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The New York Times
Summoned Back to Work, Senators Chafe at Inaction
In Flurry of Activity, Only Muted Hope for Fiscal Deal
House Divisions Sharpen as Swing Districts Decline
Unemployment Deepens Storm’s Loss as Businesses Stay Closed
In Bronx Gym, Man Who Went Astray Leads Youths on Straight Path
City Agency Warns of Local Fiscal Problems Ahead
The Christian Science Monitor
'Fiscal cliff': Finger-pointing furiously, Congress slouches toward deadline
Los Angeles collects most guns ever, in post-Newtown buyback event
Gun owner map ricochet: Blogger publishes journalists' personal data
Gun control: Is David Gregory’s on-air stunt proof of media bias?
The Star Ledger
N.J. approves sale of Riverfront State Prison site in Camden
2 women shot outside Essex County College gym
EPA administrator Lisa Jackson resigns but says she won't run for governor
N.J. colleges, unions spent $2M pushing higher education bond question
Staggering amount of nonfatal N.J. shootings go unsolved, statistics show
The Detroit Free Press
Detroit's homicide rate nears highest in 2 decades
Battle Creek group becomes important food safety ally
Detroit City Council members say they're not giving up on fixing financial crisis
New emergency manager law signed, but opponents already talking about legal challenge
Grant will allow Detroit library to catalog former Mayor Coleman Young's papers
The Chicago Tribune
Fatal shooting appears to have pushed city's homicide toll to 500
Teen charged in accidental shooting death of 15-year-old
Editorial: No more excuses, Ald. Jackson
The Washington Post
Leaders to meet on the edge of ‘fiscal cliff’
On Wall St., realization over elusiveness of deal sinks in
The Post’s View: Avoid the ‘cliff’
EPA chief Lisa P. Jackson to resign
Machen temporarily leaving D.C., says lease on rented home wasn’t renewed
Mayor wants more police after killing
Barbara Lett Simmons, 'faithless elector,' has died
The Los Angeles Times
L.A. crime drops for a 10th straight year, but there's a catch
L.A. County assessor scandal: Lots of money, little notice
Gunmaker Smith & Wesson OKs extra $15 million in stock buybacks
Gov. Jerry Brown issues 79 pardons
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Lawmakers will consider restoring pre-k days, mandating FBI fingerprint checks for day care workers
Gaps in Ga. driver records put safety, money at risk, audit says
Statewide teacher mentor program set to improve reading instruction
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson seeks outside review of all future use of deadly force cases (updated)
Cleveland kids learn how to cook, eat healthy (videos)
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