Newtown
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Newtown board to debate Sandy Hook's future
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A taskforce in Newtown is expected to make a recommendation Friday night on what to do with the school where 20 first-graders and six educators were killed in December, according to a consultant for the town.
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Newtown board mulls plans for Sandy Hook school
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A task force of 28 local elected officials had been set to possibly vote on a recommendation to the local school board but continued the discussion to next Friday.
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Gun control 2013: Senate rejects gun control measure
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Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades on Wednesday.
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Newtown charities report raising $20.4 million
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Forty-three charities that collected funds after the Newtown school shooting have informed Connecticut officials they've so far raised nearly $20.4 million and distributed close to $2.9 million of that money.
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Newtown mom pleads for gun control in White House address (Video)
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Francine Wheeler, the mother of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Connecticut school shooting, filled in for President Barack Obama during the weekly radio and Internet address from the White House, saying, "Please help us do something before our tragedy becomes your tragedy." (Video)
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Bullet-riddled school bus arrives at George Mason University
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The piece originally debuted in Toronto last Sept., but in light of the recent Newtown tragedy, students at George Mason University say "Incident" takes on a far deeper meaning.
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Newtown school shooting warrants released
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A cache of weapons including guns, more than a thousand rounds of ammunition, a bayonet and several swords was found in the home of the gunman who carried out the Newtown school shooting, according to search warrants released Thursday.
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Peter Lanza not to blame for massacre, Sandy Hook parents say
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When Alissa and Robbie Parker met face-to-face recently with the father of the young man who killed their daughter and 19 other first-graders at Sandy Hook Elementary School, they weren't angry with him and didn't blame him for the massacre.
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Gun control: Senate hearing turns emotional
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It was an emotional and contentious hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday over an issue that will deeply divide the Senate.
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Gun control march: Newtown families join thousands at gun control rally in D.C.
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Among the thousands who silently marched today as part of the “March on Washington” in support of stricter gun control laws, were families and residents from Newtown, Connecticut, still devastated from December’s mass shooting.
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Sandy Hook survivors record 'Over the Rainbow' for charity
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Children who survived last month's shooting rampage at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School have recorded a version of "Over the Rainbow" to raise money for charity.
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Those at vigil for Sandy Hook victims call for stricter gun control
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A candlelight vigil was held in Dupont Circle Monday to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy and to also call for stricter gun control.
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Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy: One month later
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It has been one month since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that claimed 26 lives. In the aftermath of the shooting, many vowed to make changes to prevent such disasters in the future.
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Newtown weighs fate of Sandy Hook Elementary
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Talk about Sandy Hook is turning from last month's massacre to the future, with differing opinions on whether students and staff should ever return to the building where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators.
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Gun control debate: Many Virginia voters want guards in schools
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A survey of voters in a Quinnipiac University poll overwhelmingly say that they'd support placing an armed officer in every school in the Commonwealth, according to a new poll.
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Virginia Tech alum raise money for Sandy Hook victims
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Virginia Tech alum who know firsthand what it's like to endure tragedy gathered Wednesday night to raise money for the Sandy Hook Support Fund.
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Former US Rep Gabrielle Giffords visits Newtown
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Giffords, who was shot and critically wounded in a 2011 shooting, plans to meet later Friday with families of some of the Newtown victims.
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Adam Lanza's body claimed, final resting place a mystery
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Adam Lanza's father, Peter Lanza, of Stamford, Conn., claimed his son's body Thursday, and there were "private arrangements" over the weekend, according to the family spokesman.
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