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Mark E. Kelly, gun-control proponent and husband to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, recently purchased an AR-15 (an “assault weapon,” he called it)—which he now says he intended as an illustration of the need for more stringent gun laws. Kelly reportedly bought the AR-15 and a 1911-style semi-automatic pistol at a gun store in Tucson, Arizona

Gemma Arterton has hit out at the film world for putting women in the 'background' - and said that she has been seen 'as a piece of ass'. The former Bond girl, who was catapulted to global fame when she landed the role of Agent Fields in Quantum Of Solace, said that she had almost been tempted to walk off film sets in the past because of mistreatment.

Cindy Sheehan May Run for US Congress in 2008 By Matthew Cardinale, News Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (May 10, 2007) (APN) ATLANTA – Renowned antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan is considering a run for US Congress in 2008, Atlanta Progressive News has learned in the process of interviewing Sheehan about her upcoming rally in Washington, DC, this Mothers’ Day weekend. Sheehan became an activist in 2004 after her son, Casey, was killed during the US Invasion of Iraq. “I’m on the National Board for the Progressive Democrats of America and they’re really trying to talk me into running for a Congressional...