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Colorado Gun Laws: A Synopsis

Just as the Trayvon Martin shooting prompted a re-examination of Florida's Stand Your Ground law, the Aurora massacre could lead to more scrutiny of Colorado's laws. Here's a primer.

Ackman’s Words Boost Penney’s Stock

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After activist investor Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management said he expects to make 15 to 20 times his investment in beleaguered Plano, Texas-based retail giant J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), stock in the company hit a ten day high.
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George Takei: Boy Scouts’ Gay Ban Is ‘Hogwash’

On his blog post, Takei noted that many well-meaning people counter that the BSA is a private organization, and as such should be able to keep whomever they want out. This is of course the same justification used to prevent minorities from eating in restaurants during the Jim Crow years.
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Obama, Romney Tied In Latest Poll

The latest Washington Post/ABC News Poll finds that Obama and Romney are neck-and-neck, tied at 47 percent among registered voters. Neither man has been able to open a significant gap over his rival.
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Rick Perry Rejects Medicaid Expansion, Health Exchanges

Texas Governor Rick Perry has rejected two prominent elements of President Obama's health care overhaul, joining an exodus of Republican-led states that are using a Supreme Court decision upholding the law to opt out of some key features.
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Why John Roberts Flip-Flopped On 'Obamacare'

When CBS News broke the story that U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts had first decided to vote with his fellow Supreme Court conservatives on so-called Obamacare and then changed his mind, it led to huge questions, not only about him but also about his motivations.
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John Roberts Flip-Flopped On Health-Care Law Decision: CBS

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts was originally set to vote with the Supreme Court's conservative justices to strike down the Affordable Care Act, CBS News reported. However, he changed his mind about a month ago to join the court's liberal justices in mostly upholding the constitutionality of the law.
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Obamacare 'Tax Increase' Debate Heats Up Sunday Morning News Shows

It's not a tax. It's a penalty. President Barack Obama's administration and its allies in Congress carpet-bombed the morning news talk show Sunday with those seven words, holding the line in a PR counter-offensive the White House has been engaging on since Friday.

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