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Obama makes biggest gun-control push in decades

Obama makes biggest gun-control push in decades

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched the biggest U.S. gun-control push in generations on Wednesday, urging Congress to...

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Analysis: U.S. ports' drive to control costs leads to labor strife

Football star Te'o's girlfriend and her death a hoax, U.S. college says

Defense casts accused would-be Oregon bomber as vulnerable

New York City school bus drivers go on strike

Kids at center stage in emotional gun debate

Factbox: Obama's gun-control plan draws strong response

Theft of $400,000 in diamonds reported in Florida

California teacher fired for porn films loses appeal to keep job

World News

Suu Kyi's party accepts crony donations in reform-era Myanmar

Kazakhstan may join WTO this year: WTO chief Lamy

Pakistan anti-graft board refuses to arrest PM

Japan's Abe in Thailand to talk economic ties, security

Pro-Assad forces kill 106 in city of Homs: Observatory

Spain's Cepsa evacuates staff in Algeria after attacks

Somali militants say have executed French hostage

London station briefly evacuated after train fire

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  • Lose weight.
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  • Break up with my significant other.
  • Finish school.
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In Pictures

Pictures: New Year's Eve around the world

Pictures: New Year's Eve around the world
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Pictures: Geminid meteor shower
White House Christmas decor features Chicago artist

White House Christmas decor features Chicago artist
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The 124th Rose Parade's Showcase of Floats
12/12/12 marked around the world

12/12/12 marked around the world
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Election 2012: America votes
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Ships of doom: Some of history's worst shipwrecks
Scenes from the Democratic National Convention

Scenes from the Democratic National Convention
Scenes from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

Scenes from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
Rare blue moon appears Friday

Rare blue moon
Photos: 100 years of U.S. presidential races

100 years of U.S. presidential races
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At a Glance

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Graphic: Top ten hottest years
Graphic: 787 Dreamliner causes worries

Graphic: 787 Dreamliner causes worries
Graphic: Party ID and gun policy proposals

Graphic: Party ID and gun policy proposals
Graphic: U.S. flu vaccination rates

Graphic: U.S. flu vaccination rates
Graphic: Opinion on gun control debate

Graphic: Opinion on gun control debate
Graphic: Comparing nations' rates of gun-related homicides

Graphic: Comparing nations' rates of gun-related homicides
Graphic: The flu's reach across the U.S.

Graphic: The flu's reach across the U.S.
Graphic: Dreamliner complications timeline

Graphic: Dreamliner complications timeline
Graphic: Obama's new cabinet taking shape

Graphic: Obama's new cabinet taking shape
Graphic: Meet the new 113th Congress

Graphic: Meet the new 113th Congress
Graphic: The Mayans had many calendars -- but none predicting disaster

Graphic: The Mayans had many calendars -- but none predicting disaster
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Graphic: British team searching for life in subglacial Antarctic lake