The New York Times
Senators to Return With 5 Days Left and No Clear Fiscal Path
Clout Diminished, Tea Party Turns to Narrower Issues
Fiscal Cutoff Would Pinch at First, Then Get Steadily Worse
A Campaign on U.S. Debt Gains Steam
Legal Curbs Said to Hamper A.T.F. in Gun Inquiries
Outcry Over a Newspaper’s Map of Handgun Permit Holders
NBC’s Display of a 30-Shot Gun Magazine Prompts a Police Inquiry
Doctors Warned on ‘Divided Loyalty’
The Christian Science Monitor
'Fiscal cliff': Is Washington missing its chance to 'go big'?
Home for the holidays: Fewer US troops are absent this year
Sharp criticism after New York newspaper publishes names of local gun owners
Homes for the homeless: a smart investment in dignity
The Star Ledger
Bayonne gun manufacturer urges caution, compassion in wake of Sandy Hook tragedy
N.J. lawmaker vows to tighten state's gun laws
Asbury Park mayor calls for assault rifle ban after Connecticut school shootings
The Detroit Free Press
Fewer students means more money woes for state's school districts
Home prices rise in some U.S. cities; Detroit's up 10%
Metro Detroit school districts operating in the red
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Annette Kay Stanfield Spinks: Pioneering jurist cared for others
The Washington Post
Back in town for one last try at ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
Dionne: The Republicans’ own worst enemy
Top 10 stories in the federal workforce
Kenyan McDuffie is on the rise
Christmas with Kodi
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Metro hospital giant, GM form unlikely team
As Fulton County Schools forms governance councils for charter schools there are lessons to be learned from Marietta
New website helps consumers find Georgia health facilities
The Chicago Tribune
3 teachers, union sue CPS, allege racial bias
Fledgling charity aims to help one person at a time
Kwanzaa celebration aims to attract new generation
Judge sets bond at 100K for sisters after fatal fire
The Los Angeles Times
Friends, neighbors reeling after killing
Guns pour in at Los Angeles buyback events
Black voter turnout may have surpassed whites for the first time
UCLA philanthropy class benefits community groups and students
New college application questions encourage creative thinking
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mildred and Leonard McClain making a difference for seniors
USA Today
150 years later, Lincoln's Emancipation still sparks debate
Dirty medical needles put tens of thousands at risk in USA
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