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Lawmakers joining No Labels' 'problem-solving' group to combat DC gridlock
• NEW YORK (AP) -- There's a lot of political currency these days in being labeled a "problem-solver," a title that has become highly sought-after following a polarizing election and protracted fight in Congress over raising taxes and curbing spending.
• With sharp divisions in Washington entering President Barack Obama's second term, lawmakers from both parties are seeking the political middle as voters increasingly view government as bitter and paralyzed.
• For Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat representing conservative West Virginia, Washington has become a place where any politician faces "guilt by conversation," in which merely raising the need to address fundamental problems can imperil their political career. For former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, whose Republican presidential campaign fizzled during the GOP primaries, Washington's dysfunction has seeped into the corporate boardroom and onto the factory floor, hampering the economy and preventing hiring and investing.
• "We have the politics of right, left and center in America. But we've forgotten the most important one of all and that's the politics of problem solving," Huntsman said.
• Manchin and Huntsman were joining about a dozen members of Congress on Monday in New York to band together under the "No Labels" alliance that aims to put governing over political orthodoxy. Organizers are kicking off a new effort to attract members of Congress and lawmakers from across the political spectrum who want compromise after a lengthy campaign season put Washington in a virtual holding pattern.
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Newtown residents reflect on future of Conn. school building where gunman killed 26
• NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A month after a gunman killed 26 people at an elementary school, some Newtown parents say the building should be demolished, while others believe the school should be renovated and the areas where the killings occurred removed.
• Talk has turned to the future of the Sandy Hook Elementary School as life slowly begins moving forward in town. Resident at a public meeting Sunday made passion (Continued on page 29)
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