Wednesday's Daily Brief: Fiscal Cliff Talks Hit A Snag, Biden To Lead Push For New Gun Violence Policies

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Fiscal Cliff Talks: Wheels Closer To Coming Off Deal Bus MEDIA Obama: Time's Person Of The Year POLITICS Biden To Lead Push For New Gun Violence Policies CRIME Possible Motive Uncovered In Sandy Hook Massacre WORLD Benghazi Report Finds Systematic State Department Failures COMEDY Bill Murray Explains Why He Doesn't Do Funny Movies Anymore BLOG POSTS Robert Peake: The Power and Peril of Written Words I live in a country with a monarch, no constitution, and no guns. I have never felt safer. The only way my homeland will begin to approach similar levels of peace will be to stop re-reading as sacred the texts of early founders, and begin actively drafting and re-drafting their own better future. Jane Smiley: A Few Remedies for the Right to Bear Arms It's pretty clear when you think about it that gun lovers have used the 2nd Amendment not only to threaten us, and in some cases to kill us, but also to mooch off of us -- they have their fun, and we pay. That part has got to stop. You can have your guns, but you have responsibilities. Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm: Gun Safety, Fiscal Cliff: Where Are the Courageous Leaders? The men at Normandy risked their lives for what was right. Our politicians could at least risk their campaign donations. Jared Bernstein: On the Other Side of the Cliff We're looking at elevated unemployment for years to come. As it stands, virtually every cliff outcome invokes considerable fiscal contraction next year. That's what's waiting for us once we get over the cliff. In fact, it's been here all along. Marlo Thomas: 10 Tips For Staying Sane During The Holidays Ugh -- December. Is there any month of the year that drives us quite so batty? Shopping. Entertaining. Traveling. Wrapping up that final workload. And all those holiday parties you promised you'd go to! It's enough to make you want to start dipping into the eggnog a few weeks early.

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