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Tuesday, January 5 2016

• Today's Takeaways: Land and Guns, Rewriting Islamic History, Juvenile Sentences January 5, 2016

  The Takeaway examines Obama's executive actions on gun control, finds the oldest Quran in the world in England, and looks at a case of a 16-year-old who got life without parole.&nbsp; (episode)

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  • Terrorism or Patriotism in Oregon January 5, 2016

    How should we view the standoff between ranchers and federal agencies&nbsp;in Oregon?&nbsp;

  • Obama Takes Executive Action on Guns January 5, 2016

    The President attempts&nbsp;to bypass Congress to enact some form of gun control.&nbsp;

  • U.S. Damage Control in Saudi Arabia January 5, 2016

    As the tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran increases, the U.S. finds itself in a delicate balancing act.&nbsp;

  • Tracing the History of Islam January 5, 2016

    Fragments from a Quran&nbsp;in a university in the United Kingdom may be the oldest ever.&nbsp;

  • At 16, a Punch, Then Life Without Parole January 5, 2016

    Taurus Buchanan was only a teenager when he punched a classmate and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. A 2016 Supreme Court case&nbsp;could be his ticket to&nbsp;freedom.&nbsp;

  • Using Your Cells Without Consent January 5, 2016

    If you've had a biopsy or a blood test, the leftover material might've been set aside for future research. Now the federal government says doctors will have to ask your permission.&nbsp;

  • What Congress Hopes to Accomplish in 2016 January 5, 2016

    With Congress back from winter break, Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich looks ahead to what's on the Congressional docket in 2016.&nbsp;