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Morning Maddow: December 18

President Obama directs his Cabinet to look into gun control.A national sporting goods chain is suspending sales of certain firearms.Pres.

President Obama directs his Cabinet to look into gun control.

A national sporting goods chain is suspending sales of certain firearms.

Pres. Obama makes a counteroffer to avert automatic spending cuts.

A legislative aide in Alaska takes her campaign against sharia law too far.

The electoral college met in each state yesterday. Here's what some of Arizona's electors did with their time.

A fitting ending for NASA's moon probes.

And the best news of the day: NBC's Richard Engel has been freed after 5 days in captivity in Syria.