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20 February 2013

The Hill (Washington DC), Blog

President Obama is coming under renewed pressure to back a worldwide arms trade treaty at the United Nations after backing off ahead of last year's elections. Human rights groups are demanding that the United States take the lead in creating international standards for cross-border weapons sales when the U.N. starts a second round of talks March 18. Last year's talks came to a screeching halt after the Obama administration asked for more time following intense... (GunPolicy.org)

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