Hillary Clinton's Benghazi problem, the demand for bulletproof backpacks, and more

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION The Benghazi report: Big trouble for Hillary Clinton? An independent inquiry faults missteps by the State Department in the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens THE GUN DEBATE What 'meaningful contributions' will the NRA offer after Sandy Hook? America's powerful gun lobby swears it's ready to become part of the solution BARACK OBAMA President Obama is TIME's 'Person of the Year' "For seeking, amid great adversity, to create a more perfect union," the venerable weekly says the award belongs to the commander-in-chief THE GUN DEBATE The skyrocketing sales of bulletproof backpacks for kids While the nation mourns the deaths of 20 children in Connecticut, some companies are cashing in U.S. OPINION 10 nonviolent ways to thwart a Westboro Baptist Church protest Create a diversion. Form a "human wall." A look at how people have come together to counter the hate FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE How Chris Christie is trying to scare away Democratic challengers The popular New Jersey governor has seen his popularity soar after Hurricane Sandy. And now he's trying to capitalize FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE Have armed citizens ever brought down a mass shooter? A brief history of intervention attempts SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE The best astronomy images of 2012 NEWSER Woman scores $7 million fortune from long-lost relative NEW YORK MAGAZINE Boehner's plan B fails; inmates running asylum POLITICAL WIRE Obama taps Biden for gun control effort SALON PHOTO: Obama pretends to be caught in Spider-Man’s web         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.