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December 20, 2012


December 19, 2012
• More Funerals in Newtown; Remebering the Attack on the Jewish Community Center in 1999; Piers Morgan to Host Town Hall Meeting on Guns
• President Obama Talks Gun Control; Interview with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
• Four More Funerals in Newtown Today; Random Acts of Kindness for Newtown; "She Was in a Place That She Really Loved"; Instagram's About Face on New Policy; Obama is Time's "Person of the Year"; Films to Be Preserved in Library of Congress; Mudslide Knocks Train Off Tracks
• Obama Tackles Gun Control Policy; Boehner to Hold News Conference; Resignations At State Department; Robert Bork Dead
• Police Search Gunman's Home; Family of Killed Teacher Speakers Out; Obama Calls on Republicans to Compromise on Debt Deal; Obama Named 2012 "Time" Person of the Year; Officials Resign Over Benghazi; Mass Shooting Survivors Offer Advice.
• Newtown Says More Good-Byes; Obama Tackles Gun Policy Changes; Fiscal Cliff Just 13 Days Away; Guns in Schools; Police Search for Motive & Answers
• Obama Speaks on Gun Control; Killings Spark Action Overseas; Mass Killers Want Revenge & Glory
• Obama Speaks on Gun Laws
• Newtown Massacre Inflames, Transforms Gun Debate; Obama to Announce Gun Policy 1st Steps; Obama to Speak on Gun Laws.
• Obama to Address Newtown Tragedy; NRA Releases Statement; Newtown Shooting Impacts Nation; Scathing Report on Benghazi
• NRA Promises Meaningful Contribution; More Teens Abusing Adderrall; Murray Pays Tribute to Newtown Victims;
• Lawmakers Debate School Security; Conservative Jurist Robert Bork Dies; Biden to Lead Gun Control Review; Searching For Answers; Benghazi Report Finds Security Lacking
• Guns in America: Facing the Issue; "Family Guy" to Return this Sunday; UConn Pays Homage
• Biden to Lead Gun Control Review; NRA Promises "Meaningful Contribution"; Gun Control Talk Surge in Sales; Benghazi Report Finds Systemic Failures; Obama is TIME's "Person of the Year"; Instagram Backtracks Policy Changes


December 18, 2012
• Discussing the Connecticut Shooting; Examining the Deficit Reduction Talks; Hollywood Film Adgenda Changes Due to Connecticut Shooting
• Remembering Newtown Victims; Journalist Held Hostage Finally Released
• Capital, Guns and Teachers; Two More Funerals in Newtown Today; NBC's Engel, Crew Freed from Syria; Remembering Senator Daniel Inouye; Friends Talk About Gunman
• Shooter's Computer Badly Smashed; Closer to Cliff, Closer to Deal; Helping Students Replace the Trauma
• New Details from Medical Examiner; Man Helps Kids from Sandy Hook; GOP Offers Plan B on Fiscal Cliff; News Crew Kidnapped, Rescued; Comfort Dogs Help Community Heal; Newtown Dealing with Tragedy.
• Funerals Today Add To Town's Grief; New Details On Connecticut Gunman; Computers At Lanza Home Smashed; Sales of Semi-Automatics Jump; Gun Laws Are As Varied As States
• When Journalists Face Risks; The Role of Faith in Tragedy; Newtown Schools Back in Session; Video Game Violence
• New Details From Medical Examiner; Former Schoolmate Remembers Gunman; Change Gun Culture; Boehner Proposes Short-Term "Plan B"; NBC Reporter Freed from Syria
• GOP Readies Plan B to Avoid Cliff; White House Rejects Plan B; The Power of the NRA; 6 Scared Kids on Front Lawn; 4-Legged Friends Offer Support.
• Town Seeks Normalcy; New Details About Adam and Nancy Lanza; Interview with Elizabeth Esty; Creating a New Normal
• Returning to School; Long Road Ahead for Newtown; Instagram: Your Photos are Our Property
• Former Classmate Remembers A Killer; Schools Review Security Precautions; Boehner Talks Fiscal Cliff Soon; GOP Working On "Plan B" To Stop Tax Hikes; NBC Correspondent And Crew Rescued; Congress To Get Benghazi Report
• Manchin: Time to Talk Gun Control; New Push for Assault Weapons Ban; Video Game Concerns After Newtown
• Newtown Schools Reopen Today; New Details from Lanza Household; Some Retailers Curb Gun Sales; Fiscal Cliff Deal May Be Near; NBC News and Crew Rescued; Gun Control Back in the Spotlight; The Power of the NRA; GOP Working on "Plan B" to Stop Tax Hikes


