10 Things to Know for Thursday
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President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden as he makes a statement Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, about policies he will pursue following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct. Obama is tasking Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime gun control advocate, with spearheading the effort.
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Thursday. Please note some stories have not been published yet:
1. IS STEROID USE UNDER CONTROL IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
An AP investigation finds more than 4,700 players packed on rapid weight in a season without drawing much attention from schools or the NCAA. Click here for story
2. HOW ONE TEXAS TOWN KEEPS SCHOOLS SAFE
Teachers are allowed to carry concealed guns in public schools in Harrold, where the nearest sheriff's office is 30 minutes away. Click here for story
3. FALLOUT FROM THE BENGHAZI INVESTIGATION
Four State Department officials resign under pressure after a damning report blaming higher-ups for lax security. Click here for story
4. OBAMA GUN CONTROL IN 2013
Reinstating an assault weapons ban is one possibility as the president pledges new proposals by January. Click here for story
5. HOW MUCH A PENNY COSTS
The U.S. Mint says a penny costs more than two cents and a nickel costs 11 cents to make and distribute.
6. WHAT'S LIKELY TO DISRUPT HOLIDAY TRAVEL
The first big storm of the season heads to the Midwest after dumping more than a foot of snow in the Rockies. Click here for story
7. WHY WOMEN IN INDIA ARE OUTRAGED
Thousands protested to end harassment and violence after the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman on a bus in New Delhi. Click here for story
8. THE GETAWAY CAR FOR CHICAGO INMATES
Surveillance video shows that after shimmying down the high-rise jail, Kenneth Conley and Joseph Banks hopped into a taxi. Click here for story
9. MISS USA IS MISS UNIVERSE
Olivia Culpo, a 20-year-old Boston University student and self-described "cellist nerd," beat 88 other beauty queens to take the title in Las Vegas. Click here for story
10. SUNNY CLIMES, SUNNY DISPOSITIONS
Seven of the world's 10 countries with the most upbeat attitudes are in Latin America, a poll says.
Dec 20, 2012 at 2:46 p.m.
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Why isn't the story of the GAB person who was asked to resign one of the "things to know"?
GAB names new election head
Michael Haas to serve as Elections Division administrator
Published On: Dec 19 2012 03:41:22 PM CST Updated On: Dec 19 2012 03:51:01 PM CST
MADISON, Wis. -
The state Government Accountability Board has appointed a staff attorney to oversee Wisconsin elections.
The board announced Wednesday that members selected Michael Haas to serve as Elections Division administrator during a closed session Tuesday.
Haas has served as a GAB attorney since 2008. He will now be responsible for overseeing the state's elections, a task that includes interacting with nearly 2,000 county and municipal clerks.
He replaces Nat Robinson, who was asked to resign. Board spokesman Reid Magney declined to elaborate, saying only the separation was cordial.
Board Director Kevin Kennedy wrote in a memo to local clerks in November announcing Robinson's departure that he believed it was time for a change in leadership in the Elections Division and board members supported his decision, but he offered no other details."
http://www.channel3000.com/news/politics...
Dec 20, 2012 at 12:27 p.m.
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Ha...gun control. Texas has the answers, the only logical thing ive read yet (#2)
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