People wait to buy tickets for the Rocky Mountain Gun Show in Sandy, Utah, last week. Photo by George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images. This week marks a pivotal moment in the effort to curb gun violence, with Vice…

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President Obama and former Sen. Chuck Hagel at the White House on Monday. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Time and again Monday, President Obama praised Chuck Hagel's military service in announcing the former Republican senator from Nebraska and…

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President Obama walks with daughter Malia ahead of first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha at the White House on Sunday after returning from vacation in Hawaii. Photo by Dennis Brack/Getty Images. And we're back. With a battle…

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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. Perhaps the Mayans were talking about "Plan B." In the face of unyielding opposition from conservative members of the House GOP conference, Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, was forced…

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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks to reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters. The latest chapter in the real-life drama that is the fiscal cliff will play out on the floor of the U.S.

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A woman lights candles Tuesday at a memorial to the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters. President Obama is not allowing the national sense of urgency on addressing gun violence slip…

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A man walks past the U.S. Capitol building on Monday. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters. President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are getting closer to a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, but they are not there yet.

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President Obama attends Sunday's vigil at Newtown High School in Connecticut for families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters. "We as a nation, we are left with some hard questions." President…

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House Speaker John Boehner walks past reporters at the Capitol after meeting with President Obama at the White House on Thursday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. President Obama avoided one fight Thursday, accepting the decision by U.S. Ambassador…

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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. House Speaker John Boehner has yet to ink a deal with President Obama, but the Republican already faces an unruly, wary caucus. GOP lawmakers find themselves in a…

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