/ Source: MSNBC TV
Morning Headlines: Friday, December 20
Here are the headlines we’re reading this morning. What stories are getting your attention?

Senate approves sexual assault reforms
Congress lifts ban on consensual gay sex in the military
‘Avalanche’ of debris injures 76 at London theatre
Obama commutes sentences of 8 crack offenders
S.E.C. Tension Grew Ahead of Mortgage Crisis Decisions
Health Law Penalty Dropped for Those With Canceled Plans
Al Goldstein, Publisher of Porn Magazine, Dies
NYT Editorial: Release the Torture Reports
Obama Weighs Spy Programs’ Security and Privacy
When a ‘Duck Dynasty’ crisis becomes a political opportunity
Krauthammer: Story of the year
Pro-gun crowd to Brown: Stay away from N.H.