Children from Newtown, CT, return to school Tuesday, four days after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. The tragedy has sparked a national debate about gun control, and aides to President Obama are saying that he would back legislation proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein to ban assault weapons, among other things. Here are some more stories informing the Last Word rundown tonight:
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- Nervous parents send kids back to school in Newtown
- Obama backs Feinstein gun control initiative, according to aides
- NRA releases statement on Conn. shooting
- A ‘fiscal cliff’ deal is near: here are the details
- David Letterman not joking about guns
- Tennessee considers training and arming schoolteachers to protect against shootings
- Cerberus’ exit from the gun industry shows how public pressure can shame companies to do right
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Evan Puschak