December 17, 2012
• Continued Coverage of the Aftermath of the Connecticut School Shooting; Gov. Malloy Speaks to the Press; More Talk of Gun Control; What Size Should the Government Be?
• Connecticut Victims Remembered; Dealing with the Loss
• A Community Tries to Cope; Gun Rights Back on the Agenda; Across the Hall from a Mass Killing; The Mind of a Mass Killer; Obama, Boehner Meet at White House
• Jack Pinto's Funeral Under Way; Noah Pozner's Funeral Under Way; First Responder Opens Up; Senate Holds Moment Of Silence; Friends Of Gunman's Mother Speak Out; Remembering The Newtown Victims; School Security After Mass Killing; Syria's Vice President Calls For "Historic Settlement"; Obama, Boehner Meet At White House
• Massacre Sparks Push for Gun Control; Oregon Lawmaker Says Arm Teachers; Funerals Begin for Newtown Victims; Explaining the Right to Bear Arms.
• Funerals Begin For Newtown Victims; Dealing With Shooting Tragedy; Parents Must Reassure Kids; White House Briefing
• White House Petition for Gun Control; Boehner Agrees to Raising Taxes; Rep. Tom Scott Appointed to Succeed Jim DeMint; Helping Your Mentally Ill Child; News Conference on Newtown Murders
• Uncovering A Family Tragedy
• Remembering the Victims of Newtown; Many Schools in U.S. Heighten Security; Principal's Husband Faces Life Not Imagined; Obama, Boehner Meet on Fiscal Cliff.
• Victims Remembered; Gun Control in America; Investigating Adam Lanza; Post-Traumatic Stress in Children
• Returning to School after Connecticut Shooting; Blaming Tragedy on Godless Society; NFL Tributes to the Victims
• Investigators Piecing Together Evidence; Obama Grieves With Newtown; School Safety Changes Now In Place; New Push For Gun Control; Explaining What Happened; Gun Control Debate Heats Up; "Keep Them Safe And Keep Them Calm"
• News Conference on Newtown Murders; Tragedy Renews Gun Control Debate; Gun Control and Mental Health
• Obama Renews Gun Control Debate; Principal Died Trying to Stop Massacre; School Looks Beyond the Tragedy; The Mother Who Dies, The Son Who Killed


December 16, 2012


December 15, 2012


December 14, 2012
• More Reporting on Connecticut Elementary School Shootings; Governor Malloy Remarks
• Connecticut School Shooting Leaves Close to 30 Dead
• Source: Closer to 30 Killed at School; Connecticut Governor to Speak at 3:30PM ET; Witness: Principal and Psychologist Killed
• Continued Reporting of Connecticut School Shooting; Description of the Incident
• Shooting at Connecticut Elementary School; Shooting Suspect Dead at the Scene; Second Man Found in Woods Behind School; More Than 20 Casualties in Shooting, Mostly Children.
• School Shooting In Connecticut; Multiple Casualties
• Updates from Connecticut Elementary Shooting; 20 Reported Killed, 10 Children
• Shooting At Connecticut Elementary School
• Shooting at Connecticut Elementary School; Shooting Suspect Dead at the Scene.
• Reporting on Connecticut Elementary School Shooting
• Parents and Painkillers; Reports of Shooting at Connecticut School
• Obama, Boehner Meet On "Fiscal Cliff"; U.S. Deploys Troops, Patriots To Turkey; Two Earthquakes Off California Coast; Nuclear Watchdog Group: Iran Deal Near; Mall Reopening After Shooting Spree; Sign of the End Times?
• Fiscal Cliff Fallout; L.A. Reid Not Returning to "X Factor" Jindal Argues for OTC Birth Control; Mergers Don't Mean Higher Fares; NBA Hoops Hot Again in New York; Angels Sign Josh Hamilton; Obama: "Do Right by your Fans"; Teen's Wonderful Surprise
• U.S. Deploys Troops, Patriots to Turkey; Rice Drops out from Secretary of State; Machine Could Make Homemade Guns; Potential Bidders for Hostess; States Face Health Care Deadline Today


