Politics Afternoon Edition: NRA calls for armed guards in every school; Fiscal cliff path unclear after Boehner plan collapses

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The Washington Post Friday, December 21, 2012
POLITICS AFTERNOON EDITION
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HEADLINES

  1. NRA: Put armed guards in 'every school in this nation'

    Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre calls on Congress to act to prevent violence such as the Newtown school shooting.
    » Read full article

  2. A path is unclear on 'cliff' after Boehner plan collapses

    Hours after withdrawing his own 'cliff' plan, citing a lack of support from his party, speaker sought to shift responsibility to Democrats.
    » Read full article

  3. Obama nominates Sen. John Kerry to succeed Clinton as secretary of state

    Kerry was considered to be the president's top choice after U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice removed herself from consideration.
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  4. Obama recalls Inouye as 'earliest political inspiration' at memorial

    Leaders and diplomats remember the late Hawaiian senator at National Cathedral service.
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  5. THE FIX: The unapologetic NRA, and what it means

    For those hoping to get a mea culpa from NRA boss Wayne LaPierre at a Friday press conference in Washington, you came away sorely disappointed.
    » Read full article


QUOTE OF THE DAY

House Speaker John Boehner vowing to continue negotiating a grand bargain with the White House to avert the "fiscal cliff":

"How we get there, God only knows."



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