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Ron Paul Denounces NRA Gun Plan, the Top 10 Media Stories of 2012, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 25, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the late Sen. Daniel Inouye's last political wish and the worst pundit predictions of this year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Romney the Reluctant Presidential Candidate, Another Kennedy Weighs Senate Run, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 24, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Newark, NJ, Mayor Cory Booker's personal connection with gun violence and the surprising information revealed by the FBI's internal records on the Occupy movement A look at the day's political happenings, including Newark, N, Mayor Cory Booker's personal connection with gun violence and surprising information revealed by the FBI's internal records on the Occupy movement . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Debunking NRA Power, Apocalyptic Myths and the Fiscal Cliff

Staff / Truthdig Dec 22, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The myth of NRA power, the fiscal "obstacle course" and your guide to surviving apocalypses real and imagined. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An American Story: Daniel Inouye

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Dec 20, 2012 The senator had earlier risen to be Captain Inouye, a Congressional Medal of Honor winner in Italy, losing an arm as he ran ahead of his platoon and personally destroying three German machine gun nests on a steep ridge in San Terenzo. Captain Inouye, a Congressional Medal of Honor winner in Italy, lost an arm as he ran ahead of his platoon and personally destroyed three German machine gun nests on a steep ridge in San Terenzo. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pro-Gun Senators Call for Gun Control, NRA Takes Down Facebook Page, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 18, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the death of one the longest serving US senators and an update on negotiations to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff A look at the day's political happenings, including the death of one of the longest-serving U . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )