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After Texas shooting, Conn. senator begs for gun compromise

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy came to Congress representing Sandy Hook. Now he is begging his colleagues to finally pass legislation that addresses the nation’s continuing gun violence problem. During

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  1. Connecticut senator begs for gun compromise after Texas shooting

    Headline from Portland Press Herald ·

  2. Newest

    After Texas shooting, Conn. senator begs for gun compromise

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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  1. Portland Press Herald

    Connecticut senator begs for gun compromise after Texas shooting (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy came to Congress representing Sandy Hook, a school where 26 students and educators were killed in 2012.

  2. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    'What are we doing?' Sen. Chris Murphy begs for gun control after Texas shooting (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    Murphy is begging his colleagues to finally passed legislation that addresses the nation’s continuing gun violence problem.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Sen. Murphy begs for gun compromise after Texas shooting (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, who came to Congress representing Sandy Hook, begged his colleagues to finally pass

  4. Insider

    Chris Murphy once again pleads with the Senate to act on gun violence after deadly Texas Elementary School shooting, nearly a decade after Sandy Hook (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "Just days after a shooter walked into a grocery store to gun down African-American patrons, we have another Sandy Hook on our hands," Murphy said.

  5. NBC New York

    Watch: Sen. Chris Murphy Begs for Gun Violence Legislation in Impassioned Speech (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor Tuesday to address politicians and beg for change after a mass shooting resulted in the death of over a dozen kids at an elementary school in Texas.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    After Texas shooting, Conn. senator begs for gun compromise (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy came to Congress representing Sandy Hook. Now he is begging his colleagues to finally pass legislation that addresses the nation’s continuing gun violence problem. During

  7. Rolling Stone

    'What Are We Doing?': Senator Begs Colleagues to Act on Gun Control After Uvalde Shooting (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Chris Murphy literally begged his colleagues in Congress to enact laws to decrease the likelihood that America’s children will be slaughtered

  8. CBS News

    Sen. Chris Murphy calls for urgent gun reform following Texas school shooting: "We are becoming numb to this" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Murphy, who represented the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School,​ urged colleagues to take legislative action.

  9. The Guardian

    ‘Literally on my hands and knees’: Senator Chris Murphy’s desperate plea for gun action (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Murphy, who came to Congress representing Sandy Hook’s district, called ‘bullshit’ on Republicans for focusing on mental health not guns

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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