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Take Two for December 21, 2012
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Dec 21, 2012
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Take Two for December 21, 2012

The NRA breaks its silence about gun control and the Sandy Hook shooting. Plus, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is in need of an overhaul. Can Obama deliver? Then, Vintage LA's Alison Martino takes us back in time to how LA used to celebrate the holidays, the story behind Aretha Franklin's 'Amazing Grace,' and much more.

A demonstrator from CodePink holds up a banner as National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre delivers remarks during a news conference at the Willard Hotel December 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. This is the first public appearance that leaders of the gun rights group have made since a 20-year-old man used a popular assault-style rifle to slaughter 20 school children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, one week ago.
A demonstrator from CodePink holds up a banner as National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre delivers remarks during a news conference at the Willard Hotel December 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. This is the first public appearance that leaders of the gun rights group have made since a 20-year-old man used a popular assault-style rifle to slaughter 20 school children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, one week ago.
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The NRA breaks its silence about gun control and the Sandy Hook shooting. Plus, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is in need of an overhaul. Can Obama deliver? Then, Vintage LA's Alison Martino takes us back in time to how LA used to celebrate the holidays, the story behind Aretha Franklin's 'Amazing Grace,' and much more.

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The National Rifle Association broke its week long silence this morning at a press conference in Washington, D.C.
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Molly Ball, political writer for The Atlantic and Jim Rainey, political columnist for the Los Angeles Times chew on the week's big stories, including the fiscsl cliff, Boehner's blunder, and more.
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A few weeks ago, we introduced you to Alison Martino, founder of a very popular facebook page Vintage LA. It's a repository of films, photos and memories of a Southern California that once was.
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The story behind the best-selling Gospel album, Aretha Franklin's "Amazing Grace," recorded 40 years ago at New Temple Missionary Baptist church in South L.A.
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The great divide between the nation's rich and poor is breaking down as Mexico's middle class is becoming its majority. William Booth and Nick Miroff, who have been writing about this for the Washington Post, join the show.
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From the Fronteras Desk, Jill Replogle reports on the rise of sea smuggling of illegal immigrants and drugs from Mexico.
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As you may know, December 21, is the last day in the Mayan calendar. Many people have interpreted that as a sign of the apocalypse, our last day on Earth.But even if the world doesn't end today, that doesn't mean we're off the hook.
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There’s one important element to The Nutcracker you won’t find onstage, but is key to the ballet's production: parents who donate hundreds of hours.