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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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Top 10 metros for job growth
Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
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Bullish on jobs? These 10 cities are.
Our list of the 10 metro areas that saw the most job growth in 2011 might surprise you.
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In Pictures: Virginia Tech police shooting
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In Pictures: Graduation 2011
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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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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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Top 10 metros for job growth
Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
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Virginia Senate: how Tim Kaine survived a record barrage of attack ads
No candidate for the US Senate has ever had more money spent against him than Virginia's Tim Kaine. But he triumphed because he was seen as the more bipartisan choice, experts say.
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Virginia Senate race: Why Tim Kaine, George Allen vie for bipartisan mantle
In Virginia, Republican George Allen and Democrat Tim Kaine each want to show he's the one who can work across the aisle to get things done. Target suburban voters want a candidate who can help make a dysfunctional US Senate work.
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The Vote Senate race? What Senate race? Why Virginians pay a big race little heed.
Senate race in Virginia between Tim Kaine (D) and George Allen (R) is one of the marquee contests in the US. But Virginians, perhaps swamped by presidential politicking, seem to be barely paying attention.
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Doctors' advice to keep older patients off the road can save lives, study finds
A Canadian study found that doctors, rather than well-intentioned family members, are more effective at keeping older patients and other drivers safe on the road.
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In March, James Holmes told a Colorado classmate he would kill
What did the University of Colorado know, when? Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes told a classmate, four months before the attack, that he wanted to kill people, say prosecutors in new court filing. Prosecutors are trying to get access to university records.
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Aurora shootings: What should be done with theater now?
The company that owns the theater where the Aurora shootings took place is asking residents what it should do with the building. It is an important question for communities looking to move beyond mass shootings.
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Decoder Wire Will Sikh temple shooting spark US conversation on gun control?
The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting elicited renewed calls for gun control, but surveys show it's not a pressing issue for the US public. Obama and his spokesman talked only of combatting violence.
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Colorado shooting: If a school is warned about a student, what must it do?
Members of a University of Colorado threat assessment team reportedly were told about James Holmes, the Colorado shooting suspect, just before he quit school, raising questions about the team's obligations.
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Editor's Blog After Aurora: the role of media violence
The connection between violent images and violent acts is an age-old debate. Recent research appears to show the connection is real. So what's to be done? There's an age-old antidote.
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Colorado shooting: Was James Holmes's notebook 'a cry for validation'? (+video)
James Holmes allegedly mailed a package to a psychiatrist that foretold a murderous rampage at a theater showing 'The Dark Knight Rises.' Was it a call for recognition from somebody whose family worried about his isolation?
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Opinion: A letter to Aurora, from Virginia Tech: James Holmes does not define your city
You and I are bound together by the ties of similar tragedy and survival. It is easy to dwell on the horrendous events in our towns and to blame or hate. But such dwelling keeps us looking backward and can prevent our moving forward – as we must. I offer these suggestions.
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Obama calls for better background checks on gun buyers
President Obama made a statement in favor of gun control, saying large-scale shootings, as well as every-day crime, need to be combatted.
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Colorado shooting: a day of prayerful memorials and a presidential visit (+video)
In the Colorado shooting, more information emerged Sunday about the attack and alleged shooter James Holmes. But mainly it was a day for remembering those who died early Friday during a theater's première showing of 'The Dark Knight Rises,' the latest in the Batman series.
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Colorado shootings likely to change movie going experience indefinitely
In the wake of the Colorado theater shootings, many movie chains have changed their security policies. No masks, fake weapons, or backpacks. But would theater-goers accept metal detectors?
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The Monitor's View: How to react to Colorado shooting (hint: no dark knight rises)
The Colorado shooting during a screening of the Batman movie 'The Dark Knight Rises' will evoke calls for ways to prevent more mass killings. But such tragedies only point to Americans having to learn how best to react personally.
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Unexpected legacy of wildfires and other emergency events: innovation
While wildfires, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other emergency events leave behind devastation, they also create the impetus for investment in new technologies and life-saving innovation.
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Why Bear Bryant might not have liked Pop Warner's new concussion rules
Youth football coaches can still be old school and gladiatorial about practice sessions. New Pop Warner rules, however, suggest that concussion research has changed the game.
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Obama-Romney battle puts Senate race in Virginia in 'eye of the storm'
With Senate primary victories on Tuesday, George Allen (R) and Tim Kaine (D) will battle for a seat that could swing control of the Senate – in a state that could swing control of the White House.
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Why breastfeeding military moms freak people out
The uproar over photos of two military moms breastfeeding indicates a larger social debate in America about women's freedom and their comfort as mothers in public spaces.
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US Senate race in Virginia shaping up as national battleground
In Virginia's US Senate race, Democrat Tim Kaine isn't Barack Obama, and Republican George Allen isn't Mitt Romney or the House GOP leadership. But you wouldn't know it from the special-interest ads pouring into this key battleground state.
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'Shad Planking' offers window on US Senate race in Virginia
Oily, bony fish? Check. Baked beans? Check. Politics? You betcha! GOP US Senate hopeful George Allen gave the keynote speech at 'Shad Planking 2012' in Virginia. Why was Democratic rival Tim Kaine a no-show?
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