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Headlines for January 17, 2013; Exclusive: Aaron Swartz's Partner, Expert Witness Say Prosecutors Unfairly Targeted Dead Activist; As Obama Prepares for 2nd Term, Tavis Smiley Urges Him to Take Up MLK's Fight Against Poverty

Headlines for January 16, 2013; Va. Tech Shooting Survivor: Obama's Gun Plan a 1st Step, But "We Need a Movement" to Overcome NRA; Debate on Armed Police in Schools: Needed for Kid Safety or Part of the Student-to-Prison Pipeline?; Behind the NRA's Money: Gun Lobby Deepens Financial Ties to $12 Billion Firearms Industry

Headlines for January 15, 2013; Admin Aids French Bombing of Mali After U.S.-Trained Forces Join Rebels in Uranium-Rich Region; "Kill Anything That Moves": New Book Exposes Hidden Crimes of the War Kerry, Hagel Fought in Vietnam

Headlines for January 14, 2013; "An Incredible Soul": Larry Lessig Remembers Aaron Swartz After Cyberactivist's Suicide Before Trial; Parents Blame Prosecutor; Freedom to Connect: Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) on Victory to Save Open Internet, Fight Online Censors

Part 2: Jonathan Katz on How the World Came to Save Haiti After Quake and Left Behind a Disaster

Headlines for January 11, 2013; "Failure of Epic Proportions": Treasury Nominee Jack Lew's Pro-Bank, Austerity, Deregulation Legacy; Matt Taibbi & William Black on Bailout Secrets & How New Foreclosure Deal Spares Banks from Justice; Three Years After the Quake, How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster

Headlines for January 10, 2013; Debate: With Chávez Ailing, Venezuela's Longstanding Divisions Threaten New Political Upheaval; Bronx Residents Accosted by NYPD Win Landmark Court Ruling Deeming "Stop and Frisk" Tactic Illegal

Headlines for January 09, 2013; Australia on Fire: Record-Shattering Heat, Wildfires Engulf World's Largest Exporter of Coal; Part 2: Al Jazeera's Sami al-Hajj on His 438-Day Hunger Strike in U.S. Detention at Gitmo Prison; As Brennan Tapped for CIA, Case of Somali Detainees Highlights Obama's Embrace of Secret Renditions

VIDEO: Part 2 of Wal-Mart Bribery Scandal Interview with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter David Barstow

Headlines for January 08, 2013; 4 Years After Vow to Close Gitmo, Why Has Obama Signed NDAA Bill Barring Transfer of Its Prisoners?; Exclusive: As Gitmo Turns 11, Al Jazeera's Sami al-Hajj on 6-Year Ordeal of U.S. Detention, Torture

Headlines for January 07, 2013; Obama's Cheney? "Assassination Czar" John Brennan Brings Legacy of Drone War and Torture to CIA Nod; Chuck Hagel Faces Tough Confirmation from Senate Hawks for Rejecting Party Line on Israel, Iran; Hacker Group Anonymous Leaks Chilling Video in Case of Alleged Steubenville Rape, Cover-Up

Headlines for January 04, 2013; Newly Sworn-In 113th Congress Is the Most Diverse in History, But Not the Most Progressive; Is Fracking Safe? Debate on Controversial Natural Gas Drilling Technique as NY Moratorium May Expire

Headlines for January 03, 2013; Indian Gang-Rape Victim's Attackers Charged with Murder, Protesters Push for Broader Women's Rights; Exposé Reveals Wal-Mart Blocked Improvements Despite Vows to Improve Safety After Deadly Factory Fire

Headlines for January 02, 2013; So-Called Fiscal Cliff Averted as Congress Begins New Fight over Spending on Social Welfare Programs; Will 350.org Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Be Key Tactic in 2013 Battle over Climate Change?; "An Enormous Loss": Rebecca Tarbotton, Leading Environmentalist, Dies in Swimming Accident

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