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Few states find narrow route to gun control laws

Tags: gun control, Maryland General Assembly, Virginia General Assembly, Sandy Hook

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Va. Tech, Newtown cyclists ride to Capitol

Riding side by side, family members of the Virginia Tech shooting victims and a team of cyclists from Newtown, Conn., made their way to Capitol Hill Tuesday seeking changes to the nation's gun laws and solidarity.

Tags: newtown, conn., Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech massacre, gun laws, U.S. Capitol, cycling

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Sandy Hook teacher: My Goldendoodle reminds me there is good in the world

Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Laura Feinstein was one of nine families who received a Goldendoodle puppy from a litter born on the same day as the school shooting. She shares how her new puppy, Zeus, has brought love and joy into her life since the tragedy.

Tags: newtown, Sandy Hook, puppies

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Md. woman fundraises for Newtown victim's family

Tags: Sandy Hook, Vicki Pellicciotti, Benjamin Wheeler

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New mood index measures Americans happiness

Holidays seem to make us very happy. No surprise. But sometimes it's not so clear what can ruins our good mood.

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D.C.-area schools tighten up security after Newtown

In the anxious weeks after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the idea of bringing more police into the nation's schools has picked up support. But for many parents and educators, there is a more immediate priority: protecting schoolhouse doors.

Tags: school security, newtown, Sandy Hook

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NBC host violated D.C. law, won't face charges

The District's attorney general announced Friday that NBC journalist David Gregory won't be charged for illegally displaying a high-capacity gun magazine on his show "Meet the Press," citing Gregory's lack of criminal history and his First Amendment right to debate public policy.

Tags: Irvin Nathan, David Gregory, NBC, gun laws, Sandy Hook, gun violence, NRA, First Amendment, Second Amendment

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Biden pledges urgent Obama action on gun control

Tags: Joe Biden, newtown, conn., Sandy Hook, gun violence, gun rights

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Website posting raises rural Va. school concerns

A rural school system in southwest Virginia is canceling the start of classes in the new year Wednesday because of concerns about an online posting that mentions the school massacre in Connecticut and local schools.

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Maryland schools answer snowflake call for Sandy Hook students

Sandy Hook Elementary School students will return to a new school after winter break. To help make it a welcoming environment, the Connecticut PTSA is asking for paper snowflakes that volunteers will string throughout the school.

Tags: newtown, conn., Sandy Hook, donations, Stephanie Steinberg

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