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• Dec 29, 2012

  NRA Has Favorable Rating Among Majority of Americans in New Poll

  The National Rifle Association, the nation's largest and most powerful gun-rights group, is still viewed in a positive light by most Americans. In a Gallup poll released on Thursday, 54 percent of those surveyed have a "favorable" view of the organization.

• Dec 28, 2012

  Arizona AG Seeks to Train One Designated School Employee to Handle Weapons on Campus

  Conversations on how to make communities safer in the wake of a deadly series of shootings have ranged from a complete ban of firearms to placing armed police officers in every classroom in America. Now Arizona's attorney general is recommending his state train at least one person in each school on how to use a firearm.

• Dec 28, 2012

  Newspaper Accused of 'Going Too Far' in Publishing Names of Gun Owners

  In the aftermath following the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn., The Journal-News, a Gannett-owned publication in Hudson, N.Y., printed a list with an interactive map of the names and addresses of people licensed to own handguns in Westchester and Rockland counties. The story has since produced an outcry over journalistic responsibility in revealing who does and does not own a weapon.

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  Dec 27, 2012

  President George HW Bush Still in Intensive Care

  President George H.W. Bush, the 41st president and the father of former President George W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, remains in intensive care and now family members and sources close to the elder statesman are mum on his condition.

• Dec 27, 2012

  US Supreme Court Denies to Hear Hobby Lobby Case

  In one of the most closely watched issues involving religious freedom, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Hobby Lobby's request for an injunction, deciding instead to allow the legal battle in the lower courts to continue.

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  Dec 24, 2012

  Chicago Area Faith Leaders Endorse State's Proposed Gay Marriage Law

  A letter signed by over 250 pastors and rabbis in Illinois says they are in support of a bill to allow gay marriage that will most likely be voted on in early 2013.

• Dec 24, 2012

  Judge Halts Missouri Law on Moral Objections to Birth Control

  U.S. District Judge Audry Fleissig turned back a new Missouri law on Friday that requires insurers to exclude birth control coverage for moral objectors, saying that it runs contrary to a portion of the insurance mandate under the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act.

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  Dec 21, 2012

  NRA Chief Calls for 'Good Guns' to Protect School Children

  Wayne LaPierre, who has led the National Rifle Association for many years, today called for more police protection in schools in the wake of last Friday's Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that claimed the lives of 20 children and six adults.

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  Dec 21, 2012

  Obama to Nominate Sen. John Kerry to Replace Hillary Clinton

  President Obama announced today that he plans to nominate Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. The nomination comes days after U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice announced she would not be considered in the wake of GOP pressure over her comments that the Benghazi attacks were caused by an anti-Muslim movie rather than an organized terrorist attack.

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  Dec 21, 2012

  House GOP Fails to Pass 'Plan B' as Rank and File Revolt

  House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) suffered a political setback on Thursday night when after passing the first of two bills known as "Plan B," he was unable to muster enough votes from members of his own party for the second portion of the plan. It is unclear where this leaves the discussion between the White House and House Republicans.