In the news, Monday, December 17, 2012

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from Israel Today

Are Israeli teachers armed?
There is a picture going around the Internet that I have seen about a dozen times today that claims that Israeli teachers are packing heat. Well, are they? The answer is “NO.” There may be some exceptions in dangerous areas like the West Bank (where five percent of Israelis live), but in general, Israeli teachers are not walking around like it’s the Wild Wild West, strapped with a six shooter.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newtown plans burials as school’s future debated

Newtown holds the first funerals for the victims

Obama grieves, promises to help at Newtown vigil

Obama signals action following school shooting

Students nervously return to school after shooting

Gun control debate begins to simmer after massacre

School gunman went to Conn. univ. when he was 16

Gunman’s mother kept trials of home life hidden

W.Va.’s Manchin: Time to rethink gun legislation

What we know about the Connecticut school shooting

Private parties fund large part of inauguration
Events scaled back from ’09 celebration

Food crisis looms in war-torn Syria
Activists accuse Assad’s forces of bombing bakeries

Egypt constitution passing
First round of voting results positive for Islamists

Then and Now photos: Riverside Avenue
Fairmont Hotel filled critical housing need for downtown workers

Rock Doc: Soil erosion has posed threats throughout history

Pentagon front-runner has strong Obama ties

On foreign policy, Kerry is Obama’s good soldier

Movement seen in ‘fiscal cliff’ talks

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from The Washington Examiner (DC)

Washington Post Fact Checker: No evidence right-to-carry laws increase crime

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from The Washington Post (DC)

Do concealed-weapon laws result in less crime?
Three Pinocchios

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