South Africa has passed tough legislation that includes a requirement for a thorough background check for prospective gun owners.

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Last year Colorado adopted a particularly tough regime, including a requirement that all government contractors run new hires through E-Verify--an otherwise voluntary federal online service that checks if the Social Security or immigration id numbers that new hires provide are legit.

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"The residency requirement for places like Trump SoHo is 120 days and it makes getting a mortgage tough - the building still has hundreds of unsold units, " said Arak.

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According to sources, the current thinking calls for tough words along the lines of the House Judiciary committee censure proposal, no fine, no requirement that the president sign it and no joint resolution with the House.

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