures Congress on gun control WASHINGTON: Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder, flanked by law enforcement officials at the White House, call on Congress to pass tougher gun control legislation. 1800 GMT. Picture (US-POLITICS-GUNS)

White House will not rest on gun laws: Biden

March 21, 2013 19:01
The White House will keep pushing for tough gun ownership laws despite little support in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday, as fellow Democrats vowed to introduce a bill to halt violence. "I'm not going to rest and nor is the president until we do all of these things," Biden told a press conference in New York with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and bereaved parents from Newtown, where 20 elementary school children were shot dead in December.

Biden demands "courage" from U.S. Congress on gun control

March 21, 2013 17:46
New York, Mar 21 (EFE).- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday demanded "courage" from Congress in approving gun control measures that would include a ban on assault rifles. He spoke at New York City Hall at a joint press conference with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and relatives of the victims of the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

White House will not rest on gun laws: Biden

March 21, 2013 16:31
The White House will keep pushing for tough new gun ownership laws despite lack of support in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday, urging politicians to show "courage" for the sake of shooting massacre victims. "I'm not going to rest and nor is the president until we do all of these things," Biden told a press conference in New York, where he joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg and bereaved parents from Newtown, where 20 elementary school children were shot dead in December.

White House will not rest on gun laws: Biden

March 21, 2013 13:32
The White House will keep pushing for tough new gun ownership laws despite lack of support in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday. "I'm not going to rest and nor is the president until we do all of these things," Biden told a press conference in New York, where he joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg and bereaved parents from Newtown, where 20 elementary school children were massacred in December.

Basketball: Obama likes Hoosiers for March Madness title

March 20, 2013 13:46
US President Barack Obama has selected the Indiana University Hoosiers as his choice to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball tournament this year. The annual presidential pick was revealed on Wednesday on ESPN in a session videotaped on Tuesday, two days after the bracket for the national championship known affectionately as "March Madness" was announced.

A cup o' Joe: 'Being Biden' podcast launches

March 14, 2013 17:45
US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday launched his new podcast, "Being Biden," to share his behind-the-scenes view of life as number two in the world's biggest superpower. According to the White House, in each installment the famously jocular VP will tell the story behind a particular photo -- where it was taken, why he thinks it matters and how it fits into the big picture.

UPDATE 2-U.S. domestic abuse law expanded to protect gays, immigrants

March 7, 2013 19:15
* Bill had difficult road to passage * "It changed our culture" * Biden was chief author of original law (Changes attribution of abuse statistics to Justice Department, paragraph 9) By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, the landmark 1994 law designed to curb domestic abuse, which is now expanded to cover gays, immigrants, Native Americans and sex-trafficking victims.

Biden: Obama is 'not bluffing' on stopping Iran's nuclear drive

March 4, 2013 12:49
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told America's biggest pro-Israel lobbying organization on Monday that President Barack Obama is "not bluffing" about the United States' determination to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. "The president of the United States cannot and does not bluff. President Barack Obama is not bluffing," he told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in a speech to its annual policy conference.

U.S. Congress renews Violence Against Women Act

March 3, 2013 22:16
Washington, Feb 28 (EFE).- The U.S. Congress on Thursday approved a new version of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act including protections for same-sex couples and Native Americans who are sexually assaulted by non-Indians. The measure, which was approved by the Senate on Feb. 12, passed in the House of Representatives on Thursday by a vote of 286-138, with many Republicans opposing the bill because of the clauses pertaining to homosexuals. In a statement, President Barack Obama promised to sign the updated VAWA as soon as it reaches his office.
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