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6 reasons why President Obama will defeat the NRA and win universal background checks
Something is going to happen this session in the US Congress that hasn’t happened in more than a decade: The National Rifle Association (NRA) is going to lose on a top priority issue. Here are six reasons why President Obama will win a victory on universal background checks.
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Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.Twelve were elected on Nov. 6, including three Republicans, eight Democrats, and an independent. In addition, a Republican and a Democrat were appointed to vacant seats after the election. Here is a look at the 14 and what they bring to the Senate:
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The Monitor's top 11 US stories of 2012
From storms to politics, the year was a wild ride. What are the most meaningful US stories of 2012? Here's the Monitor's list, in roughly chronological order.
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Sandy Hook shooting: Experts say Asperger's not associated with violence
Adam Lanza, the 20-year-old gunman in the Sandy Hook school shooting is thought to have had Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism characterized by social awkwardness, but not violence.
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Sandy Hook: Could shooting be gun-control tipping point?
In the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, many are looking to President Obama and lawmakers for signs that tougher gun control laws may be coming.
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Sandy Hook families: Coming together to comfort and heal
As details of Friday’s killings were still emerging, Newtown residents came together Saturday to counsel and be counseled, to wipe away each other’s tears, to bow their heads in prayer.
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Sandy Hook School shooting: Voices from around the world
As officials continue to investigate the Sandy Hook School shooting, leaders and others from around the world weighed in on what seemed to many to be a typically American tragedy.
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Sandy Hook school shooting: Few easy answers for a violent culture (+video)
Adam Lanza, a troubled 'genius,' reportedly shot and killed 20 elementary school pupils and seven adults, including his mother, before killing himself in Newtown, Conn., on Friday. The national tragedy has sparked a search for ways to stop a senseless streak of mass killings.
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President Obama: American hearts 'heavy with hurt'
In his radio address Saturday, President Obama said 'every parent in America has a heart heavy with hurt.' Republicans canceled their radio address, House Speaker John Boehner saying 'I join the president – and all Americans – in sending prayers and condolences to the victims’ loved ones.'
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Sandy Hook shooting: Stories of heroism, ways to help (+video)
As the nation and the world focus on the Connecticut school shooting, many people are turning to local news sources in Newtown for information and ways to help.
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Elementary school shooting: What gun control laws might US voters support? (+video)
An elementary school shooting spree in Connecticut, in which 20 children were killed, could focus attention on gun control laws. Polls show Americans are open to limited forms of gun control.
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Obama on Conn. shooting: 'Our hearts are broken today' (+video)
Obama on Conn. shooting, speaking at the White House, called for 'meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.' At this point, he didn't offer specifics.
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The Monitor's View: Newtown shootings: What to say to ourselves
The Newtown shooting of 20 children and 7 adults may be the strongest reminder that each individual must find ways to help end these kinds of mass slaughter.
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School shooting in Connecticut casts somber mood across nation
School shooting in Connecticut kills 27 people, including 20 children, marking the deadliest and most shocking primary-school shooting in recent US history.
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Connecticut school massacre leaves 27 dead, according to reports
Law enforcement officials are unofficially saying that the gunman was a 24-year-old man, whose mother was a teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. It was reported that the gunman went to the principal's office first, then to his mother's kindergarten classroom.
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