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4:09 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

Gun Control Advocates Say ATF's Hands Have Been Tied

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Officers transfer confiscated weapons after a news conference to announce the arrests of scores of alleged gang members and associates on federal racketeering and drug-trafficking charges in Lakewood, Calif., in 2009.
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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 5:37 pm

After the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., President Obama asked Vice President Biden to lead a group tasked with drafting policies to reduce gun violence. One of the issues sure to come up in the Biden group's discussions is the role of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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U.S.
3:41 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

New York Town Up In Arms As Gun Show Approaches

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Gun enthusiasts flock to the New Eastcoast Arms Collectors Associates Arms Fair in March 2012 in Saratoga, N.Y. Some local residents would like the next show to be canceled, in light of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings.
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Members of the Saratoga Peace Alliance discuss plans for a street action they plan to stage at the city's upcoming gun show.
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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 5:37 pm

Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is the kind of town tourists visit and never want to leave. In winter there are skiing and snowshoeing; in summer, the horse racing season at its historic racetrack.

But this idyllic town of about 28,000 in the foothills of the Adirondacks is facing a crisis over the Saratoga Springs Arms Fair, an event held several times each year at the city's public exhibition space since 1984.

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Around the Nation
3:41 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

Workshops Help Families Grappling With Alzheimer's Home Care

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The nation's largest provider of nonmedical home care for seniors is now offering training to help family caregivers deal with the challenges of caring for an Alzheimer's patient.
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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 8:24 pm

There are more than 5 million people with Alzheimer's in the U.S., and most are cared for at home. Now, one company has begun offering training to family caregivers to help them deal with the special challenges of caring for an Alzheimer's patient.

The company, Home Instead Senior Care, is the nation's largest provider of nonmedical home care for seniors. The workshops are free and available to anyone, whether they're clients of the company or not.

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Remembrances
3:41 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

Architecture Critic Huxtable Remembered For Clever, Biting Commentary

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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 5:37 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

The architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable had a pillow stitched with the words: Ada Louise Huxtable already doesn't like it. That was the zingy caption of a New Yorker cartoon from 1968. The cartoon showed a rough construction site with only a single column erected. A construction worker in a hardhat is holding a newspaper reading Huxtable's scathing critique to the architect. Ada Louise Huxtable, who pioneered architecture criticism, died yesterday in Manhattan. She was 91.

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The Two-Way
2:39 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

A Life Examined: Who Was The Victim So Brutally Murdered In India?

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At a vigil last week in Calcutta, India, the victim was remembered and calls were made for new laws to protect women.
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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 5:37 pm

Her death has caused outrage in India and around the world.

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