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Obama: Benghazi talking points issue 'a side show'
Mike Florio speaks about some of the current offseason topics. Matt Barkley's performance at USC Pro Day may hurt his draft stock. The NFL continues to discuss eliminating kickoffs, and the NFL concludes the injury rate for Thursday night games isn't much different from the injury rate for games played on other days. (NBC Sports)
As the White House ramps up gun violence discussions, Vice President Joe Biden says his gun task force has reached out to the mental health community and religious groups to tackle issues beyond just gun safety. (NBC News)
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, politicians are renewing the debate on gun control. NBC's Tom Costello reports on the growing calls for a new assault weapons ban, while Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah says mental health should be our focus. (TODAY)
State Department documents obtained by NBC News list 230 separate security incidents in Libya over 11 months, indicating that the environment was fragile. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)
Israeli Prime Minister Spokesman Mark Regev joins MSNBC to discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's recent address to the U.N. General Assembly. (msnbc)
MSNBC's Thomas Roberts talks to actress and Obama Re-election Campaign Co-Chair Eva Longoria about issues important to Latinos in the upcoming election, and about the 2012 ALMA Awards. (msnbc)
Pro Football Talk: With the advent of Thursday night games every week of the 2012 NFL season, every team will have at least one short week. Mike Florio postulates that those added short weeks heighten concern for player safety. (NBC Sports)
PFT Live: Mike Florio analyzes Congress' motivation to apply pressure to an area in the NFL that's lacking. Very similar to the 2009 concussion changes, Florio suggests court hearings could spark NFL action in areas that otherwise would not take place. (NBC Sports)
Fans know Jason Witten as a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys, but his road to the NFL was a bumpy one. Now he's made it his mission to use his success to help other kids who've witnessed domestic abuse. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports. (TODAY)