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Thursday, December 27 2012

  • Today's Takeaway | December 27, 2012 December 27, 2012

    Medical Schools Experiment with Shorter Courses | The Argument Against Increasing Taxes | With Five Days to Go, Fiscal Cliff Hanger Looms | Shortcomings Prevent A.T.F from Curbing Gun... (episode)

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    • With Five Days to Go, Americans Could be Left with Fiscal Cliff Hanger December 27, 2012

      <p>With only five days left in 2012, lawmakers are back in Washington, D.C. today to continue talks on the fiscal cliff. Before the Christmas break, House Speaker John Boehner pulled Plan B off the table.&nbsp;</p>

    • The Argument Against Increasing Taxes December 27, 2012

      As 2012 comes to a close, there’s still some unfinished business looming over Washington.  President Obama and Congress have yet to come to an agreement on how to avoid triggering t...

    • Shortcomings Prevent A.T.F from Curbing Gun Violence December 27, 2012

      It’s been 6 years since the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives last had a permanent director. But in the wake of the tragedy at Newtown, more and more questions are b...

    • Medical Schools Experiment with Shorter Courses December 27, 2012

      There are few professions, if any, that require as much as training as becoming a doctor, but now, that process could become one year shorter. Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses a new p...

    • The End of Russian Adoptions for Americans? December 27, 2012

      <p>Last week, Russia's parliament unanimously approved a ban on American adoptions of Russian children and this week President Vladimir Putin signed it. What will happen to Russia&rsquo;s waiting children?</p>

    • Getting Back to Business in a Post-Sandy 2013 December 27, 2012

      For many in the New York and New Jersey area, this week's winter storm comes as their recovery from super storm Sandy is still underway.  That slow path to recovery for Sandy victims...