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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
U.S.
In Pursuit of Recognition: An Undocumented Immigrant's Resilient Fight
December 25, 2012 Undocumented students have played a crucial role in calls for immigration reform. Now, as lawmakers from both parties resume talks of legislation, student leaders have expanded their fight. Sofia Campos, who's at the forefront of the movement, shares her story of unyielding activism.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
The Two-Way
Mug Shot Websites Charge When You're Charged, For Now
December 23, 2012 If you've been arrested in the last 10 years, there's a good chance your arrest photo ended up on any number of websites. You'll have to pay to make them take it down, but one lawyer aims to make the websites pay instead.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
U.S.
Democrats Slam NRA's Response To School Shooting
December 22, 2012 After initially remaining silent about the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, the NRA called for placing armed guards at all of the nation's schools. Critics said the remarks were tone-deaf and not a way for the group to be a constructive part of the debate about gun violence.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Post Mortem: Death Investigation In America
Dismissed Case Raises Questions On Shaken Baby Diagnosis
December 21, 2012 Kristian Aspelin had one thing in his favor: enough money to pay for medical experts. The experts were able to convince prosecutors that his infant son's death was an accident.
Shootings In Newtown, Conn.
The NRA Isn't The Only Opponent Of Gun Control
December 21, 2012 Over the years, the National Rifle Association has become synonymous with protection of gun owners' rights. But other groups have taken an even stronger line in defense of Second Amendment protections. On Friday, the NRA echoed some of those groups, calling for "qualified armed security" in all schools.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
It's All Politics
Financial Ties Bind NRA, Gun Industry
December 20, 2012 NRA leaders say that when they break their silence on the Sandy Hook shootings Friday, they will be speaking for the group's 4 million members. But they will also be speaking for the gun industry, which has close financial links to the association.
U.S.
Is The Border Secure Enough To Tackle The Immigration System?
December 20, 2012 "Secure the borders first" has been the cry from Republicans in Congress before they'd agree to comprehensive immigration reform. That stance seems to be changing, as some experts say demanding border security first is backward.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
It's All Politics
With Nation's Eyes On Newtown, Washington Distracted By Fiscal Cliff
December 19, 2012 The horror of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school murders, still fresh in the minds of so many Americans, took a back seat to Washington's obsession with budget talks and the city's partisan divide.
Around the Nation
What Are The Odds Of Gun Control Changes?
December 19, 2012 Given President Obama's embrace of the issue, there appears to be no doubt that Congress will debate gun control legislation in the coming year. Its chances for passage depend largely on the present mood of outrage sustaining itself for months to come.
It's All Politics
Robert Bork's Supreme Court Nomination 'Changed Everything, Maybe Forever'
December 19, 2012 Known as a charming and witty man in private, Bork, who died Wednesday, was dour and humorless in his Senate confirmation hearings, and his answers seemed to play into the stereotype liberals painted of a man who cared little for the public. His Senate rejection changed the way future nominees have testified.
The Two-Way
Robert Bork, Who Was Turned Down For Supreme Court, Dies
December 19, 2012 His 1987 nomination hearing was a hotly contested battle of ideas. "On a whole host of subjects, from individual privacy to civil rights, he defied the conventional wisdom and said the Supreme Court had been wrong," NPR's Nina Totenberg has said. The Senate turned Bork down by a vote of 58-42.
