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Will the Newtown Massacre Be a Game Changer?
The latest of this year's multiple shootings killed 6 adults and 20 first-graders on Friday. Some call this the time for action. Others warn about unintended consequences.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenIn Newtown, Connecticut, the latest of this year's multiple shootings killed six adults and 20 first-graders last Friday, none of them older than seven. Some call this the moment for action. Others warn about unintended consequences. With 300 million guns in circulation, what are the options? Also, Speaker Boehner opens to higher taxes on incomes over $1 million, and as we try to understand what may be incomprehensible, we run the risk of stigmatizing innocent people.
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3 storiesBoehner Open to Higher Taxes on Incomes over $1 Million
As the fiscal cliff deadline gets closer and closer, House Speaker John Boehner was back at the White House today. White House spokesman Lori Montgomery is economic policy reporter for the Washington Post .
Read the story8 minWill the Newtown Massacre Be a Game Changer?
As the funerals of 20 murdered first-graders are under way, calls are increasing for President Obama's "leadership" on gun control. After past multiple killings, he's called for a "conversation" but, despite shrill claims from pro-the gun lobby, never for concrete action.
Read the story37 minThe Danger in Stigmatizing Asperger's Syndrome
Without much real information, it's been widely reported that Adam Lanza had — or might have had -- Asperger's Syndrome. Ron Fournier, Editorial Director of the National Journal , discusses the risk of stigmatization.
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