School Shooting; Susan Rice Withdraws and More

Details of a horrific school shooting in Connecticut unfold and again raises the question of gun background checks. The UN Ambassador Susan Rice withdraws from consideration for the State Department top slot. Senator John Kerry looks like the next candidate to replace outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. We declare a moratorium on fiscal cliff talk until the real last minute negotiations take place in the final hours of 2012. Republican lawmakers make Michigan a right-to-work state. Are labor unions a thing of the past? The trial for US Army soldier Bradley Manning, accused of giving classified military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks, continues. David Frum joins us today on the Right.

Banner image: The families of victims grieve near Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman opened fire on school children and staff in Newtown, Connecticut. Photo by Adrees Latif/Reuters