Austin American-Statesman - 2012-12-20

• State leaders: Stop giving cancer grants
• Senate leaders seek aid for private school students, testing changes.
• Obama pledges plan for firearms
• 3 resign in wake of Benghazi inquiry
• Fashion finds: Christmas bazaar offers stylish options
• Our staff tackles the things they’d miss if the world of sports were to end.
• Obama, Boehner trade barbs as talks on fiscal cliff stall
• Bastrop officials asking state for fire recovery funding
• IBM to buy StoredIQ for undisclose­d price
• GI in Afghan killings faces death penalty
• Snowstorm:
• Remains discovered:
• Auto bailout:
• Landmarkwi­n:
• Conservati­ve icon:
• What prominent Austinites plan to do if the ancient Mayans prove correct.
• Public safety:
• Shattered Newtown tries to make sense of tragedy,
• Child privacy rules boosted
• Guns in drug cartel fight traced to ATF operation
• $919 back braces typify Medicare overspendi­ng
• U.N. ends its polio drive in Pakistan
• Sales of guns, armored backpacks jump in wake of school massacre
• Russian parliament wants to ban American adoptions
• You SAY: Letters to the editor
• We SAY: LOWER COLORADO river AUTHORITY
• State Water Plan needs comprehens­ive changes
• Closing some tax law loopholes would do more harm than good
• Watch out below! It’s time to step away from ‘cliff’ talk
• Why almost everyone is wrong about tax reform
• Anonymous donor helps mom, recovering toddler
• Sign language classes prove popular
• U.S. 290 lanes to open; tolls begin in January
• Fire marshal urges caution with fireworks
• WILLIAMSON COUNTY
• City goes hog wild trapping wild pigs
• Airline mogul receives 30 years for child porn
• Office project planned for Northwest Austin
• Affordable apartments planned at Mueller site
• Austin hanger firm buys Miami rival
• Building could start in 2014 if credit OK’D
• Builders’ confidence highest in 61/2 years
• Kodak gets $525 million for digital imaging patents
• Longhorns blast Tar Heels
• Durant’s 41 lift Thunder to 12th straight victory
• 2012 TOP SPORTS STORIES Penn St. abuse case repeats as top story
• Rookie the difference as Stars top Rampage
• COLLEGE BASKETBALL: MEN’S ROUNDUP
• Winthrop coach pleads for change in wake of school shooting
• Texas A&M wins seventh straight
• Wolves hope to live up to motto
• CLASS 4a, DIVISION II final PREVIEW
• Better tackling is a top priority
• Bryant is inspiring teammates
• Longhorns are set at QB, but Beavers still unsure
• NFL: GIANTS
• Forbes: Longhorns have college football’s most valuable program
• NOTES AP taps Kelly as coach of year
• Steelers QB has apology for coach
• If we could put sports in a bottle...
• Mom’s comments about spending irk kidless friend
• Stores taking their eco efforts to new levels
• Austin lets man chase his passions
• Enjoy first day of 2013 hiking at a Texas park
• College students competed in display
• You Gotta Try This: Mister Fruitcup

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