World News Podcast - December 24th, 2012

A holiday season already marred by violence just got worse.  Several firefighters in New York were shot, two dead, while responding to a fire in upstate New York in an apparent ambush.  Meanwhile, residents in Newtown, Connecticut have been the recipients of holiday kindness from volunteers across the country.  Shopping malls are filled this Christmas Eve with some 17 million holiday procrastinators but the best deals are still to come.  And the US Post Office continues its century-old tradition of matching letters to Santa from children in need to generous donors.  This and more in the World News Podcast.

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World News Podcast - December 21st, 2012

Winter weather is still causing headaches for holiday travelers across the country as massive storms sweep across the Midwest.  In Washington, negotiations to avoid going over the fiscal cliff broke down today.  Overseas, a leading underwater archeologist says he's found evidence of Noah's great flood.  And young students give their opinions on how to make school safer.  This and more in the World News Podcast.

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World News Podcast - December 20th, 2012

The holiday travel season is in full swing but winter weather is giving lots of travelers across the country big headaches.  Meanwhile, lawmakers are saying there probably won't be a deal on the fiscal cliff by Christmas.  After the tragedy in Newtown, CT more police officers are speaking out for gun control.  Could banning high volume ammo clips be a solution?  And it's probably not Doomsday but could the Mayan calendar be predicting better days to come?  This and more in the World News Podcast.

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World News Podcast - December 19th, 2012

President Obama said he would help Americans fight against gun violence. ABC’s Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper with what he will do first. Four more victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut were laid to rest today. And, ABC’s Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz with details on a report about the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Meanwhile, some American school districts believe guns in the classroom will keep children safe.

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World News Podcast - December 18th, 2012

In the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, CT, there seems to be a monumental shift in the debate over gun control in America.  The NRA and the White House are promising action, but gun sales have actually climbed since the shooting.  So how serious is the debate?  Meanwhile, families across the country are on the move for the holidays but winter weather might get in the way for many.  This and more in the World News Podcast.

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