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The Paw Print

The student news site of Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, NY.

The Paw Print

The student news site of Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, NY.

The Paw Print

What Does a President’s Life After Office Look Like?

What Does a President’s Life After Office Look Like?

Shaan Khan, Politics Writer January 9, 2017

What do presidents do or get after they leave the White House? To start off, they get a pension which was first introduced in the Former Presidents Act. This allows them to keep to themselves or relax...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 05:  U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks about his efforts to increase federal gun control in the East Room of the White House January 5, 2016 in Washington, DC. Without approval from Congress, Obama is sidestepping the legislative process with executive actions to expand background checks for some firearm purchases and step up federal enforcement of existing gun laws.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Obama Sparks Controversy Over Gun Regulations

Doug Marr, Politics Writer January 21, 2016

ñIncreasing gun regulations has always been one of the goals of President Obama’s administration, but progress thus far has been arrested due to opposition in Congress. However, the president’s speech...

An emotional President Barack Obama, joined by Vice President Joe Biden, pauses as he recalled the 20 first-graders killed in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, while speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, about steps his administration is taking to reduce gun violence. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

New Year, New Gun Reform?

Shayna Greene, Opinion Editor January 18, 2016

52,670. That’s how many gun-related incidents there were in 2015.  13,350. That’s how many gun-related deaths there were in 2015.  The United States has seen 330 mass shootings and almost 2,000...

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