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Vice President Biden listens as President Obama speaks during an announcement on gun reform in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

NOW Today: A Month After Newtown

Today marks one month since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. And as the town of Newtown, Connecticut continues the process of healing, lawmakers across the nation are still searching for solutions. Read More

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Magid CPI: Golden Globes: 'Argo,' 'Les Miserables' top films at Golden Globes; Second French commando dies… Read More

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‘Broken City’ director and actor talk political corruption

Actor Jeffrey Wright and director Allen Hughes stopped by NOW with Alex Wagner Friday to discuss their new film "Broken City" set to hit theaters next week. Read More

In this file photo Ted Nugent screams for a photo at his ranch near Crawford, Texas, Friday,  April 22, 2005.  (Photo by LM Otero/AP File)

Right-wing fringe hijacks debate on gun safety

Pro-gun radicals threaten bloodshed over suggestion of new gun laws and compare themselves to "Rosa Parks" -- what's next for the debate on firearm safety? Read More

Vice President Joe Biden looks on as the U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media in the White House Briefing Room December 19, 2012. Obama announced that Biden will lead an effort to come up with policies to address gun violence amid calls for action following the massacre of 26 people including 20 children in a Connecticut elementary school last week.  (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

NOW Today: Extreme language

Gun supporters, and the National Rifle Association, are holding their ground. Read More

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Oscar buzz lasts nearly 24 hours after yesterday's nominations. Read More

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The real story behind the bank bailouts

Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi, whose latest article focuses on the deception behind the U.S. bank bailout, dropped by the NOW panel to give his take on what really happened. It isn't pretty. Read More

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Va. Tech survivor: Fractures emerging within NRA ranks

Colin Goddard says NRA members are approaching the Brady Campaign to say the organization no longer represents their values. Read More

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NOW Today: Bring the #Binders back?

The White House cabinet shuffle continues this morning.

Just hours after we learned that President Obama decided to nominate his chief of staff, Jack Lew, to… Read More

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Do yourself a favor and check out the trending YouTube video this morning (work safe). Read More

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AIG won’t join anti-government lawsuit

"It's honestly hard to talk about this issue on television without cursing," the Washington Post's Ezra Klein says reacting to news of the A.I.G. lawsuit against the federal government. Read More

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Surprising no one, Republicans oppose Jack Lew

GOP rancor over the President's choice for Treasury secretary begins immediately after his name is floated. Read More

White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew looks on at a bipartisan meeting with Congressional leaders in the Roosevelt Room of White House to discuss the economy, November 16, 2012 (Photo: Reuters/Larry Downing)

NOW Today: Trendlines for the new Obama cabinet

If Lew is indeed tapped, it continues a trend in the Obama administration that is getting more attention: notably, that "Mr. Obama's inner circle will continue to be dominated by men well into his second term." Read More

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Some days the trends make total sense - other days they leave you wondering... Read More

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‘We need to restructure the black family’: Common

The rapper Common talked about homicide statistics in his hometown of Chicago and the need for better guidance for inner-city youths. Read More

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Hagel: what I learned in Vietnam

"The people in Washington make the policy, but it's the little guys who come back in the body bags." Chuck Hagel, the president's nominee for Defense Secretary, spoke about his experience in Vietnam. Read More

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NOW Today: Common on NOW

Common has gotten his fair share of criticism on the issue of violence, but he's committed to stemming the tide. Read More

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Quite the collection of Google and Twitter trends this morning. Read More

File Photo: U.S. President George W. Bush pauses as he makes a statement on the election results at the Rose Garden of the White House November 5, 2008 in Washington, DC. Bush congratulated President-elect Barack Obama on his win of the presidential election.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images/File)

Is this Obama’s America–or Bush’s?

President Obama has continued or expanded several of the Bush Administration's controversial counterterror policies including the use of drones, rendition, and wiretapping. Will that change in this second term? Read More

File Photo: U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) discusses various topics including the Middle East, National Security and the war on terrorism on NBC's 'Meet the Press' July 7, 2002 during a taping at the NBC studios in Washington, DC.    (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images/File)

NOW Today: Never a dull moment in Washington

Republicans working to defeat one of their own in a high-stakes confirmation process shows there's never a dull moment in Washington. Read More