Two US senators have struck a bi-partisan deal to expand background checks on people buying guns, boosting hopes the new legislation on firearms control. The proposal will cover all commercial sales. President Obama has been calling for gun controls since a massacre at a school in Connecticut in December.
President Obama has unveiled his budget proposal for 2014, saying it will
stimulate
economic growth and reduce the country’s deficit. The proposal worth nearly $3.8tn calls for more taxes on the wealthy and cuts to the benefits and social security system.
"If we want to keep rebuilding our economy on a stronger, more stable foundation, then we’ve got to get smarter about our priorities as a nation. And that’s what the budget I’m sending to Congress today represents-- a fiscally responsible blueprint for middle class, jobs and growth.”
The Republicans called it a left-wing wish list. There’s also criticism from the left, which regards what are known as entitlement programmes as sacrosanct.
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The Serb, who currently chairs the United Nations General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic, has been accused of bias in a debate about international justice. Mr Jeremic prevented Bosnian Muslims from speaking and evicted one of their delegates, who (was) wearing a T-shirt commemorating the Srebrenica massacre. Barbara Plett reports.