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  Dec 22, 2012

  Sam's Club, LL Bean Make 'Christmas' Amends to Be Back on 'Nice List'

  Soon after Sam's Club and L.L. Bean were downgraded this month on the American Family Association's "Naughty or Nice" list for reducing the use of the word "Christmas," the two companies made changes in their websites and print ads to earn their places back on the nice list.

• Dec 22, 2012

  Texas Rep. Files Bill to Protect 'Christmas' in Schools

  As atheist groups are known for suing public schools each winter season for displaying Christmas cheer or using greetings like "Merry Christmas," a state representative from Texas, Dwayne Bohac, has filed a bill that would free schools from such concerns.

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  Dec 17, 2012

  Boehner, Obama Move Closer to 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal

  For the first time, a substantial improvement can be seen in the "fiscal cliff" talks with House Speaker John Boehner appearing more flexible to President Barack Obama's key demands to avert $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect by the year's end.

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  Dec 17, 2012

  Newtown Gets 26 Christmas Trees to Honor Shooting Victims

  Newtown has received 26 Christmas trees to honor each of the victims – 12 girls, eight boys and six adults – of Friday's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The donor from North Carolina wants to remain anonymous.

• Dec 17, 2012

  'Saturday Night Live' Opens Somberly With 'Silent Night' for Newtown Shooting Victims

  NBC's "Saturday Night Live," instead of its usual comedic opening, featured a children's choir earnestly singing, "Silent Night," to pay tribute to the victims of mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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  Dec 17, 2012

  Bomb Threat Causes Evacuation at Shooting Victims' Newtown Church

  Two days after the deadly Sandy Hook shooting, the Roman Catholic church in Newtown, Conn., where eight of the 20 child victims as well as the shooter attended, was evacuated Sunday after a bomb threat. A SWAT team later determined there was no danger.

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  Dec 16, 2012

  Huckabee: Removal of God From Schools Behind Sandy Hook Shooting

  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said violent incidents like Friday's deadly shooting in Newtown, Conn., have increased not due to gun laws, but because of the "systematic removal of God" from schools – echoing the view of some Christian groups.

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  Dec 16, 2012

  Obama to Nominate Sen. John Kerry as Secretary of State, Sources Say

  President Barack Obama has decided to nominate Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) as the replacement of outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to Democratic sources, who said a formal announcement is expected within days.

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  Dec 16, 2012

  Obama to Speak Sunday at Conn. Interfaith Vigil for Shooting Victims

  President Barack Obama will travel to Newtown, Conn., on Sunday to speak at an interfaith vigil and also meet the families of victims of the Friday morning's school shooting that killed 12 girls, eight boys and six women, the White House said in a statement.

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  Dec 15, 2012

  Sen John Kerry as Next Secretary of State?

  After embattled U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice's decision to remove her name from consideration for Secretary of State, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) appears to be the frontrunner to replace outgoing Hillary Clinton.