Biden heads gun control task force; Obama is "Person Of the Year"; RIP Robert Bork and more from the Slatest.

Trouble viewing this email? View these recent stories in your browser.   Wednesday, December 19, 2012 What you may have missed from The Slatest, your news companion. Blog | Abby Ohlheiser Biden To Lead White House Gun Control Task Force Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at 11:11 AM EST   Blog | Abby Ohlheiser President Obama Picked As Time's "Person of the Year" Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at 10:07 AM EST   Blog | David Weigel Robert Bork, 1927-2012 Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at 10:18 AM EST   Blog | Abby Ohlheiser Official: 3 Resign After Benghazi Report Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at 12:16 PM EST   Blog | Matthew Yglesias Why Conservatives Don't Like Obama's Fiscal Cliff Offers Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at 8:13 AM EST   Blog | Matthew Yglesias The Gift Basket Economy Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at 11:35 AM EST   Explainer | Forrest Wickman Do Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings? Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at 7:27 PM EST A history of intervention attempts.   Pandemics | Darshak Sanghavi The Flu Vaccine Controversy Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at 4:33 PM EST Are drug companies really more dangerous than the flu virus?   Explainer | Brian Palmer Where Can I Fire My Gun? Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at 5:49 PM EST A mini-Explainer on how states regulate the discharge of firearms.   Small Business | Joe Donatelli Please, Do Not Tip Your Server Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at 9:45 AM EST What happened when a worker-owned co-op restaurant ran afoul of the Department of Labor.   Blog | Matthew Yglesias Government Motors Ready For Reprivatization Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at 10:24 AM EST   Blog | David Weigel Mea Culpa on Hagel Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at 9:21 AM EST   Blog | Matthew Yglesias Don't Index Taxes To Regional Costs Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at 8:31 AM EST   BEST FEATURED STORIES Mayor Bloomberg, Not Obama, Knows How To Beat the NRA Is the Flu Vaccine a Life-Saver or a Scandal? Everything You Need To Know About the World Ending on Friday 80 Years Later, Remembering the Deadliest School Massacre in U.S. History   Copyright 2012 The Slate Group | Privacy Policy The Slate Group | c/o E-mail Customer Care | 1350 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 410 | Washington, D.C. 20036 Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend