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Colorado SB 12-053: Why state insurance exchange should be …

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Colorado Senate BIll 12-053 would repeal last year?s bill, SB 11-200, which created the Colorado Health Benefits Exchange. The Denver Business Journal reports that: Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, said he sponsored Senate Bill 53 because he does not believe in … Continue reading →

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Court rules in Ga. case on student’s view of gays

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

ATLANTA (AP) ? A federal court has upheld a ruling that Augusta State University in Georgia was within its rights to require a graduate school counseling student to keep her biblical views on gays to herself. A three-judge panel ruled … Continue reading →

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No. 2 Ohio State tops SC 74-66 behind Thomas’ 30

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Ohio State’s Lenzelle Smith Jr. (32) battles for the rebound with South Carolina’s RJ Slawson (33) and Lakeem Jackson (30) during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary … Continue reading →

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Not your Gingrich?s Supreme Court

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

Each of the three blockbuster cases the court has agreed to hear raises questions of federalism: Where does state authority end and federal power begin, and who allocates that division? The reason the Texas Legislature had to submit its redistricting … Continue reading →

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Colorado Still Divided on Medical Marijuana (ContributorNetwork)

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

According to a report by the Associated Press, the governors of Washington and Rhode Island are pushing for a federal reclassification of marijuana that would allow doctors to prescribe the drug and pharmacists to supply it. However, the Denver Post … Continue reading →

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College Football Week 12: Saturday afternoon and evening games open thread (other than the Big Game, of course)

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Is the waiting killing you? ?We still a few hours to kill before Cal and Stanford kick off the 114th Big Game. ?So continue to warm up by watching some more college football. ? This is your Saturday morning and … Continue reading →

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CBS head scolds Kutcher over Penn State tweet (AP)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

LOS ANGELES ? Ashton Kutcher knows what a tough day is like. Demi Moore announced that she’s ending their marriage, and Kutcher earned a slap from his top CBS boss for a controversial Twitter posting. During a Q-and-A session Thursday … Continue reading →

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Miriam Novogrodsky: More on Penn State: How Do You Do Nothing

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

My co-blogger Hayley Krisher discussed the breaking Penn State news here?the other day.?Since we love discussions at Femamom, I’m going to tackle the football scandal, my a.m. coffee still kicking. I asked some teenage boys sitting in our kitchen what … Continue reading →

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At Penn State candlelight vigil, a search for solace (Reuters)

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) ? Ever since charges of child sex abuse against Jerry Sandusky tore a giant hole in Penn State’s heart, students, alumni and staff have grappled with how they could heal. It is not easy, after the … Continue reading →

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Paterno’s son says Penn State coach not asked to leave (Reuters)

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) ? The son of longtime Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno said on Tuesday his father has not been asked to leave as head coach. “No one has asked him to step down,” Scott Paterno … Continue reading →

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