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Results tagged “checks”

Giffords: 'Please support background checks'

March 6: Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords speaks in Tucson, Ariz., in support of background checks for gun purchases. Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly returned to the scene where she was shot in 2011. (NBC News)Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords speaks in Tucson, Ariz., in support of background checks for gun purchases. Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly returned to the scene where she was shot in 2011. (NBC News)

Will Obama expand background checks for gun purchases?

Jan. 9: Speculation is swirling around Vice President Biden's comments Wednesday that the president will take executive action to stem gun violence. NBC's Kristen Welker reports. (Nightly News)Speculation is swirling around Vice President Biden's comments Wednesday that the president will take executive action to stem gun violence. NBC's Kristen Welker reports. (Nightly News)

NTSB recommends ignition checks for DUI offenders

Jan. 1: Everyone knows that New Year's Day is the most lethal day to drive, and now the National Transportation Safety Board wants all states to require ignition interlocks installed on the cars of convicted drunk drivers. NBC's Diana Alvear reports. (Nightly News)Everyone knows that New Year's Day is the most lethal day to drive, and now the National Transportation Safety Board wants all states to require ignition interlocks installed on the cars of convicted drunk drivers. NBC's Diana Alvear reports. (Nightly News)

Feds OK Fla. voter citizenship checks

July 15: The federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people's right to vote if they are suspected of not being U.S. citizens. Msnbc's Alex Witt talks with Tampa Bay Times-Herald's Steve Bousquet.   The federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people's right to vote if they are suspected of not being U.S. citizens. Msnbc's Alex Witt talks with Tampa Bay Times-Herald's Steve Bousquet.  (msnbc tv)

Decade-by-decade health checks for women

Dec. 22: Dr. Keri Peterson of Women's Health magazine offers a checklist for the New Year, explaining which medical exams and procedures women should make sure they have as they age. Dr. Keri Peterson of Women's Health magazine offers a checklist for the New Year, explaining which medical exams and procedures women should make sure they have as they age. (TODAY)

Obama: 'I cannot guarantee those checks go out on Aug. 3'

July 12: Chuck Todd brings the latest on the ongoing debt debate in Washington D.C. (Nightly News)Chuck Todd brings the latest on the ongoing debt debate in Washington D.C. (Nightly News)

Al Roker checks out Miami's food festival

Feb. 25: TODAY's Al Roker catches up with some of the hot chefs attending the 10th annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami. TODAY's Al Roker catches up with some of the hot chefs attending the 10th annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami. (TODAY show)

Saliva test checks scoliosis risk

Sept. 14: A new saliva test can help determine if young scoliosis patients will need surgery. WTVJ's Diana Gonzalez reports. A new saliva test can help determine if young scoliosis patients will need surgery. WTVJ's Diana Gonzalez reports. 

Heiress's attorney wrote himself checks, insider says

Sept. 2: NBC's Bob Dotson spoke with Cynthia Garcia, a former employee of 104-year-old heiress Huguette Clark, who said attorney Wallace Bock treated Clark NBC's Bob Dotson spoke with Cynthia Garcia, a former employee of 104-year-old heiress Huguette Clark, who said attorney Wallace Bock treated Clark "like the goose with the golden egg," writing himself checks for millions. 

Al Roker checks his heart numbers

Feb. 10: As part of TODAY's Heart by the Numbers series, Al Roker gets his cholesterol checked and speaks with Dr. Bruce Yaffe about the importance of healthy cholesterol levels. As part of TODAY's Heart by the Numbers series, Al Roker gets his cholesterol checked and speaks with Dr. Bruce Yaffe about the importance of healthy cholesterol levels. 

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