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{"headline": "Opinionline: Dodged cliff, hit the ceiling", "photo": {"crops": {"1_1": "http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/NG/opinion/2013/1/2/newoplinee-1_1.jpg"}}, "links": {"html": "/story/opinion/2013/01/02/fiscal-cliff-debt-ceiling/1805323/"}}, {"headline": "Column: What about massacres in inner cities?", "photo": {"crops": {"1_1": "http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/12/30/gty_158785521_53384127-1_1.jpg"}}, "links": {"html": "/story/opinion/2012/12/31/newtown-sandy-hook-gun-control-chicago/1798857/"}}, {"headline": "Column: Fiscal cliff deal first day of Biden presidency", "photo": {"crops": {"1_1": "http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/01/01/biden-1_1.jpg"}}, "links": {"html": "/story/opinion/2013/01/01/fiscal-cliff-bottom-deal/1802259/"}}, {"headline": "Column: Debate gun violence with facts", "photo": {"crops": {"1_1": 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