December 13, 2012
• Cyber Attack on Banks Predicted; Chris Christie Talks about His Weight Struggles; Weight and the American Presidency; Susan Rice Withdraws Name from State Secretary Consideration
• U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan; Syrian Regime Weakening?; Interview with Georgia Congressman Paul Broun
• Lawmakers Brawl in Ukraine; New Twists and Turns in McAfee Case; From Anorexic to Yoga Instructor; Congressmen Want Drone Data Public; Politically Themed Holiday E-Cards
• Syrian Teen Risks His Life For Another; Massive Bank Cyber Attack Planned; U.S. Soldiers Killed In Suicide Bombing; Hugo Chavez Had Surgery Complications
• Ted Turner Speaks Out on Global Issues; U.S. Marine Jailed in Mexico; Cedric is Reaching Out, Giving Back; John McAfee Speaks in Miami.
• The Mall Shooter's Ex-Girlfriend Speaks Out ; Jenni Rivera's Remains Identified; Terror Agency Can Check Your Information; Rockers Raise Millions For Storm Relief; States Hit By Sandy Still Struggling; States Hit by Sandy Still Struggling; Leaders at Fiscal Cliff Logjam
• John McAfee Flees to the United States; Mexican Plane Crash Investigated; Globetrotters Play in Afghanistan; Italy's Prime Minister To Resign
• Syrian Woman Shot in the Street; Syria Fired Scud-Type Missiles; Pranked Nurse Hanged Herself; Interview with Ted Turner; John McAfee's Bizarre Journey
• John Boehner Talks Fiscal Cliff; Reporter's Month of Madness; Tax Relief for Sandy Victims; Intern of Robert Menendez Arrested.
• McAfee Back in the U.S.; NATO Says Syrian Government Near Collapse; Fiscal Cliff Draws Nearer
• Concerns Over North Korea Rocket Launch; Golden Globe Nominations; Marine Denied Medal of Honor; Bombing at NATO Base in Kandahar
• Friends Shocked By Killing Spree; Bombing At NATO Base In Kandahar; North Korean Satellite May Be Unstable; Fight For Small Islands Escalates; Nurse In Royal Hoax Hanged Herself; Australian Media Watchdog Opens Probe; Google Maps For iPhones Are Back; 12-12-12 Concert For Sandy Relief; Ban On Loud TV Ads Starts Today; American Airlines Changing Fare System; Lawmakers Brawl In Ukraine; Syria Denies Firing Scud Missiles; John McAfee Back In The U.S.
• "Secret Santa" Rescues Holidays; Assad Forces Fire Scud Missiles; Retail Sales Bounce Back; Drew Brees Rips Goodell; Running Out of Time; Golden Globe Nominations Announced
• Friends Shocked by Killing Spree; Police Search for Rampage's Motive; Potential Problems for North Korea Satellite; John McAfee Back in the U.S.; Lawsuit: FedEx Overcharging; Congress Pushes for High Testing in NFL


December 12, 2012
• Speaker Boehner and President Obama Spar Publicly over the Deficit Reduction Deal; Fiscal Cliff and Travel Costs; School Lunch Regulatios Change Again
• Oregon Rampage; Interview With Florida Senator Bill Nelson; Ridding the NFL of Performance-Enhancing Drugs
• The Man Who Lost His Past; Fed Lowers 2013 Growth Forecast; Obama, Boehner Trade "Cliff" Proposals; HSBC Pays $1.92 Billion Laundering Settlement; Asteroid's Near Miss With Earth
• U.S. Condemns North Korean Launch; Mall Shooting Rampage; Trade Cliff Proposals; CNN Sees Syrian Chemical Plant
• Lieberman Says Farewell to Senate; Former First Daughter is Pregnant; Susan Rice responds to North Korea Rocket Launch; Police Identify Suspect in Mall Shooting; Most Support Obama on Fiscal Cliff in Polls; Student Protest Wins Lunch Changes.
• Oregon Mall Shooting Leaves Three Dead; North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket; American Detained In North Korea; Branson On Getting High; Suspect Wore Ammo Vest, Hockey Mask; Oregon Mall Shooting Press Conference
• New Delta Deal for Virgin Atlantic; Virgin Group Founder Talks Pot, Politics, Climate Change; Fed Extends QE3; Remembering Ravi Shankar
• U.S. Rebels Now Represent Syria; CNN Sees Syrian Chemical Plant; Marking 12-12-12; World Reacts to North Korea's Rocket Launch; Rhino Horn Smuggling on the Rise
• Disabled HIV Saves Young Cancer Patient; No Deal Yet on Fiscal Cliff; Worries about Fiscal Cliff Plan's After-Affects; Former First Daughter Pregnant.
• North Korea Launches Missile; Obama Approves Syrian Opposition; Two Dead After Oregon Shooting; Leukemia Patient Cured with HIV Virus Treatment
• McCain, Lieberman Disagree on Rice; Rifle Recovered from Oregon Mall Shooting; Air Travel after the New Year; Assisting Reality in Reality TV; SAG Awards Nominations
• House GOP Leaders Talk Fiscal Cliff; Three Dead In Mall Shooting Rampage; Boehner: Still Hopeful On "Fiscal Cliff" Deal; Tennis Player Does Serena Impression
• Three Dead in Mall Shooting Rampage; Pope Opens Twitter Account


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