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Nation Reels as Shooting Details Emerge
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Nation Reels as Shooting Details Emerge
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13354-nation-reels-as-shooting-details-emerge
James Barron, The New York Times News Service: More details emerge in the nation's second-deadliest school shooting, but officials offered no hint of what had motivated the shooter.
President Obama Speaks on the Shooting in Connecticut
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13355-president-obama-speaks-on-the-shooting-in-connecticut
President Barack Obama, The White House Website: "We've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else would - as a parent"
Four Ways to Stop Gun Violence
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13358-four-ways-to-stop-gun-violence
Benjamin Van Houten, Yes! Magazine: The nation is grieving after yet another fatal mass shooting. Aren't there ways to curb this ongoing national tragedy?
Not Just Union-Busting: Other Things Michigan Did in the Lame Duck
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13359-not-just-union-busting-other-things-michigan-did-in-the-lame-duck
Lauren Kelley, AlterNet: We've heard a lot about the union-busting bill that passed in Michigan, but several other legislative items slipped through with barely a peep from the media. Want to know what else the Michigan legislature was up to recently?
War on Science: Evolution, Climate Change, and the Curious House Committee on Science
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13228-whos-minding-the-science-evolution-climate-change-and-the-curious-house-committee-on-science
Ken Morris, Truthout: What do many Republicans in the House of Representatives have in common with the 17th century Spanish Inquisition? Both have waged a war on science.
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Mairead Maguire, War Is A Crime: "I say, 'Sorry to the Afghan people for what the governments of the US and NATO and other governments have done to the Afghan people, and I say, 'Not in my name.'"
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In today's On the News segment: Republicans in the Michigan State House passed a new law that will allow Gov. Snyder to break union contracts, slash budgets, and sell off parts of the commons to for-profit corporations; in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters that it is not the time to talk about gun violence; the European High Court of Human Rights condemned the extraordinary rendition programs of George W. Bush; and more.
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>In today's On the News segment:</strong> Republicans in the Michigan State House passed a new law that will allow Gov. Snyder to break union contracts, slash budgets, and sell off parts of the commons to for-profit corporations; in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters that it is not the time to talk about gun violence; the European High Court of Human Rights condemned the extraordinary rendition programs of George W. Bush; and more.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Brendan Fischer, PRWatch:</strong> The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) appears to be anticipating an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit, after multiple complaints challenging the "corporate bill mill's" charitable status.</p>
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