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Survey: Broad U.S. Support For Some Gun Control Proposals

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Originally published on Mon January 14, 2013 4:21 pm

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Audie Cornish speaks with Michael Dimock, director of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, about a new study out on gun control options and beliefs.

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'Segregation Forever': A Fiery Pledge Forgiven, But Not Forgotten

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During his inaugural address on Jan. 14, 1963, newly elected Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace vowed "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."

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Wallace in 1975, three years after he was paralyzed in an assassination attempt. In his later years, Wallace reached out to civil rights activists and black churches to ask forgiveness.

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Originally published on Mon January 14, 2013 7:17 pm

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It was just a single line in a speech given 50 years ago today. But that one phrase, "segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever," is remembered as one of the most vehement rallying cries against racial equality in American history.

The year was 1963. Civil rights activists were fighting for equal access to schools and the voting booth, and the federal government was preparing to intervene in many Southern states.

And on Jan. 14, in Montgomery, Ala., newly elected Gov. George Wallace, a Democrat, stepped up to a podium to deliver his inaugural address.

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Dear Mr. President: What Do You Want Obama To Remember?

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Originally published on Mon January 14, 2013 3:55 pm

President Obama will soon be sworn into office, and whether you voted for him or not, he's everybody's president. What do you want him to remember in his second term?

Share your thoughts at http://inauguration2013.tumblr.com/

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Couple Whose Bike Was Stolen, And Returned, Will Donate It

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Courtney Forbes, 21, stands with the tandem bicycle that she and her husband, Harly relied on for transportation before it was stolen last week. They plan to donate the bike, which has since been returned, to the Washington School for the Blind.

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Originally published on Tue January 15, 2013 5:47 am

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Reports: Lance Armstrong Has Told Livestrong Staff He's Sorry

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Lance Armstrong in 2010.

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Cycling superstar Lance Armstrong, who has been stripped of his many victories because anti-doping authorities say he used performance enhancing drugs throughout his career, has reportedly told the staff at his Livestrong cancer charity that he's sorry. But it's not clear at this hour exactly what it is he's supposedly apologized for.